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         Richardson, Samuel, fl. 1643-1658.
      
       
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             Fifty questions propounded to the Assembly, to answer by the Scriptures: whether corporall pnnishments [sic] may be inflicted upon such as hold different opinions in religion. By S.R.
             Richardson, Samuel, fl. 1643-1658.
          
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           FIFTY
           QUESTIONS
           PROPOUNDED
           To
           the
           ASSEMBLY
           ,
           to
           answer
           by
           the
           Scriptures
           :
           whether
           corporall
           punishments
           may
           be
           inflicted
           upon
           such
           as
           hold
           different
           opinions
           in
           Religion
           .
        
         
           Yee
           are
           bought
           with
           a
           price
           ,
           be
           not
           the
           servants
           of
           men
           .
        
         
           1
           
             Cor.
          
           7.
           23.
           
        
         
           Yee
           suffer
           fools
           gladly
           ,
           
             2
             Cor.
             11.
             19.
             
          
           and
           yet
           I
           may
           not
           be
           suffered
           .
        
         
           By
           S.
           R.
           
        
         
           London
           ,
           
             Printed
             ,
          
           1647.
           
        
      
    
     
       
       
         Fifty
         Questions
         ,
         &c.
         
      
       
         
           WHether
           corporall
           punishments
           can
           open
           blinde
           eyes
           ,
           and
           give
           light
           to
           darke
           understandings
           ?
        
      
       
         
           2
           Whether
           carnall
           punishments
           can
           produce
           any
           more
           then
           a
           carnall
           repentance
           and
           obedience
           ?
        
      
       
         
           3
           Whether
           the
           destroying
           of
           mens
           bodies
           for
           errours
           ,
           be
           not
           a
           means
           to
           prevent
           their
           conversion
           ,
           seeing
           some
           are
           not
           called
           untill
           the
           eleventh
           houre
           :
           and
           if
           they
           should
           be
           cut
           off
           for
           their
           errours
           the
           seventh
           houre
           ,
           how
           should
           they
           have
           come
           in
           ?
           
             Mat.
          
           20.
           6.
           
        
      
       
         
           4
           Whether
           those
           who
           would
           force
           other
           mens
           consciences
           ,
           be
           willing
           to
           have
           their
           own
           forced
           ?
        
      
       
         
           5
           Whether
           it
           be
           wisdome
           and
           safe
           to
           make
           such
           sole
           Judges
           in
           matters
           of
           Religion
           ,
           who
           are
           not
           infallible
           ,
           but
           as
           lyable
           to
           erre
           as
           others
           ?
        
      
       
         
           6
           If
           a
           father
           or
           Magistrate
           have
           not
           power
           to
           force
           a
           virgin
           to
           marry
           one
           shee
           cannot
           love
           ;
           whether
           they
           have
           power
           to
           force
           one
           where
           they
           cannot
           believe
           ,
           against
           the
           light
           and
           checks
           of
           their
           own
           consciences
           ?
        
      
       
         
           7
           Whether
           the
           Scripture
           makes
           the
           Magistrate
           Judge
           of
           our
           faith
           ?
        
      
       
         
           8
           If
           the
           Magistrate
           may
           determine
           what
           is
           truth
           ;
           whether
           we
           must
           not
           beleeve
           and
           live
           by
           the
           Magistrates
           faith
           ,
           and
           change
           our
           religion
           at
           their
           pleasures
           ?
           and
           if
           nothing
           must
           be
           preached
           ,
           nor
           no
           books
           of
           Religion
           printed
           ,
           nor
           be
           allowed
           to
           passe
           ,
           unlesse
           certain
           men
           may
           please
           to
           approve
           and
           give
           their
           allowance
           thereto
           ,
           under
           their
           hands
           ,
           whether
           such
           doe
           not
           by
           this
           practice
           ,
           tell
           God
           ,
           that
           unlesse
           he
           will
           reveale
           his
           truth
           first
           to
           them
           ,
           they
           will
           not
           suffer
           it
           to
           be
           published
           ,
           and
           so
           not
           known
           to
           be
           (
           even
           with
           him
           )
           notwithstanding
           the
           Magistrate
           may
           and
           ought
           to
           hinder
           the
           printing
           and
           publishing
           of
           that
           which
           shall
           be
           against
           the
           safety
           and
           welfare
           of
           the
           State
           .
           But
           we
           must
           distinguish
           between
           matters
           civill
           and
           religious
           :
           we
           question
           their
           power
           in
           the
           latter
           .
           Also
           ,
           whether
           the
           Licenser
           setting
           his
           hand
           to
           the
           booke
           to
           licence
           it
           (
           he
           being
           a
           Priest
           by
           his
           ordination
           ,
           and
           from
           the
           Pope
           )
           be
           not
           the
           marke
           of
           the
           beast
           spoken
           of
           ,
           
             Revel.
          
