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1 2 | made in a twofold manner:~1. When the greater part,
2 1(9)| I Cor. 5. 12, 13.~
3 1(9)| I Cor. 5. 12, 13.~
4 1(6)| Matt. 18. 20.~
5 1(2)| II Tim. 2. 19.~
6 1(7)| Exod. 22, 20, 21.~
7 1(1)| Luke 22. 25.~
8 1(3)| Luke 22. 32.~
9 1 | because no man can so far abandon the care of his own salvation
10 1 | and by a worship that I abhor. It is in vain for an unbeliever
11 1 | predominate so much and abound amongst their flocks and
12 1 | house, the law ought not to abridge him of the same liberty
13 1 | that which heightens the absurdity, and very ill suits the
14 1 | expiations by water or fire, and abundance more of this kind? But these
15 1 | which He will vouchsafe to accept at the hands of poor sinful
16 1 | truth of the one and the acceptableness of the other unto God be
17 1 | not hope that it would be accepted by God. But these, to Christians
18 1 | institution; but it cannot, by the accession of any new members, acquire
19 1 | indeed constitute a society accommodated to his own opinion and his
20 1 | what religion can ever be accounted erroneous, false, and destructive?
21 1 | of prejudice upon these accounts. Can you allow of the Presbyterian
22 1 | the right, there would not accrue thereby unto the orthodox
23 1 | to force his subjects to accumulate riches, or to preserve the
24 1 | Christians were falsely accused) lustfully pollute themselves
25 1 | whilst at the same time he acknowledges himself bound to yield blind
26 1 | kingdom because it was an acknowledgment of another god, that is
27 1 | their friends and familiar acquaintance for the manifest sins they
28 1 | honest industry has already acquired and also of preserving their
29 1 | and, by means thereof, the acquisition of eternal life. All discipline
30 1 | and liberality must be added to it. This the Gospel enjoins,
31 1 | heinously they sin, who, adding injustice, if not to their
32 2 | will not acknowledge these additional opinions of theirs, nor
33 1 | And, as soon as he was admitted, he became subject to the
34 1 | be agreed on; rules for admitting and excluding members must
35 1 | If Christians are to be admonished that they abstain from all
36 1 | which consists in teaching, admonishing, and persuading, cannot
37 1 | person in her bosom as, after admonition, continues obstinately to
38 1 | He could not suffer the adoration of any other deity (which
39 1 | murderers, thieves, robbers, adulterers, slanderers, etc., of whatsoever
40 1 | souls; yet, nevertheless, adultery, fornication, uncleanliness,
41 1 | his business to enrich and advance his followers and fellow-sectaries
42 1 | procuring, preserving, and advancing their own civil interests.~
43 2 | explained more largely and more advantageously, but it is enough to have
44 1 | ecclesiastical authority and advice of others. The decisions
45 1 | exhortations, admonitions, and advices. If by these means the offenders
46 1 | charitable admonitions and affectionate endeavours to reduce men
47 1 | exceedingly unite men’s minds and affections to one another and is therefore
48 1 | infinitely distant from all affinity with matter, unless it be
49 1 | And, upon this ground, I affirm that the magistrate’s power
50 1 | our modern English history affords us fresh examples in the
51 1 | s eyes in the following ages? But, however, in the present
52 1 | magistrate’s authority to the aid of their eloquence or learning,
53 1 | only thing they seek and aim at in it. And it is also
54 1 | it is another kingdom he aims at and not the advancement
55 2 | schism, which is a crime near akin to it; for both these words
56 2 | religion, and those the Alcoran. And for the same reason
57 1 | of fish and drinking of ale in the holy banquet as a
58 1 | executioner to be burnt alive, does sincerely and heartily
59 1 | daily experience and public allowance. These are allowed to people
60 1 | they do not believe and allowing them to practise things
61 1 | deliberating and, consequently, allows a liberty of choosing that
62 1 | diligently endeavour to ally and temper all that heat
63 | almost
64 | along
