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…

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, or¹ Calvinists, or Anabaptists, or Arians, so that they live well, shall be saved (as hath been observed) he was a follower of Mahomet, for Machomet having compiled his Alcoran, partly out of the Jewish, and partly out of the Christian Tenets, and made it an hotch potch out of both, that he might concili•t favour unto it among both, he held that every one▪who lives well, whether Jew or Christian shall be saved, he that holds a man may be saved what ever he believe, may with as much truth hold that a man may be saved what ever he do, or however he live.

Secondly, it confuteth that most pernic•ous 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, or¹