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votorum_fw-la libertatem_fw-la non_fw-la
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it_o do_v not_o behoove_v a_o laic_a to_o dispute_v public_o or_o to_o teach_v but_o to_o give_v place_n to_o the_o order_n deliver_v from_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o open_v the_o ear_n to_o those_o who_o have_v receive_v the_o grace_n of_o teach_v and_o to_o be_v teach_v by_o they_o divine_a thing_n so_o also_o in_o the_o nicaene_n council_n of_o three_o hundred_o and_o eighteen_o bishop_n under_o constantine_n in_o the_o four_o canon_n concern_v the_o ordination_n of_o a_o bishop_n and_o in_o the_o apostolical_a canon_n in_o the_o first_o and_o second_o canon_n concern_v the_o ordination_n of_o the_o other_o degree_n of_o ecclesiastic_n and_o the_o like_a in_o all_o other_o ecclesiastical_a constitution_n general_o down_o all_o along_o the_o age_n of_o the_o church_n etc._n vid._n clement_n roman_n apostolic_a constitut_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 20_o 30_o 31_o etc._n etc._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 10_o 11_o etc._n etc._n let_v the_o apostolical_a constitution_n of_o clemens_n romanus_n be_v look_v into_o and_o the_o several_a title_n in_o the_o sextum_fw-la clementines_n and_o other_o part_n of_o the_o canon_n law_n concern_v the_o sentence_n of_o excommunication_n and_o the_o other_o censure_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o pronounce_v of_o they_o and_o these_o more_o general_a power_n and_o right_n be_v those_o which_o according_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o they_o and_o the_o vote_n of_o all_o these_o thing_n do_v only_o proper_o and_o external_o belong_v to_o the_o ecclesiastic_n as_o such_o as_o the_o like_a also_o they_o have_v in_o all_o particular_n whatsoever_o whether_o the_o church_n be_v incorporate_v into_o the_o state_n or_o not_o incorporate_v into_o the_o state_n in_o any_o community_n that_o be_v necessary_a as_o to_o they_o for_o the_o support_n and_o preservation_n of_o their_o ecclesiastical_a society_n and_o this_o be_v a_o grand_a right_o both_o natural_a and_o divine_a belong_v ordinary_o to_o they_o as_o governor_n in_o such_o a_o society_n and_o he_o that_o shall_v deny_v they_o such_o power_n must_v say_v that_o god_n have_v deny_v they_o the_o mean_n to_o the_o end_n that_o he_o have_v commit_v the_o preservation_n and_o support_v of_o the_o church_n to_o they_o as_o governor_n and_o minister_n of_o it_o and_o yet_o that_o he_o have_v deny_v the_o power_n of_o do_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v necessary_a for_o such_o the_o preservation_n of_o it_o but_o yet_o by_o these_o mean_n necessary_o to_o be_v grant_v to_o they_o we_o be_v to_o be_v suppose_v to_o mean_v spiritual_a and_o lawful_a mean_n 20._o de_fw-fr potestat_fw-la civili_fw-la &_o ecclesiast_fw-la cap._n 3._o ad_fw-la fin_fw-fr vid._n de_fw-fr imperiosum_n pot_n cap._n 3._o §._o 6._o 14._o supra_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 3_o §._o 20._o and_o in_o no_o case_n particular_o that_o of_o rise_v in_o arm_n against_o the_o present_a lawful_a magistrate_n that_o will_v be_v with_o peter_n to_o take_v a_o sword_n in_o a_o unlawful_a way_n say_v triglaudius_n and_o that_o be_v not_o commit_v to_o they_o and_o that_o be_v against_o humane_a law_n and_o divine_a and_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n etc._n etc._n say_v grotius_n although_o elsewhere_o he_o permit_v it_o even_o to_o any_o single_a person_n in_o case_n of_o extreme_a danger_n to_o