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peace_n and_o civil_a magistrate_n to_o preserve_v peace_n for_o the_o future_a so_o doubtless_o may_v those_o heretic_n schismatic_n seducer_n blasphemer_n who_o disturb_v the_o peace_n of_o the_o church_n and_o gospel_n be_v thus_o indict_v and_o punish_v by_o they_o to_o preserve_v the_o peace_n of_o the_o church_n the_o puriy_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o our_o kingdom_n peace_n thereby_o the_o eleven_o objection_n be_v this_o 22._o the_o faithful_a the_o subject_n of_o christ_n â—1_n kingdom_n be_v a_o willing_a people_n psal_n 110._o 3._o thy_o people_n shall_v be_v willing_a in_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o power_n the_o very_a day_n of_o christ_n power_n be_v not_o to_o force_v man_n against_o their_o will_n but_o to_o make_v they_o willing_a and_o what_o need_v outward_a power_n to_o force_v a_o people_n make_v willing_a by_o the_o spirit_n etc._n etc._n and_o to_o back_o this_o reason_n he_o to_o show_v his_o great_a read_n quote_v the_o say_n of_o melancton_n in_o psal_n 110._o 3._o of_o polanus_fw-la tyndall_n luther_n and_o vlriâ—hus_n ab_fw-la hutten_n in_o his_o margin_n to_o this_o effect_n that_o religion_n be_v not_o to_o be_v force_v with_o the_o sword_n nor_o nation_n or_o people_n to_o be_v compel_v to_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n but_o man_n heart_n be_v to_o be_v draw_v to_o the_o true_a faith_n of_o christ_n through_o preach_v the_o word_n of_o truth_n add_v a_o say_n of_o luther_n but_o not_o cite_v the_o place_n nor_o yet_o of_o any_o of_o his_o other_o author_n but_o melancton_n only_o have_v take_v they_o upon_o hearsay_n from_o other_o christus_fw-la non_fw-la voluit_fw-la vi_fw-la &_o igne_fw-la cogere_fw-la homines_fw-la ad_fw-la fidem_fw-la and_o hereticos_fw-la comburere_fw-la est_fw-la contra_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la spiritus_fw-la his_o other_o sentence_n touch_v the_o pope_n worldly_a pompous_a kingdom_n be_v like_o his_o argument_n nothing_o to_o purpose_n and_o he_o preface_v his_o quotation_n thus_o so_o you_o may_v see_v the_o truth_n though_o it_o have_v but_o few_o follower_n yet_o it_o have_v some_o to_o this_o i_o answer_v first_o that_o heretic_n blasphemer_n false_a teacher_n and_o answer_n obstinate_a schismatic_n be_v no_o true_a subject_n of_o christ_n kingdom_n nor_o yet_o of_o the_o number_n of_o those_o people_n who_o shall_v be_v willing_a in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o power_n and_o i_o hope_v master_n dell_n dare_v not_o aver_v nor_o style_v they_o such_o since_o they_o be_v a_o most_o obstinate_a refractory_a seditious_a stiffnecked_a and_o rebellious_a generation_n opposite_a and_o contradictory_n to_o the_o faith_n &_o truth_n of_o christ_n as_o be_v clear_a by_o the_o 1_o tim._n 4._o 1_o 2_o 3._o 2_o tim._n 3._o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5._o 2_o pet._n 2._o 2_o etc._n etc._n judas_n 5._o to_o 20._o tit._n 3._o 11_o 12._o rom._n 16._o 17_o 18._o whence_o canâ—_n bernard_n assert_n of_o they_o mori_fw-la magis_fw-la eligunt_fw-la quam_fw-la converti_fw-la therefore_o this_o text_n and_o argument_n can_v be_v apply_v to_o they_o and_o be_v but_o this_o in_o substance_n the_o faithful_a the_o proper_a subject_n of_o christ_n kingdom_n be_v a_o willing_a people_n and_o so_o need_v no_o force_v ergo_fw-la obstinate_a heretic_n schismatic_n false_a teacher_n blasphemer_n who_o be_v neither_o god_n people_n noâ—_n a_o willing_a people_n ought_v not_o to_o he_o punish_v with_o corporal_a or_o capital_a punishment_n by_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n for_o their_o heresy_n schism_n error_n blasphemy_n and_o heretic_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v burn_v he_o may_v as_o well_o argue_v boy_n that_o be_v willing_a to_o go_v to_o school_n and_o learn_v their_o book_n need_v not_o the_o rod_n to_o force_v they_o to_o it_o ergo_fw-la boy_n that_o loiter_v and_o be_v unwilling_a to_o go_v to_o school_n or_o learn_v their_o book_n need_v not_o the_o rod_n and_o must_v not_o be_v whip_v a_o mere_a loiter_a schoolboy_n argument_n which_o deserve_v no_o answer_n but_o the_o whip_n second_o no_o church_n nor_o congregation_n in_o the_o world_n consist_v only_a or_o altogether_o of_o saint_n &_o
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
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