A80608:1296
The bloody tenet, washed, and made white in the blood of the LambThe bloudy tenent, washed, and made white in the bloud of the Lambe
The bloody tenet, washed, and made white in the blood of the Lamb: being discussed and discharged of blood-guiltiness by just defence. Wherein the great questions of this present time are handled, viz. how far liberty of conscience ought to be given to those that truly fear God? And how far restrained to turbulent and pestilent persons, that not only raze the foundation of godliness, but disturb the civill peace where they live? Also how far the magistrate may proceed in the duties of the first table? And that all magistrates ought to study the word and will of God, that they may frame their government according to it. Discussed. As they are alleged from divers Scriptures, out of the Old and New Testament. Wherein also the practise of princes is debated, together with the judgement of ancient and late writers of most precious esteem. Whereunto is added a reply to Mr. Williams answer, to Mr. Cottons letter. / By John Cotton Bachelor in Divinity, and teacher of the church of Christ at Boston in New England.The bloudy tenent, washed, and made white in the bloud of the Lambe: being discussed and discharged of bloud-guiltinesse by just defence. Wherein the great questions of this present time are handled, viz. how farre liberty of conscience ought to be given to those that truly feare God? And how farre restrained to turbulent and pestilent persons, that not onely raze the foundation of godlinesse, but disturb the civill peace where they live? Also how farre the magistrate may proceed in the duties of the first table? And that all magistrates ought to study the word and will of God, that they may frame their government according to it. Discussed. As they are alledged from divers Scriptures, out of the Old and New Testament. Wherein also the practise of princes is debated, together with the judgement of ancient and late writers of most precious esteeme. Whereunto is added a reply to Mr. Williams answer, to Mr. Cottons letter. / By John Cotton Batchelor in Divinity, and teacher of the church of Christ at Boston in New England.
London: printed by Matthew Symmons for Hannah Allen, 1647
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.
I easily grant, nor did I ever deny it, that the Inhabitants of the world, though they never come into the estate of men fearing God, yet they may and ought to be suffered to live in the ⟨p. 184⟩world, unless they disturb the Countries of the world where they live, with some Capital Crimes. And if they do disturb the Countries where they live, they stand and fall to the Laws, and Governments of the Countries where they inhabit.
I easily grant, nor did I ever deny it, that the Inhabitants of the world, though they never come into the estate of men fearing God, yet they may and ought to be suffered to live in the ⟨p. 184⟩world, unlesse they disturbe the Countries of the world where they live, with some Capitall Crimes. And if they doe disturbe the Countries where they live, they stand and fall to the Lawes, and Governments of the Countries where they inhabite.
And therefore all the dangerous consequences, which the Discusser gathereth from my speech (but indeed not my speech, but his own) as if I should drive the world out of the world, or turn the world upside down, or leave it to men that have not Gods fear, to judge who fear God, and who not, and the rest that follow, they are all of them consequences without an Antecedent, or an Antecedent without existence in any speech of mine, but only in his own imagination.
And therefore all the dangerous consequences, which the Discusser gathereth from my speech (but indeed not my speech, but his owne) as if I should drive the world out of the world, or turne the world upside downe, or leave it to men that have not Gods feare, to judge who feare God, and who not, and the rest that follow, they are all of them consequences without an Anticedent, or an Anticedent without exsistence in any speech of mine, but onely in his owne imagination.