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

I answer, nor could Pauls Arguments that convicted Sergius, convict Elymas actu secundo, God must do that, who only hath the key of the heart; nor could Gospel-arguments that convinced many, that the resurrection was not passed, convince Hymeneus, Phyletus, Alexander, actu secundo. Therefore Paul might not deliver them to Satan? nor is excommunication, being a mere punishment, an argument to prove that the resurrection is not passed, ¹any other way their the sword or banishment, both of them are compelling and penal arguments, the one spiritual, the other corporal, but both work co-actively as evils of punishment, and privations of comfort, neither of them give light to this conclusion. The Resurrection is not past; for these two have both alike inconsequences logical. The Church will excommunicate you; Ergo, believe not that the Resurrection is past. And the Christian Magistrate will punish you; Ergo, believe not that the Resurrection is past. There must either be other arguments to sway the conscience to the faith of this, That the Resurrection is not past, then either sword or excommunication; or these cannot work nor settle the conscience. As Christ is risen, in his body, from the dead; Ergo, his members that are sleeping in the dust must rise. God is the God of Abraham, who is dead and buried; Ergo, Abraham and the dead must rise again. This I observe, to prove that those arguments of Libertines, at least, for the most part, that they bring against punishing of false Prophets, with the Sword, do also conclude against all Church-censures, and excommunication; and the truth is, we are not warranted to gain the Jews, the Indians, the Papists over-sea to the truth, either by the sword, or by excommunicating and delivering them to Satan, for we cannot judge those that are without.

I answer, nor could Pauls Arguments that convicted Sergius, convict Elymas actu secundo, God must doe that, who onely hath the key of the heart; nor could Gospel-arguments that convinced many, that the resurrection was not passed, convince Hymeneus, Phyletus, Alexander, actu secundo. Therefore Paul might not deliver them to Sathan? nor is excommunication, being a meer punishment, an argument to prove that the resurrection is not passed, ¹any other way their the sword or banishment, both of them are compelling and penall arguments, the one spirituall, the other corporall, but both work co-actively as evills of punishment, and privations of comfort, neither of them give light to this conclusion. The Resurrection is not past; for these two have both alike inconsequences logicall. The Church will excommunicate you; Ergo, beleeve not that the Resurrection is past. And the Christian Magistrate will punish you; Ergo, beleeve not that the Resurrection is past. There must either be other arguments to sway the conscience to the faith of this, That the Resurrection is not past, then either sword or excommunication; or these cannot worke nor settle the conscience. As Christ is risen, in his body, from the dead; Ergo, his members that are sleeping in the dust must rise. God is the God of Abraham, who is dead and buried; Ergo, Abraham and the dead must rise againe. This I observe, to prove that those arguments of Libertines, at least, for the most part, that they bring against punishing of false Prophets, with the Sword, doe also conclude against all Church-censures, and excommunication; and the truth is, we are not warranted to gaine the Jewes, the Indians, the Papists over-sea to the truth, either by the sword, or by excommunicating and delivering them to Sathan, for we cannot judge those that are without.