           13.
           17.
           
           And
           whether
           all
           such
           as
           have
           gone
           to
           them
           to
           licence
           the
           truth
           ought
           not
           to
           repent
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           do
           so
           no
           more
           ?
           Also
           whether
           these
           men
           be
           fit
           to
           be
           Licencers
           of
           the
           truth
           ,
           who
           when
           the
           truth
           hath
           been
           tendred
           them
           to
           be
           licenced
           ,
           they
           have
           confessed
           the
           truth
           of
           it
           ,
           as
           they
           have
           been
           free
           to
           licence
           it
           ;
           but
           refused
           ,
           because
           they
           durst
           not
           ?
           And
           whether
           it
           can
           be
           made
           appear
           ,
           that
           God
           hath
           revealed
           his
           truth
           first
           to
           these
           Ministers
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           and
           so
           the
           first
           spreaders
           of
           it
           ?
           Instance
           ,
           who
           
           opposed
           the
           Prelates
           ,
           the
           Ministers
           or
           the
           people
           ,
           first
           ?
           And
           so
           of
           the
           rest
           .
        
      
       
         
           9
           Whether
           it
           be
           not
           the
           command
           of
           Christ
           ,
           that
           the
           tares
           (
           those
           that
           walke
           in
           lies
           )
           and
           the
           wheat
           (
           those
           that
           walke
           in
           the
           truth
           ,
           should
           be
           let
           alone
           ,
           and
           the
           blinde
           (
           led
           in
           a
           false
           Religion
           )
           which
           are
           offended
           at
           the
           declaration
           of
           the
           truth
           should
           be
           let
           alone
           
             Mat.
             13.
             30
             ,
             38.
             
             Mat.
          
           15.
           14.
           
        
      
       
         
           10
           Whether
           he
           was
           not
           reproved
           that
           would
           have
           fire
           from
           heaven
           to
           devoure
           those
           that
           reject
           Christ
           ,
           
             Luk.
          
           9.
           54
           ,
           55.
           
        
      
       
         
           11
           Whether
           the
           servants
           of
           the
           Lord
           are
           not
           forbidden
           to
           strive
           ,
           but
           to
           ▪
           
             be
             gentle
             towards
             all
             ?
             2
             Tim.
          
           4.
           2.
           
        
      
       
         
           12
           Whether
           the
           Saints
           weapons
           against
           errours
           ,
           be
           carnall
           or
           no
           :
           2
           
             Cor.
          
           10.
           4.
           
        
      
       
         
           13
           Whether
           it
           was
           not
           Christs
           command
           ,
           that
           his
           Disciples
           when
           they
           were
           persecuted
           ,
           they
           should
           pray
           ,
           and
           if
           cursed
           ,
           blesse
           ?
        
      
       
         
           14
           Whether
           the
           Scriptures
           declare
           ,
           that
           the
           Saints
           should
           persecute
           others
           ,
           and
           whether
           the
           gentle
           lambs
           of
           Christ
           can
           serve
           the
           Wolves
           so
           ,
           seeing
           he
           sent
           his
           as
           sheep
           among
           wolves
           ,
           and
           not
           as
           wolves
           among
           sheep
           ,
           to
           kill
           and
           imprison
           ,
           
             Matth.
          
           10.
           16.
           
        
      
       
         
           15
           Whether
           Christ
           hath
           sayd
           ,
           He
           will
           have
           an
           unwilling
           people
           compelled
           to
           serve
           him
           ?
        
      
       
         
           16
           whether
           ever
           God
           did
           plant
           his
           church
           by
           violence
           and
           blood-shed
           ?
        