65 | Although
66 1 | enormous vices and without amendment are in danger of eternal
67 1 | thing is equal, both in America and Europe. And neither
68 1 | of his religion. Not even Americans, subjected unto a Christian
69 2 | Farewell.~Perhaps it may not be amiss to add a few things concerning
70 | among
71 2 | to Scripture and to the analogy of faith; for if they be
72 1 | neighbour’s affairs. No man is angry with another for an error
73 1 | were permitted without any animadversion the society would immediately
74 1 | multitude, have incensed and animated them against those that
75 1 | causes of discontents and animosities being once removed, there
76 1 | uses, when they come to be annexed unto divine worship, without
77 1 | by what right? It will be answered, undoubtedly, that it is
78 1 | some people boast of the antiquity of places and names, or
79 2 | heretic or schismatic, but an apostate and an infidel. This nobody
80 1 | commonwealth, did afterwards apostatise from the worship of the
81 1 | so hereafter is but too apparent in reason. It cannot indeed,
82 1 | Christians would yet more apparently renounce their government
83 1 | force, but by love. Now, I appeal to the consciences of those
84 1 | wondered at if it did not appear that they have been invited
85 1 | is not to please God, or appease his wrath, but willingly
86 1 | and that our utmost care, application, and diligence ought to
87 1 | which is believed to be appointed by God and to be well-pleasing
88 1 | sound, and the way that he appoints be truly Evangelical, yet,
89 1 | makes them to be extremely apprehensive. They do not forwardly attack
90 1 | thorough conviction and approbation of the mind—is altogether
91 1 | however, I will examine this argument a little more particularly.~
92 1 | vicissitude of orthodox and Arian emperors is very well known.
93 1 | controversies that will be always arising between those that have,
94 1 | easy for Him to do it with armies of heavenly legions than
95 2 | not think there is any man arrived to that degree of madness
96 2 | wonder at the extravagant arrogance of those men who think that
97 1 | except only of such as are arrogant, ungovernable, and injurious
98 1 | their pride, do rashly and arrogantly take upon them to misuse
99 2 | upon others as a necessary article of faith because we believe
100 1 | nation of the Gibeonites, articled with Joshua, and were allowed
101 1 | they themselves are not ashamed of and such as they think
102 1 | and charity are to be laid aside. Otherwise they are religiously
103 1 | less liberty they had of assembling. But it will be urged still
104 1 | be the meaning of their asserting that kings excommunicated
105 1 | founded in grace is also an assertion by which those that maintain
106 1 | Whatsoever is not done with that assurance of faith is neither well
107 1 | also, those that by their atheism undermine and destroy all
108 1 | apprehensive. They do not forwardly attack those errors which are in
109 1 | and his own endeavours, attain the knowledge of, cannot
110 1 | own eternal happiness, the attainment whereof can neither be facilitated
111 1 | within its own boundsthe one attending to the worldly welfare of
112 1 | therefore, and the like, who attribute unto the faithful, religious,
113 1 | than because God is not the author of them. The sprinkling
114 1 | society by common consent has authorised thereunto.~Some, perhaps,
115 1 | their coming will nothing avail them. How great soever,
116 1 | been already said), can be available to the salvation of souls,
117 1 | of the Church, moved by avarice and insatiable desire of
118 1 | Everyone is ready to be the avenger of so great a crime, and
119 1 | peaceable; nay, those that are averse to the religion of the magistrate
120 1 | that heat and unreasonable averseness of mind which either any
121 1 | hand of the magistrate and awaken all the care of the commonwealth
122 1 | Israelite that had worshipped Baal upon the command of his
123 1 | will list himself under the banner of Christ, must, in the
124 1 | drinking of ale in the holy banquet as a part of divine worship?
