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A91794	The necessity of toleration in matters of religion, or, Certain questions propounded to the Synod, tending to prove that corporall punishments ought not to be inflicted upon such as hold errors in religion, and that in matters of religion, men ought not to be compelled, but have liberty and freedome. Here is also the copy of the edict of the Emperours Constantinus and Licinius, and containing the reasons that inforced them to grant unto all men liberty to choose, and follow what religion they thought best. Also here is the faith of the Assembly of Divines, as it was taken out of the exactest copy of their practise, with the non-conformists answer why they cannot receive and submit to the said faith. / By Samuel Richardson.	Richardson, Samuel, fl. 1643-1658.; Constantine I, Emperor of Rome, d. 337.; Westminster Assembly (1643-1652)	1647 (1647)	Wing R1409; Thomason E407_18; Thomason E407_19; ESTC R203392	10,835	16

may become true worshippers as they that are strangers may become Gods people 18. Whether to convert an heretick and to cast out uncleane 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 20. Whether men that differ in Religion may not be tollerated seeing Abraham abode among the Canaanites along time yet contrary to them in religion Genes 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. yeers in Egypt 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 and 19. 15. 21. Whether it be not better for us that a patent were granted to monopolize all the corne and cloth and to have it measured out unto us at their price pleasure which yet were intollerable as for some men to appoint and measure out unto us what and how much we shall believe and practice in matters of Religion 22. Whether there be not the same reason that they should be appointed by us what they shall believe and practice in Religion as for them to do so to us seeing we can give as good grounds for what what we believe and practice as they can do for what they would have if not better 23. Whether men heretofore have not in zeale 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 governe 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 evet be troubled with such persons and such causes and if after his conscience be convinced he had no such power or see that it was truth he punished what horrors 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 errors 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 darkenesse and spiritually blinde and dead be fit to judge of light of truth and error 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 so fit as their commands are good Rom. 13. 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 keepes it and that cannot reward conscience for keeping it nor punish the conscience for the breaking of it 29. Whether it be not in vaine for us to have Bibles in English if contrary to our understanding of them we must believe as the Church believes whether it be right or wrong 30. Whether the Magistrate be not wronged to give him the Title of Civill Magistrate onely if his power be spirituall 31. Whether lawes 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 onely the guilty but the innocent suffer also As if the husband be an Heritick his sufferings may cause the innocent wife and children shall suffer also 34. Whether such as are spiritually dead be capable to be spiritually infected 35. Whether God will accept of a painted Sepulchre a shadow a meer 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 truth Iohn 4. 36. Whether the Scriptures appoint any other punishment to be inflicted upon Heriticks then rejection and excommunication Tit. 3. 10. 37. Whether freedome of conscience would not joyne 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 do not live quietly and flourish in great prosperity 39. Whether persecution for conscience do not harden men in their way and make them cry out of oppression tyranny 40. Whether some Corporall punishments would not make thousands in England face about to Popery as it did in Queene Maries time 41. Whether lawes made concerning Religion have not alwayes 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 feare their powers to keepe 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 Mal. 28. 18 19 20. Heb. 10. 25. By an Angel from God Acts 5. 20. It was the Apostles practice who were not rebellious nor seditious Acts 4. 18 19 20 23. and 5. 22. 28. 45. Whether Vniformity in Religion in the State do not oppresse millions of soules and impoverish the Saints bodies 46. Whether Gods people have not disputed and taught a Religion new and worship contrary to the State they lived in and spread it in travelling and open places as appeares Act. 17. 2. 17. and 18. 48. yet no origancy and impetuousnesse Yea contrary to publike authority in the Nations Vniformity in false worship Dan. 3. the three Children so the Apostle Act. 4. 5. The Saints have openly witnessed that in matters spirituall Jesus was King Act. 17. 7. and for this Christ suffered as appeares by his accusation Iohn 9. 19. Jesus of Nazareth King of the Jewes Psal 2. 6. Act. 2. 36. Gods people have seemed the disturbers of the