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Wholesome severity reconciled with Christian liberty. Or, the true resolution of a present controversy…VVholesome severity reconciled with Christian liberty. Or, the true resolution of a present controversie…
Wholesome severity reconciled with Christian liberty. Or, the true resolution of a present controversy concerning liberty of conscience. Here you have the question stated, the middle way betwixt popish tyranny and schismatizing liberty approved, and also confirmed from Scripture, and the testimonies of divines, yea of whole churches: the chief arguments and exceptions used in The bloody tenet, The compassionate Samaritan, M.S. to A.S. &c. examined. Eight distinctions added for qualifying and clearing the whole matter. And in conclusion a parænetick to the five apologists for choosing accommodation rather then toleration. Imprimatur. Ja. Cranford. Decemb 16. 1644.VVholesome severity reconciled with Christian liberty. Or, the true resolution of a present controversie concerning liberty of conscience. Here you have the question stated, the middle way betwixt popish tyrannie and schismatizing liberty approved, and also confirmed from Scripture, and the testimonies of divines, yea of whole churches: the chiefe arguments and exceptions used in The bloudy tenent, The compassionate samaritane, M.S. to A.S. &c. examined. Eight distinctions added for qualifying and clearing the whole matter. And in conclusion a parænetick to the five apologists for choosing accommodation rather then toleration. Imprimatur. Ia. Cranford. Decemb 16. 1644.
London: printed for Christopher Meredith, 1645
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THE TRUE RESOLUTION of a present Controversy concerning Liberty of Conscience.
THE TRUE RESOLUTION of a present Controversie concerning Liberty of Conscience.
Concerning this Question there are three opinions; two extremes, and one in the middle. So it is resolved not only by D. Voetius, in his late Disputations De libertate conscientiae, but long before by Calvin, in his Refutation of the errors of Servetus, where he disputeth this very question, Whether Christian Judges may lawfully punish Heretics.
COncerning this Question there are three opinions; two extreams, and one in the middle. So it is resolved not only by D. Voetius, in his late Disputations De libertate conscientiae, but long before by Calvin, in his Refutation of the errours of Servetus, where he disputeth this very question, Whether Christian Judges may lawfully punish Hereticks.
The first opinion is that of the Papists, who hold it to be not only no sin, but good service to God, to extirpate by fire and sword, all that are adversaries to, or opposers of the Church and Catholic Religion.1 Upon this ground Gregorius de Valentia tells us there were 180. of the Albigenses burnt under Pope Innocentius the third; and in the Council of Constance were burnt John Hus and Hierome of Pragus.