125 1 | that all children shall be baptised by priests in the sacred
126 1 | with the narrow measures of bare justice; charity, bounty,
127 1 | embraces His doctrine, and bears His yoke, though he forsake
128 1 | straight to Jerusalem, why am I beaten and ill-used by others because,
129 | became
130 | becoming
131 | before
132 | begin
133 1 | one ends, the other always begins. But it is not my business
134 1 | do not there conform his behaviour exactly to the accustomed
135 1 | profession of Christianity, and bend all its nerves either to
136 1 | life, purity of manners, benignity and meekness of spirit. “
137 1 | nothing but fire and sword, betray their ambition and show
138 | beyond
139 1 | less solicitous about the binding of other men’s consciences
140 1 | church unless it have in it a bishop or presbyter, with ruling
141 1 | office; whether they be bishops, priests, presbyters, ministers,
142 1 | subjects to be esteemed more blamable for their meeting together
143 1 | beseech you) that are to be blamed for it, those that desire,
144 1 | uses as slaves and, how blamelessly soever they demean themselves,
145 1 | me to the mansions of the blessed. I may grow rich by an art
146 1 | health and strength of their bodies. Shall it be provided by
147 1 | in the conservation of bodily health, every man may consider
148 1 | condition of communion and the bond of the society, if the breach
149 1 | never yet find in any of the books of the New Testament.~The
150 1 | was forbidden within the borders of the land of Canaan. But
151 1 | retain any such person in her bosom as, after admonition, continues
152 1 | s Supper, which was not bought with his but other men’s
153 1 | from the commonwealth. The boundaries on both sides are fixed
154 1 | right and dominion, is bounded and confined to the only
155 1 | contain itself within its own boundsthe one attending to the worldly
156 1 | of bare justice; charity, bounty, and liberality must be
157 1 | the inhabitants, by the bowels of humanity, that they would
158 1 | bond of the society, if the breach of them were permitted without
159 1 | is that the privilege of breaking faith belongs unto themselves;
160 1 | their intemperate zeal, breathing nothing but fire and sword,
161 1 | such-like things as these which breed implacable enmities amongst
162 1 | seem unto me to lead into briars or precipices; because,
163 2 | have hinted at them thus briefly to a person of your parts.~
164 1 | accustomed ceremonies, or if he brings not his children to be initiated
165 1 | What, shall no potion, no broth, be taken, but what is prepared
166 1 | superstitious inventions, built upon the magistrate’s authority,
167 1 | kill his calf at home, and burn any part of it that he thinks
168 1 | to the executioner to be burnt alive, does sincerely and
169 1 | they groan under any heavy burthen endeavour naturally to shake
170 1 | because, perhaps, I wear not buskins; because my hair is not
171 1 | that has produced all the bustles and wars that have been
172 1 | not be permitted either to buy or sell, or live by their
173 1 | because I avoid certain by-ways, which seem unto me to lead
174 1 | neglects the business of his calling and shall one day give account
175 1 | or sell, or live by their callings; that parents should not
176 1 | Christ which another man calls bread, he does no injury
177 1 | convention of clergymen, making canons, must be called by that
178 1 | matters, that exceed the capacity of ordinary understandings?
179 1 | Moses for the inflicting of capital punishment upon idolaters.
180 1 | Christian warfare. If, like the Captain of our salvation, they sincerely
181 1 | hard for one that appears careless about his own salvation
182 1 | ever believe that such a carriage can proceed from charity,
183 1 | thing of that religion which carries the greatest opposition
184 1 | the subjects. If a Roman Catholic believe that to be really
185 1 | increasing of the stock of cattle that had been destroyed
186 1 | have received none! This caution and temper they ought certainly
187 1 | The person so condemned ceases to be a part of that church.~
188 1 | that bread and wine, in the celebration of the Lord’s Supper, which
189 1 | of moral, judicial, and ceremonial law, which men ordinarily
190 1 | that this or the other ceremony be there made use of. Neither
191 1 | ambition, or superstition had chanced to establish in the countries
192 1 | by some ecclesiastical character and office; whether they
193 1 | toleration to be the chief characteristic mark of the true Church.
