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the_o abuse_n not_o use_v thereof_o and_o the_o abuse_n of_o this_o lawful_a necessary_a power_n must_v not_o abolish_v nor_o blemish_v its_o lawful_a use_n no_o more_o than_o the_o abuse_n of_o the_o very_a scripture_n of_o preach_v food_n or_o ecclesiastical_a censure_n nullify_v their_o use_n second_o heretic_n blasphemer_n or_o obstinate_a schismatic_n be_v the_o saâ—uâ—_n firstborn_a of_o the_o devil_n and_o end_n heresy_n hist_o blasphemy_n schism_n work_v of_o the_o flesh_n direct_o contrary_a to_o the_o spirit_n and_o word_n of_o god_n it_o be_v far_o more_o probable_a that_o the_o not_o use_v this_o power_n of_o the_o magistrate_n to_o punish_v they_o will_v far_o more_o gratify_v satan_n and_o profane_a carnal_a man_n than_o the_o exercise_n of_o it_o three_o all_o the_o godly_a christian_a emperor_n king_n state_n ecclesiastical_a historian_n council_n and_o author_n forecited_a who_o have_v enact_v law_n against_o heretic_n schismatic_n blasphemer_n and_o have_v plead_v 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it_o be_v man_n of_o good_a conscience_n and_o true_o fear_v god_n ergo_fw-la heretic_n schismatic_n and_o blasphemer_n in_o their_o judgement_n be_v man_n of_o good_a conscience_n true_o fear_v god_n and_o those_o godly_a christian_a magistrate_n who_o out_o of_o good_a conscience_n and_o true_a fear_n of_o god_n shall_v restrain_v or_o punish_v they_o for_o their_o heresy_n blasphemy_n schism_n by_o the_o rule_n of_o contrary_n be_v man_n of_o no_o conscience_n nor_o true_o fear_v god_n but_o profane_a carnal_a man_n yea_o ignorant_a loose_a lukewarm_a and_o carnal_a professor_n as_o he_o style_v they_o and_o none_o be_v please_v with_o their_o punishment_n but_o satan_n and_o such_o man_n as_o these_o this_o be_v new-light_n indeed_o deserve_v to_o be_v hang_v up_o at_o tyburn_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o hangman_n and_o such_o absurd_a blasphemy_n as_o become_v none_o but_o tyburne-saint_n five_o i_o answer_v that_o it_o have_v be_v the_o importunate_a desire_n of_o the_o true_a saint_n and_o minister_n of_o god_n in_o all_o age_n not_o of_o ignorant_a loose_a lukewarm_a and_o carnal_a professor_n as_o be_v false_o pretend_v without_o proof_n or_o evidence_n to_o have_v all_o religion_n way_n sect_n opinion_n and_o practice_n in_o religion_n suppress_v except_v that_o one_o true_a way_n and_o practice_n which_o the_o scripture_n warrant_v and_o the_o christian_a state_n wherein_o they_o live_v upon_o good_a ground_n approve_v as_o i_o have_v plentiful_o evidence_v in_o the_o premise_n and_o be_v manifest_a by_o all_o historian_n by_o the_o proceed_n and_o book_n write_v against_o heretic_n and_o schismatic_n in_o all_o age_n by_o the_o late_a petition_n of_o thousand_o of_o godly_a people_n and_o minister_n to_o the_o parliament_n and_o both_o house_n answer_n thereunto_o therefore_o this_o bare_a sottish_a false_a assertion_n to_o the_o contrary_n deserve_v no_o other_o answer_n but_o contempt_n and_o the_o objector_n merit_v no_o other_o character_n for_o it_o then_o that_o of_o titus_n 1._o 12_o 13._o the_o cretan_n be_v 〈◊〉_d liar_n evil_a beast_n this_o witness_n be_v true_a the_o eighteen_o objection_n be_v this_o 63_o that_o power_n which_o in_o the_o use_n of_o it_o direct_o 1â—_n tend_v to_o defile_v and_o pollute_v the_o conscience_n of_o man_n either_o by_o destroy_v the_o softness_n tenderness_n or_o ingenuity_n of_o they_o or_o by_o disturb_v the_o lawful_a peace_n or_o comfort_n of_o they_o or_o by_o boâ—â—_n be_v a_o power_n from_o beneath_o not_o from_o above_o but_o such_o be_v the_o coercive_a power_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n to_o crush_v schism_n heresy_n