A92140:653
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
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.
II. That an Army (of the Kingdom of Scotland) shall be levied forthwith, &c. Which Treaty is approved by each Parliament respectively, and by the Parliament of England, 1643. Novem. 1. Now what ever power the Parliament of England hath in relation to England to alter, make and unmake Laws as shall seem most fit to the wisdom of the Houses, yet they neither have nor can have power against the Law of nature and Nations, to alter, retract or break their promise, agreement, ⟨p. 274⟩faith, and contract made with another Kingdom, so that both Kingdoms bind their own hands that they cannot but command the Covenant to be taken by each Kingdom, not by the Representative Kingdom or Parliament, only but by the collective or diffusive body of both Kingdoms, in regard that the […] not between the Parliaments only,1 but between the Kingdoms, nor can the Houses think it lawful at that time to offer violence to the consciences of some, (which some now say is to force them to do against the present judgement and light of conscience) and unlawful at this time to press others, for this is a Covenant (as one faith well) that is never to be forgotten by us nor our posterity.—And the parties engaging in this League are three Kingdoms, famous for the knowledge and acknowledgement of Christ above all Kingdoms of the world, that this Covenant ties us to defend one another, beside the words thereof, the former Author saith, God hath wisdom to discover, and strength to punish, if our hearts he not upright to our brethren in this matter. So do the Houses say, Our purpose is to consult with godly and learned Divines, 2that so we may not only remove governments by Archbishops, but likewise settle such a government as may be most agreeable to Gods holy word, most apt to procure and preserve the peace of the Church at home, and a happy union with the Church of Scotland, and other Reformed Churches abroad, and establish the same by Law, In the Treaty between the Kingdoms, an. 1642. the Scottish Army shall grant no toleration for the Popish Religion.
II. That an Army (of the Kingdome of Scotland) shall be levied forthwith, &c. Which Treaty is approved by each Parliament respectively, and by the Parliament of England, 1643. Novem. 1. Now what ever power the Parliament of England hath in relation to England to alter, make and unmake Lawes as shall seem most fit to the wisdome of the Houses, yet they neither have nor can have power against the Law of nature and Nations, to alter, retract or breake their promise, agreement,