194 1 | of those evils that are charged upon religion. And, if we
195 1 | his consent) they might chastise the dissenters as they pleased.
196 1 | wickednesses, without any chastisement, which are acknowledged
197 1 | his presumption is to be checked by the fear of punishment,
198 1 | confiscations, and death. These he cherishes and defends; those he continually
199 1 | apply the last case to the child of a Jew, and the thing
200 1 | blindly to leave to the choice of any other, whether prince
201 1 | are in the same road, I choose that to walk in which seems
202 1 | consequently, allows a liberty of choosing that which upon consideration
203 1 | him but whom himself has chosen.~But since men are so solicitous
204 1 | several members into this church-society, as has already been demonstrated,
205 1 | jurisdiction and do ill become a Churchman’s hands. Let them not call
206 1 | others. The decisions of churchmen, whose differences and disputes
207 1 | punished as a pernicious citizen. The power of the magistrate
208 1 | Calvinists—residing in the city of Constantinople. Will
209 1 | joined with the softness of civility and good usage.~Nobody,
210 1 | but the same privileges in civils as his other subjects, and
211 1 | is filled with noise and clamour. Everyone is ready to be
212 1 | thereby give opportunity to clandestine machinations. I answer that
213 1 | business have their clubs for claret. Neighbourhood joins some
214 1 | to be the straightest and cleanest; because I avoid to keep
215 1 | and advantage of it in so clear a light. I will not here
216 1 | That the thing may be made clearer by an example, let us suppose
217 1 | Church (if a convention of clergymen, making canons, must be
218 1 | care of souls, serves for a cloak to covetousness, rapine,
219 1 | any other posture; and to clothe himself in white or black,
220 1 | that either is, or is not, clothed in white, or crowned with
221 1 | want of business have their clubs for claret. Neighbourhood
222 1 | things that contribute to the comfort and happiness of this life,
223 1 | that are necessary to the comfortable support of our lives are
224 1 | colour; and so pretend to commendation, whilst they are carried
225 1 | learning, of merchants for commerce, or of men of leisure for
226 1 | for the manifest sins they commit against the precepts of
227 1 | things the safest and most commodious way for private persons
228 1 | peace, riches, and public commodities of the whole people; and,
229 1 | that are prejudicial to the commonweal of a people in their ordinary
230 1 | churches, nay, nor even commonwealths, have any just title to
231 1 | gathers people into seditious commotions, and that is oppression.~
232 1 | things which the society communicated to its members, and unto
233 1 | to the civil right of the community. For example: we cannot
234 2 | divine inspirations and compare the articles of faith that
235 1 | of any consideration in comparison with eternity. Secondly,
236 1 | him best. As if he that compels me by laws and penalties
237 1 | you say? That is what I complain of; that is the very root
238 1 | course he likes best. No man complains of the ill-management of
239 1 | take away all ground of complaints and tumults upon account
240 1 | account of their different complexions, shapes, and features, so
241 1 | intends by those means to compose a truly Christian Church
242 1 | but civil assemblies are composed of men that differ from
243 2 | of faith; for if they be conceived in the express words of
244 1 | have, on the one side, a concernment for the interest of men’
245 1 | expression.~But perhaps it may be concluded from hence that I deny unto
246 1 | That we may draw towards a conclusion. The sum of all we drive
247 1 | the preachers of peace and concord shall continue with all
248 1 | upon the Exchange and a concourse of people in cities suffered?
249 1 | Church of Christ to make the conditions of her communion consist
250 1 | many countries without the confines of the Land of Promise and
251 1 | anything by outward force. Confiscation of estate, imprisonment,
252 1 | than by galleys, prisons, confiscations, and death. These he cherishes
253 1 | they mixed together and confounded two things that are in themselves
254 1 | that they are able to the confounding of men’s errors! But let
255 1 | But, indeed, if any people congregated upon account of religion
256 1 | mysteries of this or the other congregation, this immediately causes
257 1 | in that use they have no connection at all with civil affairs.
