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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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But to save me a labour in looking upon other Interpreters, because the Poor Pamphleteer appealeth first to Piscator and Beza, and afterwards to Gualther, (as Mr Goodwin did ⟨p. 27⟩before him) let him be judged by these and no other. P•scator saith plainly, that Gamaliel's speech was not right,1 while he saith, If this counsellor this work be of men, it will come to nought, his meaning being that therefore they should let it alone. Beza thinks Gamaliel spake not from love to the Apostles, but from fear of the Romans. Gualther thinks it a most pernicious Tenet which some build upon this place, concerning the toleration of heresies and errors. Yea, Beza de Haereticis à Magistratu puniendis, citeth and approveth Calvins judgement, condemning Gamaliel for Neutrality, and his speech of error.
But to save me a labour in looking upon other Interpreters, because the Poor Pamphleter appealeth first to Piscator and Beza, and afterwards to Gualther, (as Mr Goodwin did ⟨p. 27⟩before him) let him be judged by these and no other. P•scator saith plainly, that Gamaliels speech was not right,1 while he saith, If this counsellor this work be of men, it will come to nought, his meaning being that therefore they should let it alone. Beza thinks Gamaliel spake not from love to the Apostles, but from fear of the Romanes. Gualther thinks it a most pernicious Tenent which some build upon this place, concerning the toleration of heresies and errors. Yea, Beza de Haereticis à Magistratu puniendis, citeth and approveth Calvins judgement, condemning Gamaliel for Neutrality, and his speech of error.
- 1Piscat. Non fuit rectum (Gamaliclis consilium) ratione illius connexi, Si est ex hominibus confilium sive opus […], disselv•tur: q•ate•us voluit collegas inde collgee, no igtur esse ipsis elaborandum ut opus illud dissolvant. Nam etsi novationes humao consilio & au lacy ssceptae, tandem dissolvuntur: tamen officium Magistratus est, operam dare ut illas compscant & prohbeant, & ejusmodi novatores pro merito puniant, sed praecunte legitima gntione causae. Beza, Non certè quod Evangelio faveret (Gamaliel) nisi Dscipuli sui Sauli faith dissimilis, (infra 22. 3.) sed quod homo esset moderatus & vereretur ne caedem Apostelorum contra Romaorum authoritatem factam, gravius aliquid sequeretur. Gualther. Perniciosissimi dogmatis occasionem hinc venantur, quo nullius conatus quantum vis improbes, nullius etiam errres quantumvis impios & blasphemos vi coercendes esse lamant. Unde aliud scqui non potest quam universae disciplinae tum politicae tum ecclesiasticae cnulsio: frustra enim geret Magistratus gladium.