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 could wish this written in marble, or recorded upon the Parliament walls, as the confession of one who hath pleaded most for liberty and toleration from the Magistrate, to soul murdering Heretics and deceivers.

I could wish this written in marble, or recorded upon the Parliament walls, as the confession of one who hath pleaded most for liberty and tolleration from the Magistrat, to soule murthering Hereticks and deceavers.

But if any Magistrates will not have respect to the honour of God, and salvation of souls, let them take heed to their own interest▪ When the Church of Christ sinketh in a State, let not that State think to swim: Religion and Righteousness must flourish or fade away, stand or fall together. They who are false to God, shall not be faithful to men. It was a ⟨p. 164⟩pious saying of Constantine, Quomodo fidem praestabunt Imperato•i inviolatam, qui Deo sunt persidi? 'Tis more then paradoxical, and I fear no less then Atheistical, which Mr. Williams chap. 70. of the Bloody Tenet, holds, viz. that a false▪ Religion and Worship will not hurt the civill State, in case the worshippers break no civill Law.

But if any Magistrates will not have respect to the honour of God, and salvation of soules, let them take heed to their own interest▪ When the Church of Christ sinketh in a State, let not that State thinke to swimme: Religion and Righteousnesse must flourish or fade away, stand or fall together. They who are false to God, shall not be faithfull to men. It was a ⟨p. 164⟩pious saying of Constantine, Quomodo fidem praestabunt Imperato•i inviolatam, qui Deo sunt persidi? 'Tis more then paradoxall, and I fear no lesse then Atheisticall, which Mr. Williams chap. 70. of the Bloudy Tenent, holds, viz. that a false Religion and Worship will not hurt the civill State, incase the worshippers break no civill Law.