258 1 | Promise and carried their conquests as far as Euphrates. Amongst
259 1 | salvation of souls, than any conscientious dissent from ecclesiastical
260 1 | be set apart by God, and consecrated still to His worship, to
261 1 | impertinent, if in a thing of this consequence I require that the terms
262 1 | necessity of deliberating and, consequently, allows a liberty of choosing
263 1 | management of estates, in the conservation of bodily health, every
264 1 | which certainly is very considerable.~We have already proved
265 1 | them to offend God, which, considering that the end of all religion
266 1 | the fear of punishment, consisting of the deprivation or diminution
267 1 | men enter into seditious conspiracies, it is not religion inspires
268 1 | religion were in effect a conspiracy against the commonwealth;
269 1 | he may, perhaps, indeed constitute a society accommodated to
270 1 | magistrate in the different constitutions of nations. I only know
271 1 | on his own accord, not by constraint. He did not unwillingly
272 1 | provided by law that they must consult none but Roman physicians,
273 1 | corrects a spendthrift for consuming his substance in taverns.
274 1 | patiently and unmovedly the contagion of idolatry, superstition,
275 1 | Whereas if each of them would contain itself within its own boundsthe
276 1 | understandings? Which of the parties contending about these things is in
277 1 | covetousness, ambition, discord, contention, and all manner of inordinate
278 1 | There are two sorts of contests amongst men, the one managed
279 1 | bosom as, after admonition, continues obstinately to offend against
280 1 | born? In the variety and contradiction of opinions in religion,
281 2 | profess all the different and contradictory opinions of Lutherans, Calvinists,
282 1 | properties, in the things that contribute to the comfort and happiness
283 2 | and other sects which the contrivers of symbols, systems, and
284 1 | nobody murmurs, nobody controls him; he has his liberty.
285 1 | consider what suits his own convenience and follow what course he
286 1 | need of several outward conveniences to the support thereof,
287 1 | acknowledge that the Church (if a convention of clergymen, making canons,
288 1 | if anyone endeavour to convert those that are erroneous
289 1 | proceeding from a thorough conviction and approbation of the mind—
290 1 | reclaimed, and the erroneous convinced, there remains nothing further
291 1(9)| I Cor. 5. 12, 13.~
292 1 | see those fiery zealots correcting, in the same manner, their
293 1 | marrying his daughter. Nobody corrects a spendthrift for consuming
294 1 | manifestly relish of heathenish corruption, to predominate so much
295 1 | fashion at court or are countenanced by the government. Here
296 1 | nevertheless, you bid me be of good courage and tell me that all is
297 1 | predominating faction of a court-church; nor are any civil rights
298 1 | meetings in markets and Courts of Judicature? Why are crowds
299 1 | being of a God. Promises, covenants, and oaths, which are the
300 1 | some peculiar prerogative covered over with a specious show
301 1 | plain imputation of, without covering them with some specious
302 1 | for his own sect or the craft of others has kindled against
303 1 | taken; and you will in vain cram a medicine down a sick man’
304 1 | and the apostles may be credited, no man can be a Christian
305 1 | ambition of magistrates and the credulous superstition of the giddy
306 1 | Courts of Judicature? Why are crowds upon the Exchange and a
307 1 | not, clothed in white, or crowned with a mitre? Certainly,
308 1 | excommunicated forfeit their crowns and kingdoms? It is evident
309 1 | exercise of all manner of cruelties. For if it be out of a principle
310 1 | their own society, and that cry out continually, “The Church!