etc._n etc._n wherewith_o a._n s._n will_v fain_o befriend_v himself_o in_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n ergo._fw-la the_o truth_n of_o the_o assumption_n appear_v in_o this_o consideration_n when_o the_o conscience_n of_o a_o man_n have_v once_o break_v the_o bound_n and_o tie_n of_o its_o own_o light_n and_o prostituted_a itself_o to_o the_o desire_n and_o lust_n of_o man_n against_o the_o often_o grain_n of_o its_o own_o judgement_n and_o reclamation_n whereunto_o it_o be_v secret_o tempt_v and_o urge_v when_o a_o man_n be_v threaten_v deep_a in_o case_n he_o shall_v not_o comply_v with_o the_o state_n in_o their_o religion_n his_o judgement_n and_o conscience_n be_v whole_o averse_a to_o it_o one_o of_o these_o great_a evil_n common_o befall_v he_o first_o god_n take_v no_o pleasure_n in_o such_o a_o conscience_n afterward_o he_o withdraw_v himself_o from_o it_o and_o leave_v it_o unto_o itself_o whereupon_o it_o fall_v upon_o a_o course_n of_o harden_v itself_o and_o by_o degree_n contract_v a_o boldness_n impudence_n and_o desperatnesse_n in_o sin_v second_o by_o reflect_v on_o what_o it_o have_v do_v in_o such_o a_o â—â—se_n and_o câ—sting_v it_o up_o between_o god_n and_o itself_o how_o grievous_a a_o sin_n it_o be_v to_o trample_v upon_o its_o own_o light_n upon_o any_o consideration_n whatsoever_o it_o bring_v itself_o into_o grievous_a agony_n of_o perplexity_n and_o horror_n out_o of_o which_o it_o never_o recover_v afterward_o to_o this_o i_o answer_v first_o that_o this_o argument_n be_v found_v mere_o upon_o false_a answ_n and_o carnal_a reason_n without_o and_o against_o all_o scripture_n be_v of_o the_o same_o strain_n as_o the_o former_a second_o the_o assumption_n be_v a_o gross_a falsehood_n prove_v neither_o by_o scripture_n nor_o historical_a example_n nor_o experience_n but_o assert_v only_o by_o the_o objector_n three_o it_o confound_v the_o abuse_n of_o the_o magistrate_n coercive_a power_n with_o the_o lawful_a use_n thereof_o as_o the_o two_o former_a argument_n do_v and_o make_v the_o abuse_n to_o nullify_v the_o use_n four_o it_o make_v a_o casual_a contingent_a effect_n of_o the_o use_n of_o this_o coervive_fw-la power_n which_o seldom_o happen_v &_o that_o through_o the_o party_n own_o default_n who_o be_v restrain_v punish_v or_o only_o fright_v thereby_o to_o abolish_v the_o ordinary_a good_a use_n and_o effect_v
who_o the_o offence_n come_v wherefore_o if_o thy_o hand_n or_o thy_o foot_n offend_v thou_o cut_v they_o off_o and_o cast_v they_o from_o thou_o it_o be_v better_a for_o thou_o to_o enter_v into_o life_n halt_v or_o maim_a rather_o than_o have_v two_o hand_n or_o two_o foot_n to_o be_v cast_v into_o everlasting_a fire_n etc._n etc._n if_o then_o the_o necessity_n of_o offence_n and_o impossibility_n but_o that_o they_o will_v come_v do_v not_o excuse_v those_o by_o who_o they_o come_v either_o from_o woe_n punishment_n or_o hel-fire_n itself_o by_o christ_n own_o resolution_n and_o therefore_o we_o must_v cut_v off_o a_o right_a hand_n a_o right_a foot_n and_o pull_v out_o a_o right_a eye_n in_o case_n they_o offend_v we_o to_o preserve_v the_o whole_a body_n from_o hell_n and_o destruction_n then_o by_o the_o same_o reason_n the_o necessity_n of_o heresy_n and_o schism_n will_v neither_o excuse_v nor_o exempt_a heretic_n nor_o schismatic_n from_o temporal_a or_o eternal_a woe_n punishment_n or_o from_o be_v cut_v off_o and_o root_v out_o when_o incurable_a or_o incorrigible_a to_o preserve_v the_o whole_a body_n of_o a_o church_n from_o infection_n and_o ruin_n iv._o if_o this_o be_v no_o good_a argument_n or_o consequent_a as_o all_o will_v grant_v there_o be_v a_o necessity_n that_o the_o earth_n by_o reason_n of_o god_n curse_n upon_o it_o shall_v