      
       
         
           17
           Whether
           tares
           may
           not
           become
           wheat
           ,
           and
           the
           blinde
           see
           ,
           and
           those
           that
           now
           oppose
           and
           resist
           Christ
           ,
           afterwards
           receive
           him
           :
           and
           he
           that
           is
           now
           in
           the
           devils
           snare
           ,
           may
           get
           out
           and
           come
           to
           repentance
           :
           and
           such
           as
           are
           Idolaters
           ,
           as
           the
           Corinthians
           were
           ,
           may
           become
           true
           worshippeers
           ,
           as
           they
           that
           are
           strangers
           may
           become
           Gods
           people
           ?
        
      
       
         
           18
           Whether
           to
           convert
           an
           Heretick
           ,
           and
           to
           cast
           out
           unclean
           spirits
           ,
           be
           done
           any
           other
           way
           then
           by
           the
           finger
           of
           God
           ,
           by
           the
           mighty
           power
           of
           the
           Spirit
           in
           the
           word
           ?
        
      
       
         
           19
           Whether
           he
           that
           is
           not
           conformable
           to
           Christ
           ,
           may
           not
           at
           the
           same
           time
           be
           a
           good
           subject
           to
           the
           State
           ,
           and
           as
           profitable
           to
           it
           as
           any
           ?
        
      
       
         
           20
           Whether
           men
           that
           differ
           in
           Religion
           ,
           may
           not
           be
           tollerated
           ,
           seeing
           
             Abraham
          
           abode
           among
           the
           Canaanites
           a
           long
           time
           ,
           yet
           contrary
           to
           them
           in
           Religion
           ,
           
             Gen.
          
           13.
           7.
           
           &
           16.
           13.
           and
           he
           sojourned
           in
           
             Gezer
             ,
          
           and
           King
           
             Abimelech
          
           gave
           him
           leave
           to
           abide
           in
           his
           land
           ,
           
             Gen.
          
           20.
           21
           ,
           23
           ,
           24.
           
           And
           
             Isaac
          
           dwelt
           in
           the
           same
           Land
           ,
           yet
           contrary
           in
           Religion
           ,
           
             Gen.
          
           31.
           
           The
           people
           of
           
             Israel
          
           were
           about
           430
           years
           in
           
             Aegypt
             ,
          
           and
           afterwards
           in
           
             Babylon
             ,
          
           all
           which
           time
           they
           differed
           in
           Religion
           from
           the
           State
           ,
           
             Exod.
             12.
             2
             Chron.
          
           36.
           
           Christ
           
           and
           his
           Disciples
           differed
           from
           the
           common
           religion
           of
           the
           State
           ,
           
             Acts
          
           19.
           20.
           and
           when
           the
           enemies
           of
           the
           truth
           raised
           up
           any
           tumults
           ,
           the
           wisdom
           of
           the
           Magistrate
           most
           wisely
           appeased
           them
           ,
           
             Acts
          
           18.
           14.
           
           &
           19.
           15.
           
        
      
       
         
           21
           Whether
           it
           be
           not
           better
           for
           us
           ,
           that
           a
           Patent
           were
           granted
           to
           monopolize
           all
           the
           comand
           cloth
           ,
           and
           to
           have
           it
           measured
           out
           unto
           us
           at
           their
           price
           and
           pleasure
           ,
           which
           yet
           were
           intollerable
           ;
           as
           for
           some
           men
           to
           appoint
           and
           measure
           out
           unto
           us
           what
           and
           how
           much
           wee
           shall
           beleeve
           and
           practice
           in
           matters
           of
           religion
           .
        
      
       
         
           22
           Whether
           there
           be
           not
           the
           same
           reason
           that
           they
           should
           be
           appointed
           by
           us
           what
           they
           shall
           beleeve
           and
           practice
           in
           religion
           ,
           as
           for
           them
           to
           do
           so
           to
           us
           ,
           seeing
           we
           can
           give
           as
           good
           grounds
           for
           what
           wee
           beleeve
           and
           practice
           (
           as
           they
           can
           do
           for
           what
           they
           would
           have
           )
           if
           not
           better
           .
        
      
       
         
           23
           Whether
           men
           heretofore
           have
           not
           in
           zeal
           for
           religion
           ,
           persecuted
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           ,
           in
           stead
           of
           the
           son
           of
           perdition
           ?
        
