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An indictment against England because of her self-murdering divisionsAn indictment against England because of her selfe-murdering divisions
An indictment against England because of her self-murdering divisions: together with an exhortation to an England-preserving unity and concord. Presented in a sermon preached before the Right Honourable House of Lords in the Abby church at Westminster; at the late solemn fast, December 25. 1644. By Edmund Calamy, B.D. and pastor of Aldermanbury in London.An indictment against England because of her selfe-murdering divisions: together vvith an exhortation to an England-preserving vnity and concord. Presented in a sermon preached before the Right Honourable House of Lords in the Abby church at Westminster; at the late solemne fast, December 25. 1644. By Edmund Calamy, B.D. and pastour of Aldermanbury in London.
London: printed by I. L. for Christopher Meredith, 1645
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Some errors are such, as subvert the faith, and destroy the power of Godliness: others are of a lesser nature, ⟨p. 38⟩which may consist with the power of Godliness, and with an unity in the faith. But that which I now speak against, is that unbounded 1liberty that is pleaded for in divers books lately written, which hold forth this prodigious Tenet. That every man is to be suffered to have the liberty of his conscience, be it never so Heretical or Idolatricall. This overthroweth all the power of the Magistrate in punishing heresy, blasphemy, Idolatry, and is contrary to many plain Texts of the *Old Testament, and to those of the New Testament above mentioned.
Some errors are such, as subvert the faith, and destroy the power of Godlinesse: others are of a lesser nature, ⟨p. 38⟩which may consist with the power of Godlinesse, and with an unitie in the faith. But that which I now speake against, is that unbounded 1libertie that is pleaded for in divers books lately written, which hold forth this prodigious Tenent. That every man is to be suffered to have the libertie of his conscience, be it never so Hereticall or Idolatricall. This overthroweth all the power of the Magistrate in punishing heresie, blasphemy, Idolatry, and is contrary to many plaine Texts of the *Old Testament, and to those of the New Testament above mentioned.
- 1Bloody Tenet. The Good Samaritan. John Baptist.Bloody Tenent. The Good Samaritan. John Baptist.
- *2 Chron. 15. 13.