A treatise of miscellany questions wherein many useful questions and cases of conscience are…A treatise of miscellany questions wherein many usefull questions and cases of conscience are…

I have the more fully and strongly asserted the inconsistency of Heresy, and holiness, as likewise of sound believing, and profane living, and have showed the joint fading or flourishing of true grace and true holiness, that this being demonstrated and laid down for a sure principle, may lead us to many practical and useful conclusions and corollaries which I will only here point at,

I have the more fully and strongly asserted the inconsistencie of Heresie, and holinesse, as likewise of sound beleeving, and prophane living, and have shewed the joynt fading or flourishing of true grace and true holynesse, that this being demonstrated and laid down for a sure principle, may lead us to many practicall and usefull conclusions and corrolaries which I will onely here point at,

First, it cuts off the exception of those who cry out against the censuring, suppressing and punishing of Heretics by the Christian Magistrate, as if this were a persecuting of piety or pious persons, when it is indeed a suppressing of a work of the flesh for Heresy is no other, Gal: 5. 20.) and of that which is either the cause or effect, either the usher or page of some impiety.

First, it cuts off the exception of those who cry out against the censuring, suppressing and punishing of Hereticks by the Christian Magistrate, as if this were a persecuting of pietie or pious persons, when it is indeed a suppressing of a work of the flesh •for Heresie is no other, Gal: 5. 20.) and of that which is either the cause or effect, either the usher or page of someimpiety.

Secondly, it confuteth that most pernicious and cursed opinion, that if a man live well, he may be saved in any Religion or any Faith. Socinus did hold, that all, whether Lutherans, or