      
       
         
           24
           Whether
           it
           is
           not
           a
           burden
           great
           enough
           for
           the
           Magistrate
           to
           govern
           and
           judge
           in
           civill
           causes
           ,
           to
           preserve
           the
           subjects
           rights
           ,
           peace
           and
           safety
           ?
        
      
       
         
           25
           If
           the
           Magistrate
           must
           judge
           and
           punish
           in
           matters
           of
           religion
           ,
           the
           Magistrate
           must
           ever
           be
           troubled
           with
           such
           persons
           and
           such
           causes
           :
           and
           if
           after
           his
           conscience
           be
           convinced
           ,
           hee
           had
           no
           such
           power
           ,
           or
           see
           that
           it
           was
           truth
           he
           punished
           ;
           what
           horrours
           of
           conscience
           is
           he
           like
           to
           possesse
           ?
        
      
       
         
           26
           Whether
           he
           is
           fit
           to
           appoint
           punishments
           ,
           that
           is
           not
           fit
           to
           judge
           ?
        
      
       
         
           27
           If
           the
           Magistrate
           must
           punish
           errours
           in
           religion
           ,
           whether
           it
           doth
           not
           impose
           a
           necessity
           that
           the
           Magistrate
           is
           to
           have
           a
           certainty
           of
           knowledge
           in
           all
           intricate
           cases
           ?
           and
           whether
           God
           calls
           such
           to
           that
           place
           ,
           whom
           he
           hath
           not
           furnished
           with
           abilities
           for
           that
           place
           ?
           And
           if
           a
           Magistrate
           be
           in
           darknesse
           ,
           and
           spiritually
           blind
           ,
           and
           dead
           ;
           be
           fit
           to
           judge
           of
           light
           ,
           of
           truth
           and
           errour
           ?
           and
           whether
           such
           be
           fit
           for
           the
           place
           of
           the
           Magistracy
           ?
           then
           whether
           it
           be
           not
           a
           scruple
           to
           a
           tender
           conscience
           to
           submit
           to
           such
           in
           civill
           causes
           ,
           because
           not
           appointed
           to
           that
           place
           by
           God
           ?
           whereas
           if
           the
           Magistrates
           power
           be
           onely
           civill
           ,
           the
           doubt
           is
           resolved
           ,
           because
           such
           as
           may
           be
           fit
           for
           Magistrates
           ,
           and
           men
           ought
           in
           conscience
           in
           civill
           things
           to
           submit
           unto
           them
           .
        
      
       
         
           28
           Whether
           there
           be
           any
           Scripture
           that
           saith
           ,
           that
           any
           mans
           conscience
           is
           to
           be
           constrained
           ,
           and
           whether
           the
           Magistrate
           can
           reach
           mens
           consciences
           ;
           and
           whether
           he
           be
           fit
           to
           make
           a
           law
           to
           conscience
           ,
           who
           cannot
           know
           when
           conscience
           keeps
           it
           ,
           and
           that
           cannot
           reward
           conscience
           for
           keeping
           it
           ,
           nor
           punish
           the
           conscience
           for
           the
           breaking
           of
           it
           ?
        
      
       
       
         
           29
           Whether
           it
           be
           not
           in
           vain
           for
           us
           to
           have
           Bibles
           in
           English
           ,
           if
           against
           our
           souls
           perswasions
           from
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           we
           must
           beleeve
           as
           the
           Church
           beleeves
           ?
        
      
       
         
           30
           Whether
           the
           Magistrate
           be
           not
           wronged
           ,
           to
           give
           him
           the
           title
           of
           
             Civill
             Magistrate
          
           onely
           ,
           if
           his
           power
           be
           spirituall
           ?
        
      
       
         
           31
           Whether
           laws
           made
           meerly
           concerning
           spirituall
           things
           ,
           be
           not
           spirituall
           also
           ?
        
      
       
         
           32
           Whether
           if
           no
           civill
           Law
           be
           broken
           ,
           the
           civill
           peace
           be
           hurt
           or
           no
           ?
        
      
       
         
           33
           Whether
           in
           compulsion
           for
           conscience
           ,
           not
           only
           the
           guilty
           ,
           but
           the
           innocent
           suffer
           also
           ?
           As
           if
           the
           husband
           be
           an
           heretick
           ,
           his
           sufferings
           may
           cause
           the
           innocent
           wife
           and
           children
           shall
           suffer
           as
           deeply
           also
           ?
        