311 1 | not delight in; I may be cured of some disease by remedies
312 1 | to be profitable to the curing or preventing of any disease
313 1 | ejected person may any wise be damnified in body or estate. For all
314 2 | degree of madness as that he dare give out his consequences
315 1 | land or in marrying his daughter. Nobody corrects a spendthrift
316 1 | Jews who were idolaters. David and Solomon subdued many
317 1 | with a specious show of deceitful words, but in effect opposite
318 1 | subservient to the end of order, decency, and edification. But, even
319 1 | doctrine, holiness of life, and decent form of worship, they may
320 1 | it can be determined. The decision of that question belongs
321 1 | that the Gospel frequently declares that the true disciples
322 1 | your livelihood, would you decline that course for fear it
323 2 | as genuine and necessary deductions from the Holy Scripture.
324 2 | true Christianity—yet in deed and in truth this man cannot
325 1 | which, if anything were defective, or different from the institution,
326 1 | compacts of assistance for the defence of their temporal goods,
327 1 | force with force, and to defend their natural rights (which
328 1 | the most violent of these defenders of the truth, the opposers
329 1 | These he cherishes and defends; those he continually scourges
330 1 | puts us upon a necessity of deliberating and, consequently, allows
331 1 | by an art that I take not delight in; I may be cured of some
332 1 | human and divine, to be delivered up for a prey to other men’
333 1 | blamelessly soever they demean themselves, recompenses
334 1 | seem unto me abundantly to demonstrate.~First, because the care
335 1 | church-society, as has already been demonstrated, is absolutely free and
336 1 | of the Church, he plainly demonstrates by his actions that it is
337 2 | words.~In a word, he that denies not anything that the Holy
338 1 | nameth the name of Christ, depart from iniquity.”2 “Thou,
339 1 | misery; whose happiness depending upon his believing and doing
340 1 | pleasure and acceptance depends their eternal happiness.
341 1 | themselves the power of deposing kings, because they challenge
342 1 | religion of parents would descend unto children by the same
343 1 | last day according to his deserts; that is, according to his
344 1 | obligation of that law, nor deserve a dispensation. But if the
345 1 | worships God does it with design to please Him and procure
346 1 | the orthodox any right of destroying the other. For churches
347 1 | arise without a judge to determine them. You will say, then,
348 1 | promise; that princes may be dethroned by those that differ from
349 1 | dignity I desire not to detract from, nor would have it
350 1(8)| Deut. 2.~
351 1 | acknowledged by all men to be diametrically opposite to the profession
352 1 | silversmiths did for their Diana; this, I say, I desire to
353 1 | decisions of churchmen, whose differences and disputes are sufficiently
354 1 | it will easily remove all difficulty in this matter.~Every man
355 1 | utmost care, application, and diligence ought to be exercised in
356 1 | meekness, and toleration, and diligently endeavour to ally and temper
357 1 | from, nor would have it diminished either by others or themselves.
358 1 | consisting of the deprivation or diminution of those civil interests,
359 1 | perhaps, I have not been dipped in the right fashion; because
360 1 | fathers of their country, direct all their counsels and endeavours
361 1 | Gospel enjoins, this reason directs, and this that natural fellowship
362 1 | conscience; and these causes of discontents and animosities being once
363 1 | mutual conversation and discourse, no church or company, I
364 1 | private man’s search and study discovers it unto himself. I have
365 1 | worship be left to human discretion, how is it then that Churches
366 1 | that law, nor deserve a dispensation. But if the law, indeed,
367 1 | society, but from the common disposition of all mankind, who when
368 1 | churchmen, whose differences and disputes are sufficiently known,
369 1 | indeed, that obliges men to dissemble and tell lies, both to God
370 1 | Church. Now, their very dissension unavoidably puts us upon
371 1 | together, but will presently dissolve and break in pieces, unless