rise_v as_o we_o have_v say_v heretofore_o alibi_fw-la erastus_n answer_v in_o thesibus_fw-la vid._n thes_n 74._o et_fw-la alibi_fw-la x._o erastus_n have_v here_o of_o late_o start_v a_o question_n by_o his_o denial_n of_o any_o need_n of_o church_n censure_v their_o be_v execute_v by_o clergyman_n under_o a_o christian_a magistrate_n but_o he_o be_v to_o be_v answer_v with_o their_o be_v a_o pure_o spiritual_a punishment_n and_o inflict_v in_o a_o spiritual_a way_n and_o for_o spiritual_a end_n and_o therefore_o that_o in_o the_o nature_n and_o quality_n of_o the_o thing_n they_o do_v proper_o belong_v to_o spiritual_a person_n to_o use_v as_o a_o mean_n for_o the_o support_n of_o their_o spiritual_a society_n and_o 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their_o several_a office_n and_o he_o only_o can_v take_v they_o away_o from_o they_o again_o these_o thing_n then_o be_v thus_o state_v and_o describe_v on_o the_o ecclesiastical_a person_n part_n i_o come_v next_o to_o the_o part_n of_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n and_o to_o the_o right_n and_o power_n belong_v to_o he_o as_o such_o and_o which_o be_v here_o concern_v also_o man_n the_o necessity_n of_o some_o supreme_a among_o man_n xii_o on_o the_o part_n of_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n then_o first_o of_o all_o this_o be_v certain_a that_o both_o in_o relation_n to_o all_o humane_a affair_n more_o general_o and_o in_o every_o ecclesiastical_a uniformity_n more_o particular_o there_o must_v of_o necessity_n be_v some_o supreme_a among_o man_n in_o every_o society_n for_o what_o from_o nature_n the_o philosopher_n say_v notional_o and_o in_o the_o general_n 6._o averro_n metaph_n 5._o tom._n 6._o that_o ordo_fw-la nan_n datur_fw-la nisi_fw-la cum_fw-la relatione_fw-la ad_fw-la 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that_o be_v the_o civil_a magistrate_n supra_fw-la lib._n 1._o ca._n 1._o §._o 11
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distinction_n of_o a_o uniformity_n 1._o uniformity_n the_o first_o and_o capital_a division_n also_o of_o all_o affair_n among_o man_n and_o the_o application_n of_o they_o to_o the_o general_a intent_n of_o a_o ecclesiastical_a uniformity_n d._n de_fw-fr rerum_fw-la divisione_n &_o qualitat_fw-la l._n 1._o summa_fw-la rerum_fw-la divisio_fw-la say_v paulus_n the_o civilian_n in_o dvos_fw-la articulos_fw-la diducitur_fw-la nam_fw-la aliae_fw-la sunt_fw-la divini_fw-la juris_fw-la aliae_fw-la humani_fw-la that_o the_o chief_a division_n of_o affair_n be_v derive_v into_o two_o part_n for_o some_o of_o they_o be_v of_o divine_a right_n and_o the_o other_o of_o humane_a and_o the_o divine_a affair_n be_v those_o which_o concern_v religion_n the_o humane_a those_o which_o concern_v civil_a government_n and_o god_n and_o nature_n have_v appoint_v both_o these_o to_o consist_v these_o three_o thing_n then_o and_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o welfare_n of_o they_o viz._n religion_n and_o 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call_v it_o by_o the_o several_a name_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d reverence_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fear_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d faith_n and_o the_o like_a all_o return_n in_o their_o several_a respect_n 18._o etymol_n lib._n 18._o into_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o definition_n religion_n say_v isidore_n dicta_fw-la est_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la quòd_fw-la per_fw-la eam_fw-la uni_fw-la soli_fw-la deo_fw-la