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Two sermons preached at Northampton at two several assizes there The one in the…Two sermons preached at Northampton at two severall assises there The one in the…
Two sermons preached at Northampton at two several assizes there The one in the time of the shrievalty of Sir Erasmus Dryden Baronet. Anno Domini, 1621. The other in the time of the shrievalty of Sir Henry Robinson Knight, anno Domini, 1629. By Robert Bolton ... Published by E.B.Two sermons preached at Northampton at two severall assises there The one in the time of the shrevalty of Sir Erasmus Dryden Baronet. Anno Domini, 1621. The other in the time of the shrevalty of Sir Henry Robinson Knight, anno Domini, 1629. By Robert Bolton ... Published by E.B.
London: printed by George Miller, 1635
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Divine Laws do bind the conscience primarily, as they say, properly, and by themselves. GOD is the LORD of the conscience, and only able to damn and save the soul, for the breaking or keeping of his Laws; and therefore he alone hath an absolute and sovereign power to bind the conscience. If humane Laws, even that are just, do any way, it is by the power and precept of divine Law. See Rom. 13.1. &c. I mean merely humane. For that is false which Bellarmine hath De laicis, Cap. 11. Par. 5. that every just Civill Law, is either a conclusion or determination of the divine Moral Law. Junius as all ⟨p. 9⟩along in his Animadversions, so here, he hath also nobly conquered and confounded him. And therefore as we would prefer the keeping of a good conscience, before the sleeping in a whole skin, and the fear of him, which can destroy body and soul in hell fire, before him that can only kill the body, let us cleave unto the commandments of GOD, against the contradictions of the whole world.
Divine Lawes do bind the conscience primarily, as they say, properly, and by themselves. GOD is the LORD of the conscience, and onely able to damne and save the soule, for the breaking or keeping of his Lawes; and therefore he alone hath an absolute and soveraigne power to binde the conscience. If humane Lawes, even that are just, doe any way, it is by the power and precept of divine Law. See Rom. 13.1. &c. I meane meerely humane. For that is false which Bellarmine hath De laicis, Cap. 11. Par. 5. that every just Civill Law, is either a conclusion or determination of the divine Morall Law. Iunius as all ⟨p. 9⟩along in his Animadversions, so here, he hath also nobly conquered and confounded him. And therefore as we would preferre the keeping of a good conscience, before the sleeping in a whole skin, and the feare of him, which can destroy bondy and soule in hell fire, before him that can onely kill the body, let us cleave unto the commandements of GOD, against the contradictions of the whole world.