A92140:765
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.
Yet when the wicked are assembled in the valley of the sons of Hinnon to burn their sons to Devils, when they are met in the high places to offer and Sacrifice, to the Sun and the Queen of Heaven, and to adore the works of mens hands, even then are these men, Subjects under a lawful Prince, and this Prince must either in such abominable and bloody worship, defend their persons and estates from violence, or then 1. Master Williams saith amiss 2. The Prince must by his office serve the Devil, and countenance, and defend a most wicked and bloody service, such as Son-slaughter and Idolatry, and that against his conscience though he judge them a false Church. 3. The Prince, if he withdraw his royal defence, is wanting in his office, and yet it is his conscience to neglect duty to such. 4. And must force the consciences of people, in tempting them to desist from what they in conscience conceive to be the highest worship and expression of love, fear and reverence to God, in that he refuseth to protect them in man-slaughter, and such service to God, which they dare not venture on without his protection, least men rise up against them and destroy them.
Yet when the wicked are assembled in the valley of the sons of Hinnon to burn their sons to Devils, when they are met in the high places to offer and Sacrifice, to the Sun and the Queen of Heaven, and to adore the works of mens hands, even then are these men, Subjects under a lawfull Prince, and this Prince must either in such abominable and bloodie worship, defend their persons and estates from violence, or then 1. Master Willams saith amisse 2. The Prince must by his office serve the Devil, and countenance, and defend a most wicked and bloodie service, such as Son-slaughter and Idolatry, and that against his conscience though he judge them a false Church. 3. The Prince, if hee withdraw his royall defence, is wanting in his office, and yet it is his conscience to neglect dutie to such. 4. And must force the consciences of people, in tempting them to de•ist from what they in conscience conceive to be the highest worship and expression of love, fear and reverence to God, in that he refuseth to protect them in man-slaughter, and such service to God, which they dare not venture on without his protection, least men rise up against them and destroy them.