religamus_fw-la animas_fw-la nostras_fw-la ad_fw-la cultum_fw-la divinum_fw-la animo_fw-la serviendi_fw-la that_o religion_n be_v call_v so_o from_o hence_o because_o by_o it_o we_o bound_v our_o soul_n to_o the_o one_o only_a god_n for_o the_o performance_n of_o divine_a worship_n to_o he_o with_o a_o mind_n of_o serve_v he_o and_o cicero_n say_v that_o it_o be_v it_o 1._o de_fw-fr nat._n deor._n lib._n 1._o per_fw-la quam_fw-la reverenti_fw-la famulatu_fw-la ceremoniae_fw-la divini_fw-la cultus_fw-la exercentur_fw-la by_o which_o with_o a_o reverend_a and_o servant-like_o deportment_n the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o divine_a worship_n be_v practise_v and_o st._n austin_n define_v it_o to_o be_v 26._o de_fw-fr civ_o dei_fw-la lib._n 26._o nihil_fw-la aliud_fw-la quà m_fw-la cultus_fw-la divinus_fw-la nothing_o else_o but_o the_o divine_a worship_n the_o application_n of_o the_o general_a notion_n of_o religion_n to_o other_o thing_n beside_o the_o worship_n of_o a_o deity_n need_v not_o here_o be_v mention_v and_o when_o the_o latin_n use_v the_o term_n for_o any_o great_a care_n or_o respect_n that_o a_o man_n use_v about_o any_o thing_n it_o be_v then_o use_v metaphorical_o and_o abusive_o but_o then_o only_o proper_o and_o emphatical_o when_o it_o be_v apply_v to_o the_o divine_a worship_n as_o we_o have_v mention_v so_o the_o old_a roman_a civilian_n ordinary_o in_o their_o case_n and_o the_o several_a text_n of_o the_o digest_v religion_n towards_o god_n pomponius_n call_v the_o worship_n of_o some_o deity_n etc._n de_fw-fr justit_fw-la &_o jure_fw-la l._n veluti_fw-la lib._n 11._o â—it_n 17._o lib_fw-la 47._o tit._n 13._o etc._n etc._n which_o be_v common_a to_o all_o nation_n and_o the_o several_a title_n de_fw-fr religiosis_fw-la &_o sumptibus_fw-la funerum_fw-la de_fw-la sepulchro_fw-la violato_fw-la and_o the_o like_a will_v evidence_n the_o same_o thing_n iv_o religion_n then_o be_v thus_o define_v religion_n the_o first_o distinction_n of_o religion_n let_v we_o come_v to_o our_o distinguish_v it_o according_a to_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o body_n of_o our_o discourse_n hereafter_o and_o the_o first_o distinction_n of_o it_o be_v by_o disparate_v that_o it_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v either_o in_o the_o general_n or_o special_a or_o individual_a in_o the_o general_n it_o be_v such_o as_o we_o have_v already_o mention_v the_o term_n be_v take_v at_o large_a and_o not_o bound_v by_o any_o special_a restriction_n in_o the_o special_a it_o be_v take_v for_o this_o or_o that_o sort_n or_o kind_n of_o religion_n 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other_o thing_n which_o it_o may_v either_o commodate_v or_o incommodate_v according_a as_o it_o be_v apprehend_v of_o and_o use_v or_o practise_v by_o they_o in_o relation_n to_o those_o thing_n vicè_fw-la cuncta_fw-la reguntur_fw-la alternisque_fw-la regunt_fw-la say_v papinius_n that_o all_o thing_n be_v govern_v by_o vicissitude_n of_o influence_n upon_o one_o another_o and_o he_o that_o consider_v not_o the_o respect_n of_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n which_o they_o bear_v one_o towards_o another_o and_o act_n according_o will_v quick_o by_o his_o action_n bring_v all_o to_o confusion_n vii_o in_o the_o four_o four_o the_o four_o place_n religion_n be_v either_o national_a or_o not_o national_a and_o seclude_v national_a it_o be_v call_v by_o the_o usual_a application_n of_o the_o term_n when_o it_o be_v the_o religion_n only_o public_o establish_v by_o authority_n in_o a_o country_n and_o then_o the_o church_n be_v say_v also_o to_o be_v incorporate_a into_o the_o state_n and_o not_o national_a be_v the_o contrary_n of_o