      
       
         
           34
           Whether
           such
           as
           are
           spiritually
           dead
           ,
           be
           capable
           to
           be
           spiritually
           infected
           ?
        
      
       
         
           35
           Whether
           God
           will
           accept
           of
           a
           painted
           sepulcher
           ,
           a
           shadow
           ,
           a
           meere
           complement
           of
           obedience
           ,
           when
           the
           heart
           is
           dead
           and
           rotten
           ,
           and
           hates
           God
           and
           all
           that
           is
           good
           ?
           God
           hath
           no
           need
           of
           hypocrites
           ,
           much
           lesse
           of
           forced
           ones
           :
           God
           will
           have
           those
           to
           worship
           him
           ,
           as
           can
           worship
           him
           in
           spirit
           and
           truth
           ,
           
             John
          
           4.
           
        
      
       
         
           36
           Whether
           the
           Scriptures
           appoint
           any
           other
           punishment
           to
           be
           inflicted
           upon
           Hereticks
           ,
           then
           rejection
           and
           excommunication
           ?
           
             Tit.
          
           3.
           10.
           
        
      
       
         
           37
           Whether
           freedome
           of
           conscience
           would
           not
           joyn
           all
           sorts
           of
           persons
           to
           the
           Magistrate
           ,
           because
           each
           shared
           in
           the
           benefit
           ?
        
      
       
         
           38
           Whether
           those
           states
           (
           as
           the
           Low
           Countries
           )
           who
           grant
           such
           liberty
           ,
           doe
           not
           live
           quietly
           ,
           and
           flourish
           in
           great
           prosperity
           ?
        
      
       
         
           39
           Whether
           persecution
           for
           conscience
           doe
           not
           harden
           men
           in
           their
           way
           ,
           and
           make
           them
           cry
           out
           of
           oppression
           and
           tyranny
           ?
        
      
       
         
           40
           Whether
           some
           corporall
           punishments
           would
           not
           make
           thousands
           in
           
             England
          
           face
           about
           to
           Popery
           as
           it
           did
           in
           Queen
           
             Maries
          
           time
           .
        
      
       
         
           41
           Whether
           laws
           made
           concerning
           religion
           ,
           have
           not
           always
           catched
           the
           most
           holy
           men
           :
           witnesse
           
             Daniel
             ,
          
           and
           the
           three
           children
           :
           the
           rest
           will
           be
           of
           what
           religion
           you
           will
           .
        
      
       
         
           42
           Whether
           the
           Saints
           crave
           the
           help
           of
           the
           powers
           of
           this
           world
           to
           bring
           Christ
           to
           them
           ;
           or
           fear
           their
           powers
           to
           keep
           him
           from
           them
           ?
        
      
       
         
           43
           If
           no
           religion
           is
           to
           be
           practised
           ,
           but
           that
           which
           the
           Common-wealth
           shall
           approve
           on
           :
           what
           if
           they
           will
           approve
           of
           no
           religion
           ?
           shall
           men
           have
           no
           religion
           at
           all
           ?
        
      
       
         
           44
           Whether
           the
           Saints
           ought
           not
           to
           continue
           their
           Assemblies
           of
           their
           
           worship
           of
           God
           ,
           without
           ,
           or
           against
           the
           consent
           of
           the
           Magistrates
           ;
           they
           being
           commanded
           to
           do
           so
           ,
           
             Mat.
             28.
             18
             ,
             19
             ,
             20.
             
             Heb.
          
           10.
           25.
           
           By
           an
           Angel
           from
           God
           ,
           
             Acts
          
           5.
           20.
           
           It
           was
           the
           Apostles
           practice
           (
           who
           were
           not
           rebellious
           not
           seditious
           )
           
             Acts
          
           4.
           18
           ,
           19
           ,
           20
           ,
           23.
           and
           5.
           22.
           28.
           
        
      
       
         
           45
           Whether
           Uniformity
           in
           Religion
           ,
           in
           the
           State
           ,
           doe
           not
           oppresse
           millions
           of
           souls
           ,
           and
           impoverish
           the
           Saints
           bodies
           ?
        
