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necessary_a for_o godâ—_n worship_n the_o law_n that_o the_o church_n make_v in_o their_o matter_n be_v alterable_a the_o obedience_n due_a to_o the_o ordinance_n of_o the_o church_n the_o rule_n of_o conscience_n act._n 5.29_o in_o matter_n of_o expedience_n where_o a_o lawful_a ordinance_n be_v set_v down_o the_o same_o aught_o to_o be_v the_o rule_n of_o our_o conscience_n euseb._n hist._n eccles._n lib._n 6._o cap._n 34._o aug._n epist._n 118._o 118._o this_o be_v the_o protestation_n that_o shall_v have_v be_v present_v to_o the_o last_o parliament_n psal._n book_n pag._n 6._o jude_n 3_o 1_o cor._n 1â—_n caluine_n sozom._n l._n 1._o c._n 9_o nic._n l._n 8._o c._n 14._o 3._o tom._n con._n 1._o p._n 6._o 6._o ep._n 184._o ep._n â—1_n ep._n â—61_n ep._n 363._o inâ—â—itut_o â—ib_n â—_o cap._n 2d_o sect._n 4._o &_o 13._o a_o consideration_n of_o the_o discipline_n whereunto_o the_o swearer_n do_v oblige_v themselves_o now_o bishop_n of_o coventrâ—_n and_o lichfield_n the_o second_o reason_n epist._n 119._o the_o three_o reason_n the_o four_o reason_n the_o five_o reason_n the_o six_o reason_n the_o seven_o reason_n the_o eight_o reason_n
he_o that_o doubt_v be_v damn_v for_o whatsoever_o be_v not_o of_o faith_n be_v sin_n rom._n 14._o these_o be_v the_o rule_n of_o conscience_n set_v down_o in_o the_o word_n concern_v which_o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o the_o first_o rule_n be_v absolute_a and_o the_o second_o and_o three_o subject_n to_o it_o the_o law_n of_o man_n and_o their_o opinion_n must_v be_v try_v and_o judge_v by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n for_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 5.29_o that_o be_v we_o must_v obey_v god_n rather_o than_o man_n as_o for_o the_o private_a judgement_n of_o every_o man_n conscience_n it_o be_v subject_a to_o both_o the_o two_o former_a rule_n that_o the_o judgement_n of_o our_o mind_n must_v give_v place_n to_o god_n law_n no_o man_n doubt_n and_o that_o it_o ought_v to_o give_v place_n unto_o constitution_n civil_a or_o ecclesiastical_a no_o man_n shall_v doubt_v that_o know_v how_o god_n by_o his_o word_n have_v ordain_v that_o every_o soul_n shall_v be_v subject_a to_o superior_a power_n it_o may_v be_v object_v what_o if_o we_o doubt_v whether_o the_o thing_n command_v in_o the_o law_n of_o man_n be_v lawful_a and_o expedient_a may_v we_o obey_v thus_o doubt_v see_v the_o apostle_n say_v that_o whatsoever_o be_v not_o of_o faith_n be_v sin_n unto_o this_o the_o answer_n be_v easy_a first_o touch_v the_o lawfulness_n of_o that_o which_o be_v command_v in_o a_o law_n no_o man_n ought_v to_o doubt_v except_o he_o be_v able_a to_o prove_v evident_o that_o the_o law_n be_v unlawful_a by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n which_o if_o he_o do_v he_o must_v follow_v the_o first_o rule_n and_o rather_o obey_v god_n then_o man_n next_o as_o for_o expedience_n rom._n 14_o the_o thing_n commit_v to_o the_o judgement_n of_o our_o conscience_n and_o which_o according_a to_o our_o faith_n and_o persuasion_n we_o ought_v to_o do_v or_o omit_v be_v not_o thing_n determine_v or_o conclude_v by_o any_o divine_a or_o humane_a constitution_n but_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v free_a and_o indifferent_a which_o a_o man_n may_v free_o elect_v or_o reject_v do_v or_o leave_v undo_v