A92140:604
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
Chapter 21: Of the Samaritans, and of no compelling of Heathens. How the Covenant bindeth us.
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.
2 If so, the Judges are not in their respective places to ⟨p. 258⟩take the Covenant, nor endeavour the extirpation of heresy, because that is against the word of God, but then by what authority or calling did the Parliament cast out old Usurpers, the Prelates, cashier the Service book, Ceremonies, Alters and Crucifixes? Either as a Parliament, and so by the sword: is not here yet the Prelates conscience squeezed to the blood? is not here highest violence done to the consciences of high alter men and adorers of crucifixes? Why to them more then to Families? But if this was done by reque••, and word• of butter and oil from the Parliament and Committee-men, then are Ordinances of Parliament but mere requests to the Subjects. But it is protestatio con•raria facto.
2 If so, the Judges are not in their respective places to ⟨p. 258⟩take the Covenant, nor endeavour the extirpation of heresie, because that is against the word of God, but then by what authority or calling did the Parliament cast out old Ʋsurpers, the Prelates, casheire the Service booke, Ceremonies, Alters and Crucifixes? Either as a Parliament, and so by the sword: is not here yet the Prelates conscience squeezed to the blood? is not here highest violence done to the consciences of high alter men and adorers of crucifixes? Why to them more then to Famili•s? But if this was done by reque••, and word• of butter and oyl from the Parliament and Committee-men, then are Ordinances of Parliament but meer requests to the Subjects. But it is protestatio con•raria facto.
He addeth, if these words (we shall endeavour the extirpation of Schism,