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Fair-warning, or, XXV reasons against toleration and indulgence of popery with the Arch-bishop of…
Fair-warning, or, XXV reasons against toleration and indulgence of popery with the Arch-bishop of Canterbury's letter to the King and all the bishops of Ireland's protestation to the Parliament to the same purpose : with an answer to the Roman-Catholics reasons for indulgence : also the excellent reasons of the Honourable House of Commons against indulgence, with historical observations thereupon.Fair-warning, or, XXV reasons against toleration and indulgence of popery with the Arch-bishop of Canterbury's letter to the King and all the bishops of Irelands protestation to the Parliament to the same purpose : with an answer to the Roman-Catholicks reasons for indulgence : also the excellent reasons of the Honourable House of Commons against indulgence, with historical observations thereupon.
London: printed for S.U.N.T.F.S., 1663
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Twenty five Reasons Against Toleration of Popery › Reason 8: Reason 8.
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Reason 8.
Nothing is to be Tolerated that is directly contrary to the word &c. For therefore indeed Kings are commanded to read the word of God that they may suffer nothing that is contrary to the word, you can do nothing against the truth but for the truth you are to be a terror to them that do evil ⟨p. 7⟩against the word, and an Encouragement to them that do well according to that word: we pray four you that are in authority that we may lead peaceable & quiet lives in all godliness according to the word of God: and honesty according to the Laws of men: how can you stand by and see the Communion and administered in one kind against the Institution of Christ which is, Eat ye all of this, drink ye all of this? How can you stand by and look upon them serving or rather mocking God in an unknown tongue in despite of the Apostolical injunction, 1 Cor. 14. will you allow men a liberty to choose whether they will read the Scripture, when you know that these things are written that ye might believe, & that believing ye might have life through his name, will you suffer them that say rend not these holy Scriptures least they destroy your faith and bring you to damnation, when you know that whatsoever things are written, are written for our learning that we through the comforts of the Scriptures might have hope. What shall I do saith the man in the Gospel that I may inherit eternal Life? Our Saviour answereth what is written in the Law, how readest thou? What sins will you punish, O you Kings. 1. If you wink at them, that vilify Gods words us obscure or insufficient for Salvation: even the late times of liberty denied liberty to them that denied the Scripture. 2. That presume to alter the express Institutions of God. 3. That forbid the reading of the Scripture, the only way of Life: Lord what shall not be allowed if these men be allowed.