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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28235	A looking-glass for the times being a tract concerning the original and rise of truth and the original and rise of Antichrist : showing by pregnant instances of Scripture, history, and other writings, that the principles and practices of the people called Quakers in this day and their sufferings are the same as were the principles and practices of Christ and His apostles ... / by George Bishope.	Bishop, George, d. 1668.	1668 (1668)	Wing B2998; ESTC R14705	345,237	250

Superior and Inferior Reason Augustinus nominat rationem superiorem inferiorem superior ratio est lumen humanae naturae quasi vis dictans praescribens divina aeterna mere honesta Ut cum Conscientia dixit peccatum hoc est fugiendum dictamen rationis ponit causum quia hoc peccatum offendit Deum quia turpe est contra naturae Legem quia hominis natura indignum est cum Conscientia dicit hoc justum opus est faciendum dictamen ponit rationem quia hoc justum opus praecipit Deus quia est pulchrum quia est homine dignissimum The Superior is the Light of humane nature as it were a power dictating or prescribing divine eternal meerly honest things As when Conscience saith This sin is to be avoided the Dictatorship or Authoritativeness puts the cause why Such a sin offends God because it is filthy and contrary to the Law of Nature because it is unworthy of or unbecoming the nature of man Conscience saith This just work is to be done the Dictamen or Authoritativeness puts or gives the reason because God hath commanded this just work because it 's beautiful because it 's most worthy or becoming a man Justin Martyr in his defence to Antoninus saith thus (h) Porro ab justio Deus genus humanum ita creavit ut intelligentia praeditum esset arbitrii liberil potestate delectum tum vera consertandi tum bene agendi obtineret Uno circa excusatione nulla defendi possunt mortales apud Deum rationales enim ad contemplationem oppositi per eam creati Moreover God at first so created man that he was indued with understanding and obtained choice in the power of his free will as well to follow after true things as to do well wherefore mortals by no excuse can defend themselves before God or are left without excuse for he made them reasonable and fit to contemplate And in his Triphon he saith (i) Volens namque Deus Angelos Homines per liberum arbitrii delectum suae quemque esse potestatis ut quisque quae pro virili sua parte posset faceret tales cos creavit quo placita sibi si deligissent a corruptione poena omnis liberi conservarentur sin maligne agerent sicuti visum illi esset quisquis torqueretur Ac condidit Deus homines ut si vitam ipsius volunta ī attemperarent cum illo degerent regnarentque impatibiles immortales For God willing that every one both Angels and Men should be at their own liberty by the free choice of their will he so created them that every one might do what he would if they chuse those things pleasing to him they should be kept free from corruption and punishment but if they did wickedly he would punish them as he pleased God so created man that if they ordered this life to his will with him they should dwell and reign impatible or unchangeable and immortal Hillary also against Auxentius writeth thus The Christian Church doth not persecute but is persecuted and lamentable it is to see the great folly of these times and to sigh at the foolish Opinion of this World in that men think by humane aid to help God and with worldly pomp and power to undertake to defend the Christian Church I ask you Bishops What help used the Apostles in the publishing of the Gospel With the aid of what power did they preach Christ and converted the Heathen from their idolatry to God When they were imprisoned and lay in chains did they praise and give thanks to God for any Dignities Graces or Favours received from the Court Or do you think that Paul went about with Regal Mandates or Kingly Authority to gather and establish the Church of Christ Sought he protection from New Vespasian c. The Apostles wrought with their hands for their own maintenance travelling by Land and Water from Town to City to preach Christ yea the more they were forbidden the more they taught and preached Christ But now alas Humane help must assist and protect the Faith and give the same countenance to and by vain and worldly honours do men seek to defend the Church of Christ as if he by his power were unable to perform it And against Arius he saith The Church now which formerly by enduring misery and imprisonment was known to be a true Church doth now terrifie others by imprisonment banishment and misery and boasteth that she is highly esteemed of the World whereas the true Church cannot but be hated of the same Tertullian against Scapula again writes this It agreeth both with humane equity and natural reason that every man worship God uncompelled and believe what he will for another mans Religion or belief neither hurteth any nor profiteth any man neither beseemeth it any Religion to compel another to be of their Religion which willingly and freely should be embraced and not by constraint forasmuch as the offerings were required of those that freely and with a good will offered and not from the contrary Jerom in his Proemium upon Jeremiah Book the fourth saith Heresie must be cut off with the Sword of the Spirit all Sons and Disciples of misled Hereticks let us strike through with the Arrows of the Spirit that is with the Testimonies of Holy Scriptures the slaughter of Hereticks is by the Word of God Brutius on 1 Cor. 3. saith No man hath power to make urging Laws to Christians whereby to bind their Consciences for willingly freely and uncompelled with a ready desire and chearful mind must those that come run unto Christ Luther in his Book of the Civil Magistrate saith The Laws of Civil Government extend no further than on the Body or Goods and to that which is External for over the Soul God will not suffer any man to rule only he himself will rule therefore wheresoever the Civil Magistrate doth undertake to give Laws to the Soul and Consciences of men he usurpeth that Government to himself which appertaineth to God Again 1 Kings 6. in building of the Temple there was no sound of Iron heard to signifie that Christ will have in his Church a free and willing people not compelled and constrained by Laws and Statutes Again upon Luke 22. he saith It is not the true Catholick Church that is defended by the secular Arm or humane Power but the false and feigned Church which although it carries the name of a Church yet it denies the power thereof Again upon Psalm 17. he saith The true Church of Christ knoweth no Brachium Seculare or Secular Arm which the Bishops now adayes chiefly use Again in his Postil of the first Sunday after the Epiphany he saith If the Civil Magistrate would command me to believe thus or thus I would answer him after this manner Lord or Sir look you unto your Civil or Worldly Government your power extends not so far to command any thing