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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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2.1 He makes God to bring us into an inevitable necessity of either being carried about with every wind of doctrine to believe lies; or then run the hazard of losing most saving truths, and of putting to death Gods most dearest Saints. But what warrant hath he, thus to make God the author of sin? or to teach that divine providence doth lead us into an inextricable perplexity and necessity of sinning, so that whether we do this, or not do it, we must sin.
2.1 He makes God to bring us into an inevitable necessity of either being carried about with every wind of doctrine to beleeve lyes; or then run the hazard of losing most saving truths, and of putting to death Gods most dearest Saints. But what warrant hath he, thus to make God the author of sinne? or to teach that divine providence doth lead us into an inextricable perplexity and necessity of sinning, so that whether we do this, or not doe it, we must sin.
- 1Joh. Baptist and Libertines teach that liberty of conscience is a way to find out truth.Joh. Baptist and Libertines teach that liberty of conscience is a way to finde out truth.
3. What Scripture maketh the believing of lies, a certain hazard of losing most saving truths? Is there no way of coming to the knowledge of the truth, and the sparing of the lives of Gods most dear Saints, but by believing truths which may be lies, and corrupt doctrine, a word that eateth like a canker? Is there no way to come to Gods harbour, but by sailing ⟨p. 398⟩[…] ⟨p. 399⟩[…] ⟨p. 400⟩