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

for if he withdraw maintenance, as a Magistrate, or any other way, because he judgeth the Preacher to be unsound, and a seducer, he taketh upon himself to punish a man for his conscience, when as he hath no infallibility; and he doth so punish and force the conscience of the innocent Pastor and People both. For he is obliged to judge, that both the sound Pastor and the Seducer follow their conscience; and whatever the Doctrine of either be, Orthodox or Heterodox, he is to judge that both followeth his innocent conscience, and in so doing, both feareth God, and doth well; and by his Office he is for the praise and reward of well doers: And suppose he judge in his conscience, that the Doctrine of the Seducer is error and Heresy, yet is he to judge it Heresy with a reserve, so as it may be to him the next month sound Doctrine; and therefore not to judge otherwayes of the Seducer, than that he followeth the dictates of his conscience. And so as yet he doth not take on him infallibility to judge, that the Seducer teacheth against the light of his conscience, and therefore is not to punish him, but reward him, and pay wages to him, as to a well doer: Yea, and whatever Ministers teach, since neither they are infallible in teaching the very fundamentals, nor the people that hear infallible in judging, and neither are to believe with the persuasion of faith; And all are to be heard as instructors. For suppose you believe that Christ is God consubstantial with the father, yet are you to hear Arrius preach, and to admit a contrary light. If Arrius can make the contrary appear to your mind, and Arrius preacheth according to ⟨p. 321⟩the light of his mind, and there is no reason why you should not be instructed by the Seducer (for you are to try his doctrine) as well as by the sound teacher, for you have no infallible knowledge who is the seducer, or who is the sound Teacher, by the principles of Libertines.

for if he withdraw maintenance, as a Magistrate, or any other way, because he judgeth the Preacher to be unsound, and a seducer, he taketh upon himselfe to punish a man for his conscience, when as he hath no infallibility; and he doth so punish and force the conscience of the innocent Pastor and People both. For he is obliged to judge, that both the sound Pastor and the Seducer follow their conscience; and whatever the Doctrine of either be, Orthodox or Heterodox, he is to judge that both followeth his innocent conscience, and in so doing, both feareth God, and doth well; and by his Office he is for the praise and reward of well doers: And suppose he judge in his conscience, that the Doctrine of the Seducer is error and Heresie, yet is he to judge it Heresie with a reserve, so as it may be to him the next moneth sound Doctrine; and therefore not to judge otherwayes of the Seducer, than that he followeth the dictates of his conscience. And so as yet he doth not take on him infallibility to judge, that the Seducer teacheth against the light of his conscience, and therefore is not to punish him, but reward him, and pay wages to him, as to a well doer: Yea, and whatever Ministers teach, since neither they are infallible in teaching the very fundamentals, nor the people that heare infallible in judging, and neither are to beleeve with the perswasion of faith; And all are to be heard as instructors. For suppose you believe that Christ is God consubstantiall with the father, yet are you to heare Arrius preach, and to admit a contrary light. If Arrius can make the contrary appeare to your minde, and Arrius preacheth according to