A34675:248
A defence of Mr. John Cotton from the imputation of self contradiction, charged on…A defence of Mr. John Cotton from the imputation of selfe contradiction, charged on…
A defence of Mr. John Cotton from the imputation of self contradiction, charged on him by Mr. Dan. Cawdrey written by himself not long before his death ; whereunto is prefixed, an answer to a late treatise of the said Mr. Cawdrey about the nature of schism, by John Owen ...A defence of Mr. John Cotton from the imputation of selfe contradiction, charged on him by Mr. Dan. Cavvdrey written by himselfe not long before his death ; whereunto is prefixed, an answer to a late treatise of the said Mr. Cavvdrey about the nature of schisme, by John Owen ...
Oxford: printed by H. Hall for T. Robinson, 1658
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.
The 16th Contradiction is delivered thus.
16. It belongeth to the civill Magistrate, to establish pure Religion, in Doctrine, worship and Government: partly by civill Punishment upon the wilful oppressors, and Disturbers of the same. Keys p. 50. | 16. Yet the Brethren here call for, or Tolerate Toleration of all Opinions, and Deny the magistrate Power to Punish any Pretending conscience Bartlet's Model, pag. 128. | 16. See Mr. Bartlet's Model p. 25. Contrà
16. It belongeth to the civill Magistrate, to establish pure Religion, in Doctrine, worship and Government: partly by civill Punishment upon the wilfull oppressours, and Disturbers of the same. Keyes p. 50. | 16. Yet the Brethren here call for, or Tolerate Toleration of all Opinions, and Deny the magistrate Power to Punish any Pretending conscience Bartlets Model, pag. 128. | 16. See Mr. Bartlets Modell p. 25. Contrà
Ans. 1. This Contradiction laboureth of the same Disease (as the rest generally Do) It speaketh not ad Idem. Such as require the Magistrate to establish Pure Religion, in Doctrine, worship and Government, and to Restrain the wilful opposers and Disturbers thereof by civill Punishments, They speak of Fundamentals in Religion, and such opinions as apparently tend to libertinism, and licentious ungodliness, as Mr Bartlet expresseth it, Model pag. 126.