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A29318 Brethren in iniquity, or, The confederacy of Papists with sectaries, for the destroying of the true religion, as by law establish'd, plainly detected wherein is shewed a farther account of the Romish snares and intrigues for the destroying the true reformed religion, as professed in the Church of England, and established by law, and for the introducing of popery or atheism among us : clearly shewing from very authentick writers and testimonies, that the principal ways and methods whereby the papists have sought the ruine of our religion and church, from the beginning of our Reformation, to the present times, and by which they are still in hopes of compassing it, are by promoting of toleration, or pretended liberty of conscience, and that for above these sixscore years the papists have so craftily influenced our dissenters, as to make them the unhappy instruments of effecting their most pernicious designs, which they contrived for, the subverting our church and state. 1690 (1690) Wing B4382; ESTC R6507 50,245 71

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dr._n william_n good_a in_o a_o sermon_n before_o the_o commons_o march_z 26._o 1645_o declare_v his_o mind_n thus_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o your_o soul_n abhor_v that_o bloody_a tenet_n to_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n that_o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o the_o magistrate_n to_o tolerate_v all_o religion_n what_o be_v it_o that_o shall_v be_v unlawful_a if_o this_o be_v lawful_a for_o every_o man_n to_o make_v a_o law_n and_o religion_n for_o himself_o such_o allowance_n will_v prove_v destructive_a to_o holiness_n both_o personal_a and_o domestical_a omnis_fw-la religio_fw-la &_o nulla_fw-la religio_fw-la a_o toleration_n of_o all_o religion_n will_v soon_o dwindle_v into_o no_o religion_n much_o more_o to_o this_o purpose_n may_v be_v see_v in_o this_o sermon_n mr._n thomas_n case_n in_o his_o sermon_n before_o the_o commons_o may._n 26._o 1647._o pag._n
33._o etc._n etc._n say_v liberty_n of_o conscience_n false_o so_o call_v may_v in_o good_a time_n improve_v itself_o into_o liberty_n of_o estate_n liberty_n of_o house_n and_o liberty_n of_o wife_n and_o in_o a_o word_n liberty_n of_o perdition_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n this_o only_a will_v i_o know_v of_o you_o be_v idolater_n heretic_n blasphemer_n and_o seducer_n evil-doer_n if_o so_o then_o look_v to_o your_o charge_n rom._n 13.4_o ruler_n must_v be_v a_o terror_n to_o evil-doer_n unless_o you_o mean_v to_o bear_v the_o sword_n in_o vain_a and_o if_o you_o will_v god_n will_v not_o and_o if_o god_n take_v the_o sword_n into_o his_o own_o hand_n once_o he_o will_v smite_v to_o purpose_n and_o execute_v vengeance_n thorough_o both_o upon_o the_o evil-doer_n and_o upon_o you_o that_o have_v not_o be_v a_o terror_n to_o they_o oh_o therefore_o up_o and_o be_v do_v that_o you_o may_v deliver_v the_o kingdom_n out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o it_o be_v a_o fearful_a thing_n to_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o live_n god_n o_o let_v not_o your_o patience_n be_v interpret_v a_o connivance_n and_o your_o connivance_n be_v take_v for_o a_o toleration_n it_o may_v be_v the_o kingdom_n be_v ruin_n but_o it_o will_v be_v your_o sin_n also_o in_o his_o sermon_n before_o the_o commons_o february_n 19_o 1645._o pag._n 25._o he_o thus_o address_v to_o they_o father_n and_o brethren_n how_o will_v you_o call_v this_o keep_n of_o covenant_n with_o god_n have_v we_o a_o parliament_n of_o apostate_n julian_n of_o who_o it_o be_v report_v that_o at_o what_o time_n he_o open_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o heathenish_a god_n he_o set_v open_v the_o christian_a church_n call_v home_o all_o the_o christian_n that_o be_v banish_v both_o orthodox_n and_o heretic_n and_o give_v they_o as_o we_o call_v it_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n but_o as_o austin_n more_o true_o phrase_v it_o libertatem_fw-la perditionis_fw-la liberty_n to_o destroy_v themselves_o for_o that_o be_v