A free disputation against pretended liberty of conscience tending to resolve doubts moved

Aquinas saith,¹ by way of divine determination. But the truth is, the proposition might have some ground in the Law of nature, but why 39. stripes, not, 40. not 38. only should be inflicted on such an evil doer, and the assumption in many judicial Laws▪ ²seem to be an act of the mere positive will of God,³ therefore Aquinas saith, Ceremonials primo & per••se, first and chiefly were ordained to signify things, but Judicials secondary did signify things to come. And Swarez saith, That judicials necessarily, and by accident, did signify things. It is true, Cori•thus, […] and Jerome saith,⁴ and the Ebionites, as Irenaeus saith, and the Nazarer, as Augustine tells us, hold that Ceremonials and Judicials do yet oblige. Schoolmen deny their obligation ⟨p. 300⟩as Soto, ⁵Aquinas, Medina, Valentia, Gamacheus, because the Priesthood is changed.

Aquinas saith,¹ by way of divine determination. But the truth is, the proposition might have some ground in the Law of nature, but why 39. stripes, not, 40. not 38. only should be inflicted on such an evill doer, and the assumption in many judiciall Lawes▪ ²seeme to be an act of the meere positive will of God,³ therefore Aquinas saith, Ceremonials primo & per••se, first and chiefly were ordained to signifie things, but Iudicials secundarie did signifie things to come. And Swarez saith, That judiials aecessarily, and by accident, did signifie things. It is true, Corithus, and erome saith,