from_o the_o poet_n the_o other_o from_o the_o philosopher_n and_o the_o other_o from_o the_o prince_n of_o city_n and_o all_o these_o be_v still_o say_v to_o be_v from_o divine_a revelation_n the_o poet_n be_v of_o old_a look_v upon_o as_o inspire_a from_o heaven_n princip_n de_fw-fr furore_fw-la poetico_fw-la in_o princip_n so_o plato_n testify_v concern_v those_o of_o greece_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o they_o utter_v their_o excellent_a poem_n not_o at_o all_o from_o any_o thing_n of_o art_n but_o from_o divine_a inspiration_n and_o that_o they_o draw_v wine_n and_o milk_n from_o the_o fountain_n and_o hill_n of_o the_o muse_n 3_o vid._n etiam_fw-la in_o phaedro_n circa_fw-la princip_n et_fw-fr de_fw-fr legib_fw-la dial._n 2._o et_fw-fr de_fw-fr repub._n dial._n 10._o et_fw-fr de_fw-fr legib_fw-la dial._n 3_o as_o bee_n do_v honey_n from_o flower_n and_o be_v the_o interpreter_n of_o the_o god_n and_o the_o like_a in_o many_o other_o place_n so_o the_o latin_a poet_n also_o have_v the_o same_o reputation_n in_o their_o time_n and_o country_n est_fw-la deus_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la agitante_fw-la ealescimus_fw-la illo_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n in_o they_o and_o that_o they_o grow_v warm_a by_o his_o motion_n and_o the_o like_a be_v to_o be_v say_v of_o the_o philosophical_a and_o city_n divinity_n the_o philosopher_n and_o senate_n just_a as_o the_o sanedrim_n among_o the_o jew_n concern_v prophet_n do_v not_o receive_v any_o thing_n in_o either_o but_o what_o they_o judge_v to_o be_v from_o divine_a revelation_n 3._o suetonius_n in_o tiber._n tertul._n apolog._n etc._n etc._n 3._o euseb_n hist_o ecclesiast_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 3._o the_o story_n be_v know_v concern_v jesus_n christ_n in_o tiberius_n his_o time_n who_o the_o senate_n will_v not_o receive_v into_o the_o number_n of_o their_o god_n because_o he_o have_v be_v worship_v before_o they_o have_v approve_v of_o he_o and_o as_o this_o be_v say_v concern_v the_o religion_n of_o the_o greek_n god_n with_fw-mi ovid_n de_fw-fr fast_n dii_fw-la quoque_fw-la tristitiam_fw-la poni_fw-la per_fw-la sva_fw-la festa_fw-la jubent_fw-la et_fw-la hora_n carm._n lib._n 1._o ode_n 16._o non_fw-fr dyndimaene_n non_fw-la adytis_fw-la quatit_fw-la mentem_fw-la sacerdotum_fw-la incola_fw-la pythius_n non_fw-la libre_fw-la aequè_fw-la et_fw-fr vid._n hospinian_n de_fw-fr orig._n festorum_fw-la etc._n etc._n so_o the_o christian_a prescript_n be_v derive_v from_o the_o same_o authority_n with_o that_o of_o moses_n matth_n 23._o in_o apologia_fw-la socratis_n act_n 5.29_o rev._n 22.18_o 19_o mahomet_n prescript_n date_v also_o from_o god_n and_o roman_n and_o other_o heathen_n in_o the_o general_a so_o the_o like_a also_o may_v be_v say_v concern_v all_o the_o particular_a part_n of_o it_o their_o festival_n be_v date_v from_o their_o god_n the_o priest_n at_o their_o oracle_n say_v to_o be_v inspire_v by_o their_o god_n and_o the_o like_a in_o other_o thing_n so_o that_o thus_o be_v the_o heathen_a religion_n receive_v total_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o divine_a authority_n and_o we_o may_v be_v sure_a upon_o none_o other_o account_n at_o all_o for_o else_o to_o what_o purpose_n be_v it_o that_o these_o oracle_n and_o several_a other_o way_n of_o divine_a revelation_n mention_v be_v hold_v in_o such_o repute_n among_o they_o for_o that_o end_n viz._n that_o