his_o policy_n and_o end_n namely_o by_o liberty_n of_o all_o religion_n to_o destroy_v the_o true_a and_o the_o professor_n of_o it_o too_o if_o we_o have_v a_o parliament_n of_o careless_a gallio_n we_o shall_v not_o wonder_v etc._n etc._n mr._n george_n hughes_n late_a minister_n of_o plymouth_n in_o his_o sermon_n before_o the_o commons_o may_v 26._o 1647._o p._n 34_o preach_v thus_o i_o must_v say_v that_o toleration_n must_v be_v a_o destructive_a principle_n to_o the_o state_n or_o church_n wherever_o it_o be_v allow_v experience_n have_v show_v we_o no_o less_o in_o kingdom_n and_o church_n call_v by_o god_n name_n you_o servant_n of_o christ_n take_v heed_n of_o yield_v to_o the_o pretence_n of_o conscience_n the_o devil_n and_o not_o christ_n have_v his_o throne_n there_o and_o no_o strong_a hold_n for_o he_o than_o conscience_n if_o he_o once_o takeit_fw-ge christ_n will_v not_o suffer_v he_o to_o shelter_v there_o therefore_o you_o may_v not_o so_o much_o as_o in_o 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of_o tremble_v to_o pass_v by_o they_o and_o purge_v their_o inquity_n peaceable_o but_o i_o be_o press_v in_o spirit_n to_o say_v god_n have_v not_o spare_v such_o state_n polity_n which_o have_v seek_v their_o own_o rise_n by_o the_o ruin_n of_o god_n truth_n witness_v jeroboam_n the_o son_n of_o nebat_fw-la who_o make_v israel_n to_o sin_n and_o as_o seneca_n say_v qui_fw-la non_fw-la vetat_fw-la peccare_fw-la cum_fw-la potest_fw-la jubet_fw-la he_o bid_v sin_n that_o do_v not_o hinder_v it_o when_o he_o can_v god_n truth_n my_o belove_a and_o not_o man_n example_n must_v be_v the_o rule_n if_o heresy_n yet_o must_v be_v let_v we_o mourn_v for_o what_o we_o can_v help_v it_o be_v a_o miserable_a necessity_n when_o not_o allow_v it_o will_v be_v rejoice_v in_o iniquity_n either_o for_o church_n or_o state_n wilful_o to_o tolerate_v mr._n edmund_n calamy_n in_o his_o sermon_n before_o the_o lord_n mayor_n january_n 14._o 1645._o pag._n 3._o make_v this_o lamentation_n the_o church_n of_o christ_n lie_v desolate_a church-reformation_n be_v obstruct_v church-discipline_n unsettle_a and_o church-division_n increase_v the_o famous_a city_n of_o london_n be_v become_v a_o amsterdam_n separation_n from_o our_o church_n be_v countenance_v toleration_n be_v cry_v up_o authority_n lie_v asleep_a and_o pag._n 4._o division_n whether_o they_o be_v ecclesiastical_a or_o political_a in_o kingdom_n city_n or_o family_n be_v infallible_a cause_n of_o ruin_n to_o they_o see_v mark_n 3.24_o 25._o again_o pag._n 14._o hereby_o the_o heart_n of_o people_n be_v mighty_o distract_v many_o be_v hinder_v from_o conversion_n and_o even_o the_o godly_a themselves_o have_v lose_v much_o of_o the_o power_n of_o godliness_n in_o their_o life_n i_o say_v the_o heart_n of_o people_n be_v mighty_o disturb_v while_o one_o minister_n preach_v one_o thing_n as_o a_o truth_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o another_o minister_n preach_v the_o quite_o contrary_a with_o as_o much_o confidence_n as_o the_o 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god_n such_o as_o hymineus_n and_o philetus_n who_o overthrow_v the_o faith_n of_o some_o and_o their_o word_n eat_v as_o a_o canker_n shall_v christian_n magistrate_n take_v up_o the_o maxim_n of_o tiberius_n deorum_fw-la injurias_fw-la diis_fw-la curae_fw-la esse_fw-la let_v god_n himself_o take_v care_n to_o vindicate_v himself_o from_o injury_n commit_v against_o god_n as_o for_o i_o i_o will_v just_a like_o gallio_n take_v care_n of_o none_o of_o these_o thing_n can_v christian_n ear_n endure_v such_o language_n do_v not_o god_n prophesy_v isaiah_n 49.23_o that_o in_o the_o new-testament_n king_n shall_v be_v our_o nursing-fathers_n and_o queen_n our_o nursing-mothers_n and_o how_o can_v a_o christain_n magistrate_n discharge_v that_o duty_n aright_o if_o he_o have_v not_o power_n from_o god_n to_o punish_v those_o that_o will_v poison_v the_o soul_n of_o his_o weak_a child_n with_o heresy_n and_o soul-destroying_a opinion_n object_n will_v you_o allow_v the_o magistrate_n to_o 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servant_n that_o be_v