A92140:261
A free disputation against pretended liberty of conscience tending to resolve doubts moved
A free disputation against pretended liberty of conscience tending to resolve doubts moved by Mr. John Goodwin, John Baptist, Dr. Jer. Taylor, the Belgic Arminians, Socinians, and other authors contending for lawless liberty, or licentious toleration of sects and heresies. / By Samuel Rutherfurd professor of divinity in the University of St. Andrews.A free disputation against pretended liberty of conscience tending to resolve doubts moved by Mr. John Goodwin, John Baptist, Dr. Jer. Taylor, the Belgick Arminians, Socinians, and other authors contending for lawlesse liberty, or licentious toleration of sects and heresies. / By Samuel Rutherfurd professor of divinity in the University of St. Andrews.
London: printed by R.I. for Andrew Crook, 1649
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2. He bids receive them in a practice in it self, for that time, indifferent (for 1 Cor. 8. 8. Neither if they did eat, were they the better, nor if they did not eat, were they the worse) but only erroneous in the manner, because of the twilight and sparklings of the light of the Gospel not fully promulgated to the Jews. Will it follow that the Jews should be tolerated still, and perpetually to circumcise and keep the Ceremonial law, and to teach others so to do? for Libertines contend for a constant and perpetual toleration of all Jewish and sinful practises.
2. He bids receive them in a practice in it selfe, for that time, indifferent (for 1 Cor. 8. 8. Neither if they did eat, were they the better, nor if they did not eat, were they the worse) but onely erroneous in the manner, because of the twilight and sparklings of the light of the Gospell not fully promulgated to the Jewes. Will it follow that the Jewes should be tollerated still, and perpetually to circumcise and keepe the Ceremoniall law, and to teach others so to doe? for Libertines contend for a constant and perpetuall tolleration of all Jewish and sinfull practises.
Ob. 2. Paul speaking of Ceremonies, Ph. 3. 15. saith, Let us therefore, as many to be perfect, be th•• minded, and if, in any thing, ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you. 16. Nevertheless whereunto we have attained, let us walk by the s•me rule, let us mind the same things.
Ob. 2. Paul speaking of Ceremonies, Ph. 3. 15. saith, Let us therefore, as many to be perfect, be th•• minded, and if, in any thing, ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveale even this unto you. 16. Neverthelesse whereunto we have attained, let us walke by the s•me rule, let us minde the same things.