without_o transgression_n of_o any_o law_n divine_a conscience_n civil_a or_o ecclesiastical_a in_o such_o thing_n the_o apostle_n will_v every_o man_n to_o follow_v that_o which_o he_o think_v most_o expedient_a for_o edification_n and_o eschue_v of_o scandal_n where_o a_o man_n have_v not_o a_o law_n his_o judgement_n be_v the_o rule_n of_o his_o conscience_n but_o where_o there_o be_v a_o law_n the_o law_n must_v be_v the_o rule_n as_o for_o example_n before_o that_o apostolical_a canon_n that_o forbid_v to_o eat_v blood_n or_o strangle_v thing_n every_o man_n may_v have_v do_v that_o which_o in_o his_o conscience_n he_o think_v most_o expedient_a according_a to_o the_o circumstance_n of_o time_n place_n and_o person_n in_o presence_n of_o the_o jew_n he_o may_v have_v abstayn_v from_o these_o thing_n if_o in_o his_o heart_n he_o think_v it_o most_o expedient_a for_o eschue_v their_o offence_n contrariwise_o in_o presence_n of_o convert_a gentile_n he_o may_v have_v eat_v if_o he_o esteem_v that_o by_o his_o abstinence_n they_o will_v have_v take_v offence_n and_o doubt_v of_o their_o christian_a liberty_n but_o after_o the_o make_n and_o publication_n of_o the_o canon_n that_o enjoined_a abstinence_n the_o same_o be_v to_o rule_v their_o conscience_n and_o therefore_o after_o that_o time_n albeit_o a_o man_n have_v think_v in_o his_o own_o private_a judgement_n that_o to_o abstain_v from_o these_o thing_n be_v not_o expedient_a because_o some_o by_o his_o abstinence_n may_v have_v take_v offence_n as_o before_o yet_o in_o that_o case_n he_o ought_v not_o to_o have_v eat_v because_o now_o the_o will_n of_o the_o law_n and_o not_o the_o judgement_n of_o his_o own_o mind_n be_v the_o rule_n of_o his_o conscience_n neither_o be_v he_o now_o to_o respect_v the_o scandal_n because_o it_o be_v remove_v by_o the_o law_n for_o by_o obedience_n to_o a_o lawful_a ordinance_n no_o man_n give_v scandal_n and_o if_o any_o take_v offence_n both_o the_o cause_n and_o occasion_n thereof_o be_v the_o perverseness_n only_o of_o the_o person_n offend_v tertullian_n say_v well_o res_fw-la bona_fw-la neminem_fw-la offendit_fw-la nisi_fw-la malam_fw-la mentem_fw-la that_o be_v a_o good_a thing_n such_o as_o obedience_n can_v offend_v no_o man_n but_o a_o evil_a mind_n which_o must_v be_v reform_v by_o good_a information_n and_o not_o by_o disobedience_n which_o confirm_v error_n and_o cause_n rebellion_n calvin_n in_o his_o 363._o epist._n write_v to_o olevian_n give_v many_o reason_n wherefore_o the_o comfort_n of_o the_o sacrament_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v refuse_v to_o the_o sick_a in_o time_n of_o extremity_n and_o declare_v that_o in_o his_o own_o judgement_n he_o think_v it_o expedient_a not_o to_o refuse_v the_o same_o yet_o he_o subjoin_v scis_fw-la frater_fw-la alium_fw-la esse_fw-la apud_fw-la nos_fw-la morem_fw-la fero_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la utile_fw-la contendere_fw-la that_o be_v you_o know_v brother_n we_o have_v another_o custom_n i_o bear_v with_o it_o because_o i_o think_v not_o good_a to_o make_v contention_n here_o calvin_n prefer_v the_o custom_n of_o geneva_n to_o his_o own_o judgement_n and_o will_v leave_v that_o undo_v which_o he_o think_v expedient_a to_o be_v do_v rather_o than_o by_o do_v it_o and_o infringe_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o church_n to_o make_v contention_n what_o