An appeal to thy conscience as thou wilt answer it at the great and…An appeale to thy conscience as thou wilt answere it at the great and…

If we may deny or reject a truth delivered in Gods Word, because of evils and inconveniences which might hereby happen unto us, then the ⟨p. 23⟩whole frame of Divinity will be soon overturned. We know, That the doctrine of God▪ eternal, free, and unchangeable decree of reprobation, has brought many into the sin of despair: The doctrine that true repentance is never too late, has led many into the sin of presumption: The doctrine of assurance of salvation, has bred in some a proud selfconceitednesse and contempt of their brethren. The doctrine of justification by faith only, and not by works, has drawn many into a neglect of Alms-giving. And what hath been, may be, yet we neither do nor must reject the foresaid doctrines; though indeed if we respect the evils and inconveniences, they ought so much the rather to be rejected, by how much the greater and more dangerous are the evils; for these evils are spiritual, and tend to the destruction both of soul and body for ever; whereas the doctrine of not resisting the King can only expose us (if we offend God) to evils temporal and momentany.

If we may deny or reject a truth delivered in Gods Word, because of evils and inconveniences which might hereby happen unto us, then the ⟨p. 23⟩whole frame of Divinity will be soon overturned. We know, That the doctrine of God▪ eternall, free, and unchangeable decree of reprobation, has brought many into the sin of despaire: The doctrine that true repentance is never too late, has led many into the sin of presumption: The doctrine of assurance of salvation, has bred in some a p•oud selfconceitednesse and contempt of their brethren. The doctrine of justification by faith onely, and not by workes, has drawne many into a neglect of Almes-giving. And what hath been, may be, yet we neither doe nor must reject the foresaid doctrines; though indeed if we respect the evils and inconveniences, they ought so much the rather to be rejected, by how much the greater and more dangerous are the evils; for these evils are spirituall, and tend to the destruction both of soule and body for ever; whereas the doctrine of not resisting the King can onely expose us (if we offend God) to evils temporall and momentany.