bring_v forth_o briar_n thorn_n and_o weed_n which_o will_n and_o do_v always_o spring_v up_o in_o our_o garden_n ground_n and_o among_o our_o corn_n gen._n 3._o 17_o 18._o mat._n 13._o 25_o 26_o etc._n etc._n heb._n 6._o 7_o 8._o ergo_fw-la we_o must_v not_o weed_v nor_o pull_v up_o such_o thistle_n briar_n and_o weed_n out_o of_o our_o garden_n ground_n corn_n but_o suffer_v they_o to_o grow_v without_o control_n nor_o this_o fox_n wolf_n bear_n and_o other_o beast_n of_o prey_n do_v by_o a_o natural_a instinct_n and_o necessity_n devour_v and_o pray_v upon_o lamb_n sheep_n and_o other_o cattle_n therefore_o it_o be_v unlawful_a to_o chase_v they_o away_o from_o the_o sheep_n herd_n poultry_n or_o kill_v they_o for_o devour_v they_o or_o to_o kill_v or_o drive_v away_o rat_n mouse_n or_o vermin_n from_o our_o corn_n on_o which_o nature_n teach_v they_o to_o feed_v to_o preserve_v their_o life_n then_o certain_o the_o objection_n by_o like_a reason_n must_v be_v as_o absurd_a &_o incoherent_a as_o these_o argument_n though_o there_o be_v a_o necessity_n of_o heresy_n and_o schism_n v._o admit_v there_o be_v a_o necessity_n of_o heresy_n and_o schism_n in_o general_a yet_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n that_o such_o or_o such_o a_o particular_a heresy_n shall_v spring_v up_o or_o that_o such_o a_o particular_a person_n shall_v either_o be_v a_o heretic_n or_o schismatic_a and_o if_o any_o be_v such_o it_o be_v from_o their_o own_o word_n free_a choice_n or_o love_n of_o error_n and_o through_o their_o own_o default_n not_o any_o inevitable_a necessity_n impose_v on_o they_o by_o god_n therefore_o they_o may_v be_v just_o punish_v for_o it_o both_o temporal_o and_o eternal_o as_o well_o as_o those_o who_o crucify_v christ_n in_o pursuance_n of_o god_n own_o council_n and_o decree_n which_o neither_o mitigate_v nor_o extenuate_v their_o voluntary_a sin_n act._n 2._o 22_o 23_o 58_o ch_z 4._o 26_o 27_o 28._o 1_o thes_n 2._o 15_o 16._o vi_o the_o necessity_n of_o heresy_n and_o schism_n do_v not_o prohibit_v nor_o restrain_v paul_n himself_o from_o smite_v elymas_n the_o sorcerer_n with_o blindness_n act_v 13._o 6_o to_o 13._o nor_o from_o deliver_v hymeneus_n and_o philetus_n who_o deny_v the_o resurrection_n and_o subvert_v the_o faith_n of_o some_o to_o satan_n â—_o tim._n 1._o 19_o 20._o 2_o tim._n 2._o 17_o 18._o nor_o from_o cast_v out_o the_o incestuous_a corinthian_a 1_o cor._n 5._o 5._o nor_o from_o wish_v those_o that_o trouble_v the_o galatian_n to_o be_v cut_v off_o gal._n 5._o 21._o nor_o from_o oppose_a schism_n and_o schismatic_n 1_o cor._n 1._o 8_o to_o 17._o rom._n 16._o 17_o 18_o 1_o tim._n 4._o 1_o 2_o â—_o 2_o tim._n 3._o 1_o to_o 7._o tit._n 3._o 10_o 11._o therefore_o it_o can_v no_o more_o exempt_v they_o from_o temporal_a punishment_n by_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n then_o ecclesiastical_a by_o church-officer_n and_o the_o apostle_n paul_n himself_o final_o the_o contingent_a good_a which_o heretic_n and_o schismatic_n sometime_o do_v to_o those_o that_o be_v approve_v do_v no_o way_n plead_v for_o their_o toleration_n or_o impunity_n because_o it_o be_v contingent_a all_o heresy_n and_o schism_n haereses_fw-la be_v in_o their_o own_o nature_n evil_a dangerous_a destructive_a pernicious_a if_o god_n overrule_a providence_n turn_v they_o to_o good_a to_o some_o yet_o they_o be_v dangerous_a and_o pernicious_a to_o most_o and_o therefore_o deserve_v both_o suppression_n and_o punishment_n by_o god_n own_o express_a precept_n judas_n 3_o 4_o etc._n etc._n rev._n 2._o 13_o 4_o 115_o 20_o 21._o 2_o john_n 9_o â—0_n 11._o rom._n 16._o 17_o 18_o 1_o tim._n 1._o 19_o 20._o the_o devil_n himself_o and_o his_o malice_n be_v sometime_o a_o accidental_a