      
       
         
           46
           Whether
           Gods
           people
           have
           not
           disputed
           and
           taught
           a
           Religion
           new
           worship
           ,
           contrary
           to
           the
           State
           they
           lived
           in
           ,
           and
           spread
           it
           in
           travelling
           and
           open
           places
           ;
           as
           appears
           ,
           
             Acts
          
           17.
           2
           ,
           17.
           and
           18.
           48.
           yet
           no
           origancy
           and
           impetuousnesse
           .
           Yea
           ,
           contrary
           to
           publike
           authority
           in
           the
           Nations
           Uniformity
           ,
           in
           false
           worship
           ,
           
             Dan.
          
           3.
           the
           three
           children
           ;
           so
           the
           Apostle
           ,
           
             Acts
          
           4.
           5.
           
           The
           Saints
           have
           openly
           witnessed
           ,
           that
           in
           matters
           spirituall
           ,
           Jesus
           was
           King
           ,
           
             Acts
          
           17.
           7.
           and
           for
           this
           Christ
           suffered
           ;
           as
           appears
           by
           his
           accusation
           .
           
             Iohn
          
           9.
           19.
           
           Jesus
           of
           Nazareth
           King
           of
           the
           Jews
           ,
           
             Psal.
             2.
             6.
             
             Acts
          
           2.
           36.
           
           Gods
           People
           have
           seemed
           the
           disturbers
           of
           the
           civill
           State
           ,
           upon
           the
           Apostles
           preaching
           ,
           there
           followed
           uprores
           ,
           and
           tumults
           ,
           and
           uprores
           ,
           at
           
             Iconium
             ,
          
           at
           
             Ephesus
             ,
          
           at
           
             Ierusalem
             ,
             Acts
             14.
             4.
             
             Acts
             19.
             29
             ,
             40.
             
             Acts
          
           21.
           30
           ,
           31.
           
        
      
       
         
           47
           Whether
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           appointed
           any
           materiall
           Prisons
           for
           Blasphemers
           of
           him
           ?
           Whether
           notwithstanding
           the
           confidence
           of
           the
           truth
           they
           have
           ,
           to
           which
           they
           would
           force
           others
           ,
           whether
           the
           Bishops
           ,
           their
           Fathers
           ,
           &c.
           have
           not
           been
           as
           deeply
           mistaken
           ;
           for
           now
           they
           ,
           are
           found
           to
           be
           Antichristian
           .
        
      
       
         
           48
           Whether
           it
           be
           not
           a
           naturall
           Law
           for
           every
           man
           that
           liveth
           ,
           to
           
             worship
          
           that
           which
           he
           thinketh
           is
           God
           ,
           and
           as
           he
           thinketh
           he
           ought
           to
           worship
           ;
           and
           to
           force
           otherwise
           ,
           will
           be
           concluded
           an
           oppression
           of
           those
           persons
           so
           forced
           .
           Whether
           it
           be
           best
           for
           us
           to
           put
           out
           our
           eyes
           ,
           and
           see
           by
           the
           eyes
           of
           others
           who
           are
           as
           dim-sighted
           ?
           In
           my
           judgment
           ,
           your
           judgement
           is
           a
           lye
           :
           will
           ye
           compell
           me
           to
           believe
           a
           lye
           ?
           compell
           ye
           a
           man
           to
           be
           present
           at
           a
           worship
           which
           he
           loaths
           ?
        
      
       
         
           49
           Eyther
           the
           Civill
           ,
           or
           the
           Spirituall
           State
           must
           be
           supream
           :
           which
           of
           these
           must
           judge
           the
           other
           in
           spirituall
           matters
           ?
           if
           the
           Magistrate
           ,
           then
           hee
           is
           above
           the
           Church
           ,
           and
           so
           the
           head
           of
           the
           Church
           ;
           and
           he
           hath
           his
           power
           from
           the
           people
           :
           (
           to
           govern
           the
           Church
           )
           whether
           it
           will
           not
           follow
           ,
           that
           the
           people
           ,
           as
           a
           people
           ,
           have
           originally
           as
           men
           a
           power
           to
           govern
           the
           Church
           ,
           to
           see
           her
           do
           her
           duty
           ,
           to
           reform
           and
           correct
           her
           ;
           and
           so
           the
           Spouse
           of
           Christ
           ,
           wife
           of
           Christ
           must
           be
           corrected
           according
           to
           the
           pleasure
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           who
           lye
           in
           wickednesse
           ?
           1
           
             Iohn
          
           5.
           
