A92140:663
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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The Honourable Houses ordain, That any preaching or writing, or maintaining such errors as do subvert any Articles of the true Protestant Religion, shall be excluded from the Lords Supper, and in case of refusal to compear before the Eldership, or obstinate persisting in the error shall be imprisoned by the Justice of peace, till he submit to order.
The Honourable Houses ordaine, That any preaching or writing, or maintaining such errours as doe subvert any Articles of the true Protestant Religion, shall be excluded from the Lords Supper, and in case of refusal to compear before the Eldership, or obstinate persisting in the errour shall be imprisoned by the Justice of peace, till he submit to order.
The Houses give thanks to the Commissioners of the Kingdom of Scotland, that the Lords of privy Council do so far respect the welfare and peace of England that they are pleased to second the desires of the General Assembly of that Church for unity in Religion, and uniformity in Church-government in his Majesties three Kingdoms. We cannot think the Honourable Houses would pass an Ordinance for an universal Fast through all the Kingdom to seek assistance from God to suppress Heresies and Errors, except the ⟨p. 278⟩whole land be enjoined to take the name of God in vain,1 if it were not the will and mind of the Houses to detest liberty of conscience, especially since in the Ordinance, they mention the wonderful assistance of God since their engagement in the Covenant, in which they are to endeavour sincerely, really, and constantly the Reformation of Religion in doctrine, discipline and worship, and the extirpation of Popery, Superstition, Heresy, Schism, and Profaneness, and whatsoever shall be found contrary to sound Doctrine,—And that they are resolved to improve the utmost of their power, that nothing be said or done against the truth, but for the truth. Now by the utmost of their power they must mean their Parliamentary power of the sword committed to them as the Ministers of God; for that is their utmost and highest power, otherwise all private men are to improve the utmost of their power for the truth.