then_o shall_v we_o do_v ill_a that_o good_a may_v come_v of_o it_o for_o be_v it_o not_o evil_a to_o omit_v that_o which_o we_o think_v expedient_a to_o be_v do_v and_o that_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v refuse_v to_o the_o end_n good_a may_v come_v of_o it_o namely_o peace_n preserve_v and_o contention_n eschew_v to_o this_o i_o answer_v the_o evil_n which_o the_o apostle_n forbid_v be_v a_o thing_n simple_o unlawful_a in_o itself_o and_o not_o that_o which_o in_o one_o respect_n may_v be_v expedient_a and_o in_o another_o inexpedient_a as_o to_o give_v the_o sacrament_n to_o the_o sick_a be_v expedient_a for_o their_o comfort_n but_o to_o give_v it_o contrary_n to_o the_o order_n of_o the_o church_n be_v not_o expedient_a in_o thing_n of_o this_o nature_n exit_fw-la duobus_fw-la malis_fw-la minus_fw-la eligendum_fw-la est_fw-la that_o be_v of_o two_o evil_n the_o least_o must_v be_v choose_v it_o be_v evil_a to_o refuse_v the_o comfort_n of_o the_o sacrament_n to_o the_o sick_a but_o it_o be_v worse_a to_o give_v it_o against_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o church_n and_o make_v contention_n i_o must_v therefore_o in_o this_o case_n choose_v the_o least_o evil_a and_o not_o give_v the_o sacrament_n because_o thereby_o the_o great_a evil_n be_v eschew_v the_o less_o cease_v to_o be_v evil_a and_o become_v good_a it_o be_v doubtless_o a_o evil_a thing_n to_o cast_v our_o good_n in_o the_o sea_n but_o it_o be_v worse_a to_o lose_v our_o life_n here_o the_o least_o evil_a be_v to_o be_v choose_v for_o the_o eschue_v the_o great_a and_o in_o that_o respect_n it_o ceass_n to_o be_v evil_a thus_o the_o rule_n hold_v in_o all_o thing_n of_o this_o quality_n when_o that_o which_o be_v evil_a be_v not_o unlawful_a and_o unhonest_a but_o unexpedient_a and_o unprofitable_a and_o so_o to_o return_v caluine_n for_o this_o cause_n prefer_v the_o custom_n of_o geneva_n to_o his_o own_o judgement_n in_o a_o matter_n of_o expediencie_n for_o it_o be_v ever_o more_o expedient_a to_o obey_v a_o law_n and_o keep_v a_o lawful_a custom_n then_o to_o do_v a_o thing_n think_v more_o expedient_a if_o it_o can_v be_v do_v but_o by_o a_o open_a breach_n of_o the_o law_n because_o thereby_o the_o law_n must_v be_v bring_v in_o contempt_n private_a opinion_n prefer_v to_o public_a authority_n and_o so_o confusion_n contention_n and_o schism_n bring_v in_o and_o order_n peace_n and_o unity_n shoot_v to_o the_o door_n to_o conclude_v in_o matter_n of_o expediencie_n where_o a_o law_n be_v set_v down_o if_o we_o make_v not_o the_o law_n the_o rule_n of_o our_o obedience_n and_o conscience_n but_o our_o own_o private_a opinion_n and_o conceit_n then_o must_v we_o with_o the_o anabaptist_n disprove_v and_o condemn_v all_o sort_n of_o government_n and_o live_v like_o lawless_a libertine_n every_o man_n follow_v his_o own_o conceit_n whereunto_o it_o be_v certain_a the_o perverseness_n of_o our_o nature_n carry_v we_o that_o be_v always_o prone_a to_o rebellion_n and_o therefore_o easy_o draw_v thereto_o with_o any_o show_n of_o reason_n pretext_n of_o conscience_n and_o religion_n which_o the_o penner_n of_o this_o pestilent_a pamphlet_n consider_v intend_v with_o lie_n calumny_n falsehood_n crafty_a cavillation_n threaten_n and_o terror_n of_o oath_n promise_n and_o subscription_n to_o deceive_v the_o simple_a stir_v up_o the_o seditious_a confirm_v the_o