        
         
         
           
             What
             power
             a
             Church
             hath
             over
             a
             Magistrate
             ,
             if
             he●
             be
             a
             Member
             of
             the
             Church
             :
             if
             Members
             ,
             they
             may
             be
             excommunicated
             ,
             if
             so
             discerning
             .
          
           
             
               Reason
               1
            
             Because
             Magistrates
             must
             be
             subject
             to
             Christ
             ,
             but
             Christ
             censures
             all
             offendors
             ,
             1
             
               Cor.
            
             5.
             4
             ,
             5.
             
          
           
             2
             Every
             brother
             must
             be
             subject
             to
             Christs
             censure
             ,
             
               Mat.
            
             18.
             15
             ,
             16
             ,
             17.
             but
             Magistrates
             are
             Brethren
             ,
             
               Deut.
            
             17.
             5.
             
          
           
             3
             They
             may
             censure
             all
             within
             the
             Church
             ,
             1
             
               Cor.
            
             5.
             1●
             .
          
           
             4
             The
             Church
             hath
             a
             charge
             of
             all
             the
             soules
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             and
             must
             give
             account
             of
             it
             .
             
               Heb.
            
             13.
             17.
             
          
           
             5
             Christs
             censures
             are
             for
             the
             good
             of
             souls
             ,
             1
             
               Cor.
            
             5.
             6.
             but
             Magistrates
             must
             not
             be
             denied
             any
             privilege
             for
             their
             souls
             ,
             else
             they
             by
             being
             Magistrates
             ,
             should
             lose
             a
             priviledge
             of
             Christs
             .
          
           
             6
             In
             which
             priviledges
             ,
             Christians
             are
             all
             one
             ,
             
               Gal.
               2.
               28.
               
               Col.
            
             3.
             11.
             
          
           
             Sins
             of
             Magistrates
             are
             hatefull
             and
             condemned
             ,
             
               Esay
               10.
               1.
               Mich.
            
             3.
             1.
             
             It
             s
             a
             Paradox
             ,
             that
             a
             Magistrate
             may
             be
             punished
             by
             the
             Church
             ,
             and
             yet
             that
             they
             are
             Judges
             of
             the
             Church
             .
          
        
      
       
         
           50
           Whether
           every
           man
           upon
           that
           Religion
           ,
           which
           in
           his
           conscience
           he
           is
           perswaded
           is
           true
           ,
           whether
           hee
           doth
           not
           upon
           the
           truth
           thereof
           venter
           his
           soul
           .
        
         
           If
           that
           Religion
           the
           Magistrate
           ,
           be
           perswaded
           be
           true
           ,
           he
           owes
           a
           three-fold
           duty
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           Approbation
           ,
           
             Esa.
             49.
             
             Revel.
          
           21.
           with
           a
           tender
           respect
           to
           the
           truth
           ,
           and
           the
           Professours
           of
           it
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           Personall
           submission
           of
           his
           soul
           to
           the
           power
           of
           Jesus
           his
           government
           ,
           
             Matth.
             18.
             1
             Cor.
          
           5.
           
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           protection
           of
           them
           ,
           and
           their
           estates
           from
           violence
           and
           injury
           ,
           
             Rom.
          
           13.
           to
           a
           false
           Religion
           he
           owes
           .
        
         
           1
           Permission
           (
           for
           approbation
           he
           owes
           not
           to
           what
           is
           evill
           )
           as
           
             Matth.
          
           13
           30.
           for
           publike
           peace
           and
           quitenesse
           .
        
         
           2
           Protection
           of
           the
           Persons
           of
           his
           subjects
           (
           though
           a
           false
           worship
           )
           that
           no
           injury
           be
           offered
           to
           the
           persons
           or
           goods
           of
           any
           ,
           
             Rom.
          
           13.
           
        
         
           
             Object
             .
          
           The
           Kings
           of
           
             Judah
          
           compelled
           men
           to
           serve
           the
           Lord
           ,
           
             Ergo
             ,
          
           Kings
           may
           now
           compell
           ,
           &c.
           
        
         
           
             Answ
             .
          
           They
           who
           lived
           under
           the
           Jewish
           worship
           only
           were
           compelled
           ,
           strangers
           were
           not
           .
        