taint_v with_o a_o gross_a opinion_n and_o yet_o not_o be_v call_v a_o tyrant_n over_o that_o servant_n conscience_n and_o shall_v not_o the_o chief_a magistrate_n of_o a_o kingdom_n have_v power_n to_o put_v out_o of_o his_o kingdom_n at_o least_o shut_v up_o from_o do_v hurt_v one_o that_o be_v his_o subject_n and_o pollute_v with_o blasphemous_a heretical_a idolatrical_a opinion_n be_v not_o the_o kingdom_n the_o magistrate_n house_n and_o family_n in_o another_o sermon_n before_o the_o commons_o octob._n 22._o 1644._o pag._n 26._o mr._n calamy_n preach_v thus_o this_o be_v a_o certain_a rule_n that_o all_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o kingdom_n which_o be_v commit_v by_o your_o connivance_n or_o allowance_n be_v the_o parliament-sin_n and_o they_o call_v for_o a_o parliament_n repentance_n and_o therefore_o i_o beseech_v you_o search_n and_o try_v your_o heart_n and_o consider_v how_o far_o you_o be_v accessary_a to_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o kingdom_n that_o so_o you_o may_v be_v wrought_v up_o not_o only_o to_o a_o personal_a but_o a_o parliament_n humiliation_n if_o you_o do_v not_o labour_v according_a to_o your_o duty_n and_o power_n to_o suppress_v the_o error_n and_o heresy_n that_o be_v spread_v in_o the_o kingdom_n all_o these_o error_n be_v your_o error_n and_o these_o heresy_n be_v your_o heresy_n they_o be_v your_o sin_n and_o god_n call_v for_o a_o parliamentary_a repentance_n from_o you_o for_o they_o this_o day_n you_o be_v the_o anabaptist_n you_o be_v the_o antinomian_o and_o it_o be_v you_o that_o hold_v that_o all_o religion_n be_v to_o be_v tolerate_v etc._n etc._n these_o be_v your_o error_n if_o they_o spread_v by_o your_o connivance_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o old_a eli_n son_n be_v impute_v to_o eli_n himself_o and_o when_o the_o israelite_n have_v profane_v the_o sabbath_n nehemiah_n tell_v the_o noble_n of_o judah_fw-mi that_o it_o be_v they_o that_o do_v profane_v it_o because_o they_o suffer_v the_o people_n to_o profane_v it_o nehem._n 13.17_o mr._n richard_n baxter_n in_o his_o holy_a commonwealth_n addition_n to_o pref._n prop._n 6._o london_n print_v for_o tho._n vnderhill_n say_v it_o be_v none_o of_o the_o old_a cause_n that_o the_o people_n shall_v have_v liberty_n and_o the_o magistrate_n shall_v have_v no_o power_n in_o all_o matter_n of_o god_n worship_n faith_n and_o conscience_n and_o as_o it_o be_v not_o the_o old_a cause_n so_o it_o be_v not_o a_o good_a cause_n for_o first_o it_o contradict_v the_o express_a revelation_n of_o the_o will_n of_o god_n in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n moses_n have_v to_o do_v in_o matter_n of_o religion_n as_o a_o magistrate_n and_o so_o the_o rule_v elder_a that_o assist_v he_o and_o so_o have_v the_o king_n of_o isruel_a and_o judah_n as_o it_o be_v well_o know_v insomuch_o that_o in_o asa_n day_n they_o covenant_v to_o put_v he_o to_o death_n that_o will_v not_o seek_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n law_n and_o providence_n be_v quite_o change_v if_o toleration_n of_o false_a worship_n and_o other_o abuse_n of_o religion_n tend_v not_o to_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n it_o tend_v also_o to_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o church_n and_o man_n soul_n if_o all_o have_fw-mi leave_v to_o do_v their_o worst_a to_o preach_v up_o infidelity_n mahometanism_n popery_n or_o any_o other_o false_a doctrine_n or_o worship_n against_o the_o great_a and_o necessary_a truth_n i_o leave_v it_o therefore_o to_o the_o judgement_n of_o all_o man_n that_o be_v not_o fast_o asleep_a in_o their_o security_n and_o utter_o unacquainted_a with_o the_o advantage_n of_o the_o papist_n whether_o this_o design_n of_o engage_v the_o magistrate_n by_o a_o fundamental_a constitution_n not_o to_o meddle_v with_o matter_n of_o faith_n and_o worship_n but_o leave_v they_o all_o to_o christ_n alone_o be_v not_o the_o present_a set_v up_o of_o popery_n in_o england_n and_o the_o deliver_v all_o the_o fruit_n of_o our_o labour_n prayer_n and_o victory_n 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