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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…
A treatise of miscellany questions wherein many useful questions and cases of conscience are discussed and resolved ... / by Mr. George Gillespie ... ; published by Mr. Patrick Gillespie ...A treatise of miscellany questions wherein many usefull questions and cases of conscience are discussed and resolved ... / by Mr. George Gillespie ... ; published by Mr. Patrik Gillespie ...
Edinburgh: printed by Gideon Lithgow for George Swintoun, 1649Edinburgh: printed by Gedeon Lithgovv for George Svvintoun, 1649
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9. If other Propositions of peace be turned into Ordinances, and this of the Covenant not so, it will strengthen the calumnies cast upon the Parliament by the Malignant party, that they have had no intention to settle Religion according to the Covenant, but that they entered into the Covenant for bringing in the Scots to their assistance, and for gaining the good opinion of the reformed Churches.
9. If other Propositions of peace be turned into Ordinances, and this of the Covenant not so, it will strengthen the calumnies cast upon the Parliament by the Malignant party, that they have had no intention to setle Religion according to the Covenant, but that they entred into the Covenant for bringing in the Scots to their assistance, and for gaining the good opinion of the reformed Churches.
10. It will also be a dangerous president to separate between the legislative power, and the corrective or punitive power. For if after the ordinance of Parliament enjoining and ordaining that the Covenant be taken universally throughout the whole Kingdom, there be no sanction nor penalty upon these who shall refuse it, let wise men judge, whether this may not expose the authority of Parliament to contempt.
10. It will also be a dangerous president to separat between the legislative power, and the corrective or punitive power. For if after the ordinance of Parliament injoyning and ordaining that the Covenant be taken universally throughout the whole Kingdome, there be no sanction nor penalty upon these who shall refuse it, let wise men judge, whether this may not expose the authority of Parliament to contempt.
11 I shall conclude with this Syllogism, That which is not only sinful in it self, but a great dishonour to God, a great scandal to the Church, & with all a disobedience to the lawful Ordinance of authority, may and ought to be punished, by this Christian and reforming Parliament. But their offence which still refuse to take the Covenant, is not only sinful in it self, but a great dishonour to God, a great scandal to the Church, and with all a disobedience to the lawful Ordinance of Authority.