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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	commandment_n	keep_v	liar_n	1,680	5	11.3944	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59950	A brief testimony for religion shewing that all penal laws, force, and violence against any matters of meer religion and conscience are inconsistant with the doctrines and precepts of Jesus Christ : presented to the consideration of all, but more especially those that may be chosen members of Parliament, that they may see cause to concur with the Kings gracious declaration for liberty of conscience / by a lover of the King and his country, and hater of no man because of his opinion, William Shewen.	Shewen, William, 1631?-1695.	1688 (1688)	Wing S3419; ESTC R10942	11,928	21

A BRIEF TESTIMONY FOR RELIGION SHEWING That all PENAL LAWS Force and Violence against any for Matters of meer Religion and Conscience are Inconsistent with the DOCTRINES and PRECEPTS of Jesus Christ PRESENTED To the Consideration of all but more Especially those that may be chosen Members of Parliament that they may see cause to concur with the Kings Gracious Declaration for Liberty of Conscience By a Lover of the King and his Country and a Hater of no Man because of his Opinion WILLIAM SHEWEN Printed in the Year 1688. A Brief Testimony for Religion shewing that all Penal Laws Force and Violence against any for Matters of meer Religion and Conscience are inconsistent with the Doctrines and Precepts of Christ Jesus c. THE Principle of Religion is Inward Spiritual and Divine not contained in Books nor taught by the Precepts of Men being before Books and the Precepts of Men were inwented and is in it self Sacred Pure and Undefiled Grounded Planted and Placed in the Heart of Mankind by the Sacred Pure Vndefiled God who hath given unto all Life Breath and Being And in all Nations upon the Face of the Earth all People therein who fear God and worketh Righteousness are accepted by him being in the Exercise of true Religion doing Justly loving Mercy and walking uprightly with God. Now tho' God hath sown this Seed laid this Foundation of Equity Justice Righteousness Mercy and Fear towards him in the Hearts of all Men yet they are greatly Degenerated therefrom those plants of his own Right-hand planting are greatly overgrown with that which is quite contrary viz. with the Weeds and Plants of Iniquity Injustice Vnrighteousness Cruelty Violence Disobedience Rebellion against God and one another so that almost the whole World of Mankind is now become Enemies to God Nature and their own selves in all Nations Countries and Kingdoms according to the degree of their Degeneration from the Law Light Love Dread and Fear of the Almighty God which he at first Placed Planted and Engraved in the Heart of Mankind Some in most Nations from the effect of what still remains have been made sensible of their Loss Nakedness and Degeneration from the likeness and Image of God viz. Vprightness Holiness Equity Justice and Mercy c. And they have been greatly concerned in their Thoughts Wills and faln understandings how to gain the same again and have therein invented and set up among Jews Turks and Indians as in Christendome various sorts and manners of VVorships and Ceremonies of Religion so called thinking thereby to please God profit themselves and others by teaching and compelling if they have Power the observance thereof tho in so doing they can go no further than Adam and Cain did hide and make a Covering with fig-leaves offer a Sacrifice with one hand and Murther with the other and are no more accepted therein than they were and the infallible reason and cause of it is because all the Righteousness and VVickedness proceeding from Mankind in this Degenerate State are both evil in the sight of God. Mankind through his Fall and Degeneration is so Polluted so Defiled so Corrupted with the stinking Leprosie of Sin that whatever he puts his hand to in things relating to Religion and the service of God is abomintion in his sight yea the very Prayers of the Wicked are sin and out of this Estate he cannot help himself he cannot Purge nor Purifie himself nor redeem nor deliver himself by all his working willing and running the Serpent is too Strong too powerful too Subtile and cunning for all Mankind in this Estate without a Saviour without a Redeemer without a Restorer and Deliverer all Perish c. Therefore God in his infinite Love and Kindness did promise and hath performed hath given and laid help upon one that is mighty to Save to Redeem to Purge Purifie and Restore lost Man Defiled Corrupted Captivated Man into the Image of God again into Righteousness Purity and Holiness again and the first name this Redeemer and Saviour hath in the Holy Scriptures is the Seed of the Woman and his first work is to bruise the head of the Serpent Now this promis'd seed this precious gift of God hath many other names throughout the Holy Scriptures and hath many other works to do in and for Mankind the Serpents head must not only be bruis'd by him but he and all his works destroyed and cast out of the heart of Mankind And this was and is the blessed end of his coming and appearing even to destroy the Devil and all his Works finish sin and bring in everlasting Righteousness in the room thereof Even into the heart and mind of Mankind which is Gods Throne tho the Serpent the Devil hath usurped it my desire is that all may come to enjoy that blessed Estate through Jesus Christ the Saviour VVhich Jesus Christ the Saviour is the Author and Founder of the Christian Religion in the Purity and Power of it which Religion excels all other Religions upon the Face of the Earth who are Impure Imperfect and VVeak made up of Mens Inventions Precepts and Traditions Carnal Ordinances VVorldly Rudiments and Beggarly Elements which had a beginning and must have an end together with all Hatred and Persecution about them for it hath been and i● about these things that those who lived in and under them have made Laws to force and compel observance and Conformity thereto for nothing of that fort or nature ever did or can proceed from the Christian Religion in the Purity and Power of it It s Fundamental Principles Precepts Doctrines and Examples are quite the contrary Love your Enemies Bless them that Curse you Do good to them that hate you Pray for them that dispitefully use you and persecute your As you would that Men should do unto you Do so likewise unto them Be like your Heavenly Father who maketh his Sun to shine on the Evil and on the good and sendeth Rain on the Just and on the Vnjust Love one another as I have loved you love ye also one another By this shall all Men know that you are my Disciples if you have love to one another Do good to all c. This is the Tenure of the Gospel of Christ Peace on Earth and good will to Men. And they only were and are Disciples indeed who did and do observe those divine Precepts and Commands of Christ And all that profess love to him and a knowledge of him and keepeth not his Commandments are Lyars and the Truth is not in them let them profess what they will. There is no ground nor foundation for Sangunary Laws nor for any sort of Persecution Violence or Cruelty about Religion in the lovely meek quiet and innocent Spirit of Christianity nor in the Precepts Principles and Discipline of it they have certainly arose in Christendom from another Spirit that hath assum'd the Name and Usurp't the Throne of God the Heart and mind of Man which hath come