they_o may_v thus_o receive_v their_o prescript_n of_o religion_n from_o they_o vi_o the_o christian_a religion_n which_o proceed_v from_o god_n indeed_o may_v well_o be_v expect_v then_o to_o proceed_v upon_o these_o only_a rational_a ground_n the_o command_n of_o god_n and_o man_n be_v always_o oppose_v as_o to_o matter_n of_o faith_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n we_o be_v bid_v to_o call_v no_o man_n master_n upon_o earth_n and_o that_o which_o divine_a plato_n also_o teach_v in_o express_a term_n to_o obey_v god_n rather_o than_o man_n and_o they_o be_v curse_v and_o devote_v who_o add_v to_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n and_o the_o like_a thing_n obvious_a to_o consideration_n may_v be_v far_o say_v but_o they_o need_v not_o be_v here_o recite_v vii_o and_o last_o the_o like_a we_o shall_v find_v also_o concern_v mahumet_n that_o as_o we_o say_v the_o heathen_n feign_v the_o divine_a original_a of_o their_o religion_n and_o derive_v many_o rite_n of_o it_o from_o moses_n as_o to_o the_o matter_n of_o they_o so_o have_v he_o also_o feign_v the_o same_o original_a of_o his_o and_o derive_v many_o rite_n of_o it_o both_o from_o the_o heathen_n and_o moses_n and_o christ_n he_o feign_v converse_v with_o god_n and_o his_o angel_n gabriel_n alcorano_fw-la vide_fw-la passim_fw-la in_o alcorano_fw-la and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o pigeon_n dictate_v into_o his_o ear_n the_o law_n of_o his_o alcoran_n he_o pretend_v the_o amendment_n and_o restauration_n of_o many_o doctrine_n both_o of_o moses_n and_o christ_n which_o he_o say_v 9_o vide_fw-la ibid._n azoara_n 9_o since_o their_o time_n have_v be_v corrupt_v he_o pitch_v upon_o many_o thing_n as_o be_v media_fw-la licita_fw-la and_o indifferent_a in_o their_o own_o nature_n and_o which_o be_v controvert_v among_o christian_n and_o partly_o practise_v and_o partly_o tolerate_v by_o moses_n his_o law_n and_o by_o the_o greek_n 9_o d._n de_fw-fr petitione_n haereditatis_fw-la l._n ancillarum_fw-la etiam_fw-la ¶_o sed_fw-la inquit_fw-la vlpianus_n non_fw-la &_o in_fw-la multorum_fw-la honestiorum_fw-la praediis_fw-la lupanaria_fw-la exercentur_fw-la etc._n etc._n et_fw-fr vid._n plat._n de_fw-fr rep._n &_o de_fw-fr legib._n etc._n etc._n et_fw-la alcoran_n ib._n azo_n 9_o and_o the_o old_a civil_a law_n of_o the_o roman_n such_o as_o polygamy_n circumcision_n choice_n of_o meat_n and_o other_o doctrine_n and_o sacred_a rite_n and_o ceremony_n and_o in_o these_o he_o pretend_v his_o reduction_n to_o the_o primitive_a appointment_n of_o god_n as_o if_o many_o of_o these_o thing_n have_v be_v alter_v and_o corrupt_v and_o otherwise_o constitute_v by_o moses_n and_o christ_n in_o their_o time_n thus_o than_o the_o universal_a consent_n of_o nation_n and_o all_o divine_a and_o humane_a law_n have_v establish_v it_o that_o all_o precept_n and_o prescript_n of_o religion_n be_v to_o be_v expect_v only_o from_o god_n and_o his_o divine_a authority_n but_o because_o the_o divine_a original_a of_o religion_n in_o the_o general_n and_o under_o its_o different_a notion_n be_v not_o only_o to_o be_v assert_v in_o relation_n to_o the_o treat_v of_o a_o ecclesiastical_a uniformity_n and_o the_o right_n belong_v to_o it_o but_o also_o that_o a_o more_o special_a respect_n be_v to_o be_v have_v to_o the_o true_a religion_n both_o by_o all_o mixtly_a that_o they_o may_v take_v heed_n of_o violate_v the_o consistency_n of_o it_o with_o government_n and_o also_o by_o the_o chief_a magistrate_n in_o particular_a and_o eminent_o that_o he_o may_v take_v care_n for_o the_o