         
         
           Secondly
           ,
           they
           were
           not
           compelled
           to
           any
           thing
           ,
           but
           what
           they
           knew
           and
           confessed
           was
           their
           duty
           ,
           2
           
             Chron.
          
           6.
           12
           ,
           13
           ,
           14
           ,
           15.
           
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           if
           they
           did
           compell
           ,
           their
           actions
           were
           not
           morall
           to
           obliege
           other
           Kings
           to
           do
           so
           .
           May
           not
           the
           Prelates
           by
           the
           same
           reason
           alleage
           the
           order
           of
           the
           Priesthood
           for
           their
           Episcopacy
           ,
           as
           you
           for
           the
           Kingly
           .
        
         
           Fourthly
           ,
           the
           Kings
           of
           Israel
           did
           not
           imprison
           
             Schismaticks
             ,
             Pharises
             ,
             Herodians
             ,
          
           &c.
           
        
         
           Fifthly
           ,
           the
           Kings
           of
           Israel
           had
           extraordinary
           profits
           to
           direct
           them
           what
           to
           do
           infallibly
           ;
           these
           Kings
           have
           none
           such
           to
           direct
           them
           .
        
         
           Sixthly
           ,
           if
           the
           Law
           be
           morall
           ;
           where
           is
           it
           set
           down
           in
           Christs
           Testament
           (
           which
           is
           to
           be
           our
           Rule
           )
           that
           the
           Magistrate
           shall
           compell
           all
           to
           his
           Religion
           :
           for
           to
           another
           he
           will
           not
           .
        
         
           
             Object
             .
          
           Then
           every
           man
           may
           live
           as
           he
           list
           .
        
         
           
             Answ
             .
          
           Had
           not
           he
           as
           good
           live
           as
           he
           list
           ;
           as
           live
           as
           you
           list
           ?
        
         
           
             Object
             .
          
           Then
           it
           seems
           errours
           may
           be
           suffered
           .
        
         
           
             Answ
             .
          
           If
           truth
           may
           be
           suffered
           also
           ,
           it
           will
           prevail
           against
           Errours
           .
           It
           s
           no
           more
           in
           their
           power
           to
           hinder
           Errours
           ,
           then
           it
           was
           in
           the
           power
           of
           the
           Prelates
           to
           hinder
           mens
           preaching
           ,
           writing
           ,
           and
           speaking
           against
           them
           .
           If
           you
           can
           hinder
           Satans
           suggestions
           ,
           and
           the
           vain
           imaginations
           of
           mens
           hearts
           ,
           and
           expell
           the
           darknesse
           in
           men
           ,
           and
           place
           light
           in
           stead
           thereof
           ▪
           and
           hinder
           men
           from
           speaking
           each
           to
           other
           ,
           then
           you
           can
           suppresse
           errours
           ,
           else
           not
           ,
           the
           Lord
           only
           can
           surprise
           Errours
           by
           the
           mighty
           power
           of
           his
           Spirit
           with
           his
           Word
           ,
           and
           wee
           believe
           hee
           will
           certainly
           do
           it
           in
           his
           time
           to
           his
           glory
           ,
           and
           the
           comfort
           of
           his
           people
           ,
           
             Amen
             .
          
        
         
           One
           thing
           more
           I
           desire
           to
           know
           why
           the
           Priests
           of
           
             England
          
           assume
           to
           themselves
           the
           title
           of
           a
           (
           Divine
           )
           is
           it
           because
           they
           are
           exercised
           in
           Divine
           Truth
           ,
           or
           because
           they
           pertake
           of
           the
           Divine
           Nature
           ,
           or
           both
           ,
           if
           so
           ,
           then
           many
           Tradesmen
           may
           as
           well
           have
           the
           title
           of
           Divine
           given
           them
           as
           well
           as
           they
           ,
           because
           they
           pertake
           of
           the
           Divine
           Nature
           ,
           and
           are
           as
           much
           exercised
           in
           matters
           Divine
           ,
           as
           the
           most
           of
           them
           ,
           but
           it
           is
           a
           question
           to
           mee
           ,
           whether
           the
           title
           Divine
           is
           to
           be
           given
           to
           any
           man
           ,
           but
           only
           to
           God
           alone
           ;
           whose
           being
           ,
           is
           onely
           Divine
           .
        
      
       
         FINIS
         .
      
    
    

