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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
Chapter 28: Divers other Arguments for pretended Toleration, answered.
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Answ. It is like they did, but if they did right in tolerating Idolatry,1 for which the land spewed out the inhabitants, is a question.
- 1How the Jews suffered heathen Idolaters to dwell amongst them.
2. They might 1. Suffer them till they were first instructed, and then convinced, that Religion might not be forced on them. 2. They could not suffer them in that land to blaspheme the God of Israel, lest a common guilt should fall upon all, Jos. 22. 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. 3. Since the people were never to partake of other mens sins, they were to argue against them, and rebuke them, and endeavour the gaining of their souls.
2. They might 1. Suffer them till they were first instructed, and then convinced, that Religion might not be forced on them. 2. They could not suffer them in that land to blaspheme the God of Israel, lest a common guilt should fall upon all, Jos. 22. 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. 3. Since the people were never to partake of other mens sins, they were to argue against them, and rebuke them, and endeavour the gaining of their soules.
13. Ob. The Elect cannot finally and totally fall away from Grace, and perish, as the Scripture saith, Joh. 6. 37. &c. Why then should we be so fondly jealous, lest the people of God should be carried away with every wind of doctrine, as to suppress each opinion supposed to be erroneous, so as to run the hazard of silencing the most saving truths, of putting to death Gods dearest Saints, reducing souls to such a posture, as if we be in ignorance and error,