settle_n of_o it_o as_o the_o national_a religion_n in_o his_o society_n and_o because_o we_o shall_v have_v many_o occasion_n hereafter_o in_o our_o follow_a discourse_n of_o refer_v to_o the_o distinction_n of_o religion_n into_o true_a and_o false_a therefore_o we_o will_v here_o proceed_v a_o little_a far_o in_o relation_n to_o these_o thing_n and_o lay_v down_o the_o general_a ground_n of_o all_o religion_n and_o compare_v they_o religion_n two_o only_a sort_n of_o precept_n of_o religion_n viii_o there_o be_v then_o two_o only_a sort_n of_o precept_n of_o which_o any_o religion_n can_v consist_v 1._o natural_a 2._o positive_a for_o this_o be_v a_o complete_a distribution_n of_o the_o divine_a law_n into_o these_o two_o sort_n 1._o the_o natural_a it_o must_v needs_o consist_v of_o because_o god_n the_o author_n of_o humane_a nature_n be_v suppose_v to_o approve_v of_o the_o dictate_v of_o it_o and_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n in_o the_o general_n be_v implant_v in_o all_o creature_n for_o their_o good_a and_o that_o they_o may_v be_v govern_v by_o it_o and_o so_o ulpian_n describe_v it_o naturale_fw-la d._n de_fw-fr justit_fw-la &_o jure_fw-la l._n huius_fw-la ¶_o jus_fw-la naturale_fw-la jus_fw-la naturale_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la natura_fw-la omne_fw-la animalia_fw-la docuit_fw-la nam_fw-la jus_o istud_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la humano_fw-la generi_fw-la proprium_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o omnium_fw-la animalium_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la aut_fw-la in_o mari_n nascuntur_fw-la that_o the_o natural_a law_n be_v that_o which_o nature_n have_v teach_v all_o live_a creature_n for_o that_o law_n be_v not_o only_o proper_a to_o mankind_n but_o be_v the_o law_n of_o all_o live_a creature_n which_o be_v generate_v and_o breed_v either_o in_o the_o earth_n or_o in_o the_o sea_n and_o therefore_o for_o man_n not_o to_o be_v govern_v by_o it_o will_v be_v against_o the_o whole_a order_n of_o the_o creation_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v plant_v by_o god_n in_o he_o in_o vain_a 2._o the_o positive_a divine_a law_n
pass_v that_o those_o who_o have_v the_o public_a power_n in_o their_o hand_n be_v call_v god_n in_o scripture_n so_o that_o what_o can_v be_v desire_v more_o in_o these_o thing_n and_o where_o be_v the_o mention_n of_o the_o people_n in_o all_o these_o either_o public_a or_o private_a either_o former_a or_o late_a writing_n and_o if_o the_o argument_n of_o authority_n shall_v prevail_v and_o the_o common_a dictate_v of_o man_n shall_v be_v think_v reason_n and_o to_o proceed_v from_o the_o common_a light_n of_o humane_a nature_n in_o they_o then_o what_o be_v a_o few_o opponent_n in_o the_o christian_a church_n and_o those_o only_o more_o private_a person_n and_o taxable_a upon_o many_o account_n to_o all_o these_o and_o all_o these_o both_o in_o their_o former_a and_o late_a writing_n which_o i_o have_v quote_v if_o what_o they_o have_v so_o record_v shall_v be_v say_v to_o be_v false_a must_v be_v avouch_v either_o to_o have_v err_v or_o else_o flatter_v prince_n and_o collude_v with_o man_n and_o then_o the_o public_a faith_n of_o the_o primitive_a time_n and_o of_o the_o reform_a part_n of_o christendom_n fail_v which_o god_n forbid_v or_o else_o their_o faith_n be_v true_a and_o right_o derive_v from_o scripture_n nay_o i_o appeal_v in_o this_o matter_n to_o the_o generality_n of_o all_o mankind_n of_o jew_n heathen_n mahometan_n as_o have_v be_v partly_o mention_v 16._o hic_fw-la supra_fw-la §._o 