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Short and plain animadversions on some passages in Mr. Dells sermon first preached before…Short and plaine animadversions on some passages in Mr. Dels sermon first preached before…
Short and plain animadversions on some passages in Mr. Dells sermon first preached before the Honourable House of Commons on Novemb. 25. 1646. But since printed without their order Setting forth the many dangerous and destructive assertions therein both to church and state, the covenant, and the reformation so much desired. Together, with an answer to an unlicensed pamphlet annexed to the sermon, entitled, A reply to Master Loves contradictions. By Christopher Love minister of Anne Aldersgate, London. The second edition. Imprimatur Ja. Cranford. Decemb. 17. 1646.Short and plaine animadversions on some passages in Mr. Dels sermon first preached before the Honourable House of Commons on Novemb. 25. 1646. But since printed without their order Setting forth the many dangerous and destructive assertions therein both to church and state, the covenant, and the reformation so much desired. Together, with an answer to an unlicensed pamphlet annext to the sermon, entituled, A reply to Master Loves contradictions. By Christopher Love minister of Anne Aldersgate, London. The second edition. Imprimatur Ja. Cranford. Decemb. 17. 1646.
London: printed by R. Cotes for John Bellamie, 1647London: printed by R. Cotes for Iohn Bellamie, 1647
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'Tis one thing for a man not to receive the Word,1 and another thing to vent blasphemies and errors against the Word; I grant, that Ministers must not go to the Secular Magistrate to have men punished who do not believe or receive their Doctrine, nor are any punished for this; yet Ministers must go to the Civill Magistrate to have Heretics and Blasphemers punished by his hand; else guilt lies upon them. Now because I perceive the thing which Mr. Dell drives at, is to deny this, as appears by a following passage, pag. 25. line 32. avoid an Heretic, but not imprison him, or kill him, or banish him:) I shall therefore make this good, that 'tis no such new or unheard of thing, that Ministers should call to the Civill Magistrate to have Heretics punished; I may make it evident from the most ancient and general Council.2 The Nicene Council after they had cast out Arius the Heretic out of the Church of Alexandria, made their addresses unto Constantine the Great that he might be punished: so did the Ephesian Council with Nestorius that grand Heretic, desire Theodosius and Valentinian to banish him, which was done accordingly. Thus did the Constantinopolitan Council with that gross Heretic Macedonius: and the Calcedon Council with the Eutichean Heretics; yea, not only the general Councils, but the Reformed Churches they do the like; yea, in New-England also the Churches did call to the Civill Magistrate to imprison some, and banish others, who were the broachers of damnable Heresies and Errors; and 'tis to be observed, that Gerrard who did much differ both from Lutherans and Calvinists in this controversy about punishing any Heretics with death; yet he grants this that I urge. Quod Magistratus ⟨p. 26⟩ad fidem Christi conversi auxilium contra Haereticos Orthodoxi implorare possint libenter concedimus, 3that is, That the Orthodox may lawfully beg the power and help of the Christian Magistrate against Heretics. But it may be objected, why the Apostles and the Church in the Primitive times did not go to the Civill Magistrate to have Heretics punished? Sol.
'Tis one thing for a man not to receive the Word,