372 1 | though but even in thought, dissolves all; besides also, those
373 1 | equally and infinitely distant from all affinity with matter,
374 1 | things must be handled each distinctly that so the whole matter
375 1 | saved by a religion that I distrust and by a worship that I
376 1 | and less apt to produce disturbance of state than in any other
377 1 | suffer these incendiaries and disturbers of the public peace might
378 1 | treating of. It is not the diversity of opinions (which cannot
379 1 | of the world are as much divided as in their secular interests,
380 2 | he only is a heretic who divides the Church into parts, introduces
381 2 | use is applied only to the doctrinal part of religion. Let us
382 1 | do not tend to establish domination over others, or civil impunity
383 1 | heresy, whether those that domineer or those that suffer, will
384 1 | commonwealth, falls under a double consideration. The first
385 1 | not here concerning the doubtfulness of the event, but the rule
386 2 | an infidel. This nobody doubts of; and by this it appears
387 1 | potent soever, with all his dragoons.~The toleration of those
388 1 | use. This part, therefore, draws on another care and necessarily
389 1 | made unlawful to eat bread, drink wine, or wash with water
390 1 | enjoin the eating of fish and drinking of ale in the holy banquet
391 1 | conclusion. The sum of all we drive at is that every man may
392 1 | of sense that he who with dry eyes and satisfaction of
393 1 | happiness. For obedience is due, in the first place, to
394 1 | frail and fleeting, and the duration uncertain, they have need
395 1 | been made use of to throw dust in the people’s eyes in
396 1 | admonish his hearers of the duties of peace and goodwill towards
397 1 | have private houses and dwellings amongst us, why should we
398 1 | mind those that contend so earnestly for the decrees of their
399 1 | might it not also enjoin the eating of fish and drinking of
400 1 | regard to the suffrages of ecclesiastics that are not favourers of
401 1 | have the government and education of their own children; that
402 1 | the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary, and Elizabeth,
403 1 | judge acceptable to Him, and effectual to the salvation of their
404 1 | nature can have any such efficacy as to make men change the
405 1 | word or action whereby the ejected person may any wise be damnified
406 1 | VIII, Edward VI, Mary, and Elizabeth, how easily and smoothly
407 1 | authority to the aid of their eloquence or learning, lest perhaps,
408 1 | in body or goods for not embracing our faith and worship. If
409 1 | affairs should be most apt to embroil them. Oh, but civil assemblies
410 1 | for the like reason the Emims and the Horims were driven
411 1 | vicissitude of orthodox and Arian emperors is very well known. Or if
412 1 | a Christian. Any one may employ as many exhortations and
413 1 | necessarily gives another employment. But the pravity of mankind
414 1 | dignity and excellency as to enable them to do it. In the common
415 1 | articles of faith as to enact them by a law?~Further,
416 1 | person concerning a law enacted in political matters, for
417 1 | commonwealth, nor the right enacting of laws, does discover this
418 1 | assemblies and meetings endanger the public peace and threaten
419 1 | sincerity and uprightness in endeavouring to promote piety, and the
420 1 | powerful a provocation to endless hatreds, rapines, and slaughters
421 1 | magistrate has no power to enforce by law, either in his own
422 1 | be too remote, our modern English history affords us fresh
423 1 | added to it. This the Gospel enjoins, this reason directs, and
424 1 | upon account of religion, enjoying the same favour of the prince
425 1 | his duty to endeavour the enlargement of it amongst men, ought
426 1 | these which breed implacable enmities amongst Christian brethren,
427 1 | communion that are tainted with enormous vices and without amendment
428 1 | make it his business to enrich and advance his followers
429 1 | be driven out, that the entire possession of the land might
430 1 | the same principle, as the Ephesian silversmiths did for their
431 1 | discipline? Why should not the Episcopal also have what they like?