4._o and_o §._o 11._o and_o sect._n 16._o and_o in_o the_o christian_a church_n to_o the_o generality_n of_o father_n counsel_n historian_n lawyer_n politician_n confession_n schoolman_n and_o whosoever_o else_o have_v be_v of_o any_o receive_a authority_n and_o so_o far_o forth_o as_o they_o have_v have_v to_o do_v in_o these_o thing_n without_o be_v sway_v by_o corruption_n sicut_fw-la apostolus_fw-la dicit_fw-la rom._n 13._o omnis_fw-la potestas_fw-la humana_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la est_fw-la 5._o primo_fw-la secundae_fw-la quaest_n 96_o art_n 4_o and_o 5._o say_v aquinas_n that_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v rom._n 13._o all_o humane_a power_n be_v from_o god_n and_o princeps_fw-la dicitur_fw-la solutus_fw-la esse_fw-la a_o lege_fw-la quia_fw-la nullus_fw-la in_o ipsum_fw-la potest_fw-la judicium_fw-la condemnationis_fw-la far_o that_o the_o prince_n be_v say_v to_o be_v free_a from_o the_o law_n because_o none_o can_v pronounce_v the_o judgement_n of_o condemnation_n upon_o he_o 2._o in_o secundum_fw-la sententiar_fw-la lib._n 2._o distinct_a 44._o quaest_n 2._o and_o so_o durand_n praelatio_fw-la est_fw-la secundum_fw-la debitum_fw-la rationis_fw-la &_o divinae_fw-la ordinationis_fw-la that_o prelacy_n be_v according_a to_o what_o ought_v to_o be_v by_o reason_n and_o the_o appointment_n of_o god_n and_o the_o like_a and_o so_o general_o all_o other_o except_v only_o the_o papal_a canonist_n and_o jesuit_n and_o the_o like_a of_o that_o church_n who_o have_v dedicate_v themselves_o to_o the_o depression_n of_o prince_n and_o the_o exaltation_n of_o the_o pontifical_a chair_n and_o ecclesiastical_a prelacy_n and_o who_o have_v be_v the_o great_a broacher_n of_o those_o principle_n on_o the_o people_n part_n of_o this_o question_n in_o christendom_n and_o from_o who_o those_o few_o other_o of_o the_o reform_a part_n of_o christendom_n dispute_v the_o tendency_n of_o the_o negative_a part_n of_o the_o question_n to_o the_o good_a of_o religion_n and_o humane_a society_n dispute_v who_o i_o have_v mention_v have_v derive_v they_o and_o man_n have_v put_v they_o in_o practice_n wheresoever_o they_o have_v desire_v innovation_n xvii_o these_o thing_n then_o on_o both_o part_n of_o the_o question_n be_v thus_o say_v let_v we_o come_v last_o of_o all_o to_o dispute_v the_o end_n of_o they_o and_o for_o which_o they_o be_v allege_v to_o be_v hold_v and_o practise_v by_o each_o of_o the_o party_n litigant_fw-la viz._n the_o welfare_n of_o religion_n and_o of_o humane_a society_n 9_o sic_fw-la supra_fw-la §._o 9_o as_o be_v above_o mention_v i._n e._n of_o government_n also_o and_o of_o the_o mutual_a consistency_n each_o of_o these_o with_o the_o other_o and_o for_o these_o end_n than_o it_o be_v that_o the_o principle_n on_o the_o people_n part_n of_o the_o question_n also_o be_v say_v to_o be_v intend_v and_o consequent_o appoint_v by_o god_n to_o be_v put_v in_o practice_n the_o common_a good_a of_o mankind_n both_o in_o respect_n to_o divine_a and_o humane_a affair_n it_o be_v true_a be_v the_o great_a end_n of_o all_o god_n ordinance_n and_o appointment_n respect_v the_o public_a among_o man_n and_o so_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v also_o of_o all_o humane_a law_n and_o practice_n subservient_fw-fr to_o those_o divine_a ordinance_n and_o respect_v the_o public_a in_o like_a manner_n and_o but_o that_o every_o governor_n in_o his_o society_n ought_v to_o intend_v the_o common_a good_a of_o it_o as_o abovesaid_a and_o as_o the_o last_o end_n of_o his_o government_n in_o this_o world_n 12._o