occasion_n of_o good_a to_o the_o saint_n yet_o they_o must_v resist_v he_o steadfast_o else_o he_o will_v devour_v they_o james_z 4._o 7._o 1_o pet._n 5._o 8_o 9_o eph._n 6._o 12_o 13._o so_o ill_a humour_n disease_n casual_o do_v the_o body_n good_a sometime_o but_o it_o be_v by_o purge_v of_o they_o out_o with_o physic_n and_o phlebotomy_n else_o they_o will_v become_v mortal_a so_o it_o be_v with_o heresy_n and_o schism_n they_o will_v prove_v damnable_a and_o pernicious_a if_o not_o purge_v out_o of_o the_o church_n body_n all_o which_o consider_v the_o argument_n from_o this_o object_v text_n will_v prove_v a_o mere_a inconsequent_a and_o absurdity_n as_o for_o the_o other_o objection_n which_o the_o independent_o and_o sectary_n of_o late_a 20._o cry_n up_o samaritan_n that_o no_o man_n now_o be_v guide_v with_o a_o infallible_a spirit_n so_o as_o insallible_o and_o certain_o to_o define_v what_o be_v heresy_n and_o blasphemy_n what_o not_o therefore_o man_n be_v not_o to_o be_v capital_o punish_v for_o heresy_n or_o blasphemy_n they_o may_v add_v by_o the_o like_a reason_n not_o for_o any_o other_o crime_n answ_n i_o answer_v brief_o because_o answer_v at_o large_a by_o master_n puâ—iendâ—s_fw-la beza_n heretofore_o and_o by_o master_n edward_n now_o in_o his_o treatise_n against_o toleration_n and_o elsewhere_o touch_v upon_o here_o but_o full_o refute_v in_o my_o truth_n triumph_v over_o falsehood_n pag._n 152_o to_o 156._o first_o that_o this_o objection_n prove_v our_o sectary_n and_o independent_o who_o object_n it_o mere_a nullifidian_o who_o believe_v not_o the_o very_a principle_n of_o religion_n with_o a_o infallible_a certainty_n of_o fall'th_n as_o indubitable_a truth_n but_o only_o as_o probable_a tenet_n which_o may_v be_v false_a as_o well_o as_o true_a in_o which_o they_o be_v worse_o than_o papist_n who_o though_o they_o plead_v for_o doubt_v of_o their_o own_o salvation_n yet_o they_o doubt_v not_o at_o all_o of_o their_o religion_n though_o erroneous_a yea_o worse_o than_o the_o very_a turk_n and_o pagan_n who_o believe_v their_o idolatrous_a religion_n to_o be_v infallible_o true_a second_o i_o wonder_v how_o these_o objector_n dare_v profess_v or_o embrace_v any_o thing_n in_o religion_n which_o they_o believe_v not_o certain_o to_o be_v a_o infallible_a truth_n since_o whatsoever_o be_v not_o of_o faith_n be_v sin_n and_o he_o that_o doubt_v be_v damn_v rom._n 14._o 23._o or_o how_o they_o can_v with_o comfort_n suffer_v for_o it_o three_o we_o have_v the_o true_a reason_n of_o our_o sectary_n and_o independent_o fickleness_n and_o daily_a change_n from_o one_o opinion_n to_o another_o till_o they_o become_v flat_a schismatic_n or_o atheist_n because_o they_o believe_v nothing_o with_o certainty_n four_o we_o have_v here_o a_o infallible_a evidence_n that_o they_o be_v neither_o good_a saint_n nor_o christian_n much_o less_o the_o only_a saint_n and_o anoint_a one_o as_o they_o style_v themselves_o since_o the_o saint_n be_v all_o root_v ground_v in_o the_o true_a christian_a faith_n and_o lead_v infallible_o into_o all_o divine_a truth_n necessary_a to_o salvation_n which_o they_o both_o believe_v and_o have_v be_v teach_v col._n 2._o 7._o 2_o pet._n 1._o 12_o 19_o ephes_n 3._o 17._o 18._o chap._n 4._o 14_o 15_o 1_o cor._n 15._o 58._o luke_n 1._o 1_o 2_o 4._o james_n 1._o 6_o 7_o 8._o 1_o cor._n 16_o 13._o phil._n 1._o 27._o chap._n 4._o 1._o john_n 15._o 13._o ch_n 8._o 32._o â—_o tim._n 4._o 3._o five_o there_o be_v some_o principle_n in_o divinity_n which_o all_o true_a saint_n and_o christian_n infallible_o believe_v and_o know_v both_o concern_v god_n the_o father_n christ_n the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o divine_a attribute_n the_o sacred_a scripture_n and_o