432 1 | instituted in order to the erecting of an external pomp, nor
433 1 | countries by the children of Esau and Lot; and their lands,
434 1 | is but one way for me to escape death, will it therefore
435 1 | Him, and that liberty is essentially necessary to that end, appears
436 1 | power extends not to the establishing of any articles of faith,
437 1 | consideration in comparison with eternity. Secondly, that seeing one
438 1 | their conquests as far as Euphrates. Amongst so many captives
439 1 | equal, both in America and Europe. And neither Pagans there,
440 1 | that he appoints be truly Evangelical, yet, if I be not thoroughly
441 1 | the doubtfulness of the event, but the rule of right.~
442 1 | belief. It is only light and evidence that can work a change in
443 2 | are some propositions so evidently agreeable to Scripture that
444 1 | intricate matters, that exceed the capacity of ordinary
445 1 | religious communion does exceedingly unite men’s minds and affections
446 1 | them so much dignity and excellency as to enable them to do
447 | except
448 1 | Why are crowds upon the Exchange and a concourse of people
449 1 | their art and strength to excite men to arms and sound the
450 1 | opposers of errors, the exclaimers against schism do hardly
451 1 | that are not His, and which excludes such persons from its communion
452 1 | deliver his brother to the executioner to be burnt alive, does
453 1 | Gospel of peace and with the exemplary holiness of their conversation.
454 1 | if erroneous, does not exempt him from the obligation
455 1 | and diligence ought to be exercised in the search and performance
456 1 | ecclesiastical dominion, nor to the exercising of compulsive force, but
457 1(7)| Exod. 22, 20, 21.~
458 1 | proceed from the certain expectation of eternal life. A church,
459 1 | God only; what else can be expected but that these men, growing
460 2 | themselves from others, or expelling the others from them. Nor
461 1 | build, or make whatsoever expenses he pleases, nobody murmurs,
462 1 | sermons are justified by daily experience and public allowance. These
463 1 | this manner, instead of expiating other sins by the exercise
464 1 | beasts in churches, and expiations by water or fire, and abundance
465 1 | salvation he heartily desires—to expire in torments, and that even
466 2 | that they themselves can explain things necessary to salvation
467 1 | appears to be absurd beyond expression.~But perhaps it may be concluded
468 1 | them. If civil jurisdiction extend thus far, what might not
469 1 | conform to this or that exterior worship, without any regard
470 1 | Geneva, for example, he may extirpate, by violence and blood,
471 1 | immoralities than to the extirpation of sects. But if anyone
472 1 | them, with all their might, extol and praise it, what religion
473 1 | had been destroyed by some extraordinary murrain, who sees not that
474 2 | cannot but wonder at the extravagant arrogance of those men who
475 1 | purification of their souls? The extreme difference of these two
476 1 | would soon draw on them the eye and hand of the magistrate
477 1 | attainment whereof can neither be facilitated by another man’s industry,
478 1 | goods by the predominating faction of a court-church; nor are
479 1 | not to be sanctuaries for factious and flagitious fellows.
480 1 | into it do thereby ipso facto deliver themselves up to
481 1 | literally, with fire and faggot—pass by those moral vices
482 1 | answer that, if government be faithfully administered and the counsels
483 1 | Nor does the frivolous and fallacious distinction between the
484 1 | blindly following, had not fallen into idolatry and thereby
485 1 | the Jewish commonwealth, falls under a double consideration.
486 1 | primitive Christians were falsely accused) lustfully pollute
487 1 | manner, their friends and familiar acquaintance for the manifest
488 1 | some that maintain their families plentifully and grow rich
489 1 | to execution. The whole family of Rahab, the whole nation
490 2 | framed according to his own fancy with the authority of Scripture.
491 2 | Farewell.~Perhaps it may not be amiss
492 1 | though he forsake both father and mother, separate from
493 1 | by human laws, may, like fathers of their country, direct
494 1 | zeal of others. These are faults from which human affairs
495 1 | ecclesiastics that are not favourers of their own faith and way
496 1 | flattering the ambition and favouring the dominion of princes
497 1 | thus what may be spent on a feast may be spent on a sacrifice.
498 1 | complexions, shapes, and features, so that those who have
499 1 | staff, and they begin to feel themselves the stronger,
500 1 | Ottoman Emperor and frames the feigned oracles of that religion