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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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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⟩in the Devils boat? sure this is no way of Gods devising, but of Satan's forging.
3. What Scripture maketh the beleeving of lyes, a certain hazard of losing most saving truths? Is there no way of comming to the knowledge of the truth, and the sparing of the lives of Gods most deare Saints, but by beleeving truths which may be lyes, and corrupt doctrine, a word that eateth like a canker? Is there no way to come to Gods harbour, but by sayling ⟨p. 398⟩〈…〉 ⟨p. 399⟩〈…〉 ⟨p. 400⟩in the Devills boat? sure this is no way of Gods devising, but of Sathans forging.
4. Is then cursed Toleration a way to spare the blood of the Saints, and not resisting the blessed Spirit in them, then we cannot punish heretics and men of corrupt minds, but we are in hazard to resist the Saints, and kill the Spirit in them; then when the Holy Ghost forbids us to believe false Christs, Matth. 24