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The heart of N-England rent at the blasphemies of the present generation. Or A…
The heart of N-England rent at the blasphemies of the present generation. Or A brief tractate, concerning the doctrine of the Quakers, demonstrating the destructive nature thereof, to religion, the churches, and the state, with consideration of the remedy against it. : Occasional satisfaction to objections, and confirmation of the contrary trueth. / By John Norton ...
Cambridge: printed by Samuel Green, 1659
Chapter 4: CHAP: 4. Of the Remedy against Heretical doctrines, and in particular, against the doct…
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We subject not any to Civil or Corporal punishment for heresy, if quiet and alone. We do not inflict any Church-censure in case of heresy, without doctrinal conviction on the Churches part and contumacy on the delinquents part, foregoing.
We subject not any to Civil or Corporal punishment for heresie, if quiet and alone. We do not inflict any Church-censure in case of heresie, without doctrinal conviction on the Churches part and contumacy on the delinquents part, foregoing.
In case of Heresy incorrigible, in conjunction with endeavours to seduce others thereunto, and tending to the disturbing of Public-order, we acknowledge it to be the pious wisdom of the Magistrate, to proceed gradually, and where gentler means may rationally be looked at as effectual, there to abstain from the use of any severer remedy.
In case of Heresie incorrigible, in conjunction with endeavours to seduce others thereunto, and tending to the disturbing of Publick-order, we accknowledg it to be the pious wisdom of the Magistrate, to proceed gradually, and where gentler meanes may rationally be looked at as effectual, there to abstain from the use of any severer remedie.
And according to this method, hath been the gradual proceeding of the Magistrate here, with those (hitherto incorrigible) Quakers, who from England have unreasonably and insolently ⟨p. 54⟩obtruded themselves upon us. 1. Instructing them. 2. Restraining them, until an opportunity of their return. 3. Publishing a law to warn and prohibit both them, and all others of their sect from coming into this Jurisdiction: otherwise to expect the house of Correction. And in case they returned yet again, then to loose one of their ears &c.