cap._n 1._o sect._n 12._o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n of_o it_o and_o if_o he_o do_v not_o act_n according_o he_o be_v accountable_a for_o it_o both_o in_o the_o court_n of_o conscience_n and_o in_o the_o court_n of_o heaven_n and_o when_o the_o question_n of_o the_o prince_n be_v oblige_v and_o how_o far_o forth_o to_o the_o law_n be_v dispute_v that_o he_o be_v oblige_v to_o the_o divine_a law_n and_o to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o nation_n and_o even_o to_o the_o civil_a law_n also_o by_o the_o direction_n of_o natural_a equity_n although_o not_o by_o any_o external_a force_n or_o coaction_n to_o be_v bring_v upon_o he_o by_o man_n it_o be_v agree_v upon_o by_o all_o both_o lawyer_n and_o divine_n 1._o ad_fw-la c._n 1._o §._o fin_fw-fr feudar_n poss_n &_o alibi_fw-la ad_fw-la auth._n c._n ne_o fill_n pro_fw-la patre_fw-la primo_fw-la secundae_fw-la quaest_n 96._o art_n 5._o controver_n illust_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 26._o num._n 12._o de_fw-fr just_a &_o jur._n lib._n 1._o quaest_n 6._o art_n 7._o variar_n resolut_a lib._n 3._o cap._n 6._o n._n 8._o in_o orat._n ad_fw-la nicoclem_fw-la paulo_n post_n princip_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lib._n 1._o so_o baldus_n bologinnus_n aquinas_n vasquez_n sotus_n and_o other_o and_o therefore_o covarruvias_n do_v in_o this_o sense_n right_o tax_v the_o distinction_n of_o ordinary_a and_o absolute_a power_n in_o a_o prince_n potestas_fw-la absoluta_fw-la say_v he_o de_fw-fr jure_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la in_o principe_fw-la deinde_fw-la haec_fw-la ipsa_fw-la distinctio_fw-la potestatis_fw-la ordinariae_fw-la &_o absolutae_fw-la in_o humanis_fw-la principibus_fw-la falssima_fw-la est_fw-la that_o absolute_a power_n of_o right_n be_v not_o in_o a_o prince_n and_o therefore_o this_o distinction_n itself_o of_o ordinary_a and_o absolute_a power_n in_o a_o prince_n among_o man_n be_v most_o false_a and_o isocrates_n in_o his_o oration_n to_o nicocles_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n i_o think_v true_o that_o it_o be_v acknowledge_v by_o all_o that_o it_o be_v agreeable_a to_o prince_n that_o they_o shall_v free_v their_o people_n from_o calamity_n and_o preserve_v they_o in_o welfare_n and_o cause_v their_o commonweal_n from_o small_a to_o become_v great_a and_o the_o poet_n hesiod_n give_v a_o admonition_n to_o king_n from_o the_o elegant_a fable_n of_o the_o hawk_n and_o the_o nightingale_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n but_o now_o i_o will_v utter_v a_o fable_n to_o king_n although_o also_o they_o be_v wise_a the_o hawk_n so_o bespeak_v the_o sweet-singing_a nightingale_n bear_v she_o aloft_o in_o the_o cloud_n be_v snatch_v up_o in_o his_o talon_n but_o the_o nightingale_n do_v miserable_o bemoan_v herself_o be_v pierce_v through_o with_o his_o crooked_a talon_n and_o he_o with_o imperious_a word_n so_o speak_v to_o she_o unhappy_a bird_n why_o do_v thou_o make_v a_o noise_n one_o much_o strong_a than_o thou_o have_v thou_o now_o in_o possession_n thou_o go_v this_o way_n that_o i_o carry_v thou_o although_o thou_o can_v sing_v so_o well_o and_o i_o will_v either_o make_v my_o supper_n on_o thou_o if_o i_o please_v or_o else_o let_v thou_o go_v but_o thou_o o_o persa_n attend_v to_o justice_n neither_o love_n to_o do_v injury_n so_o then_o this_o be_v say_v let_v we_o come_v to_o the_o determination_n of_o this_o business_n whether_o it_o be_v most_o for_o the_o good_a of_o religion_n and_o humane_a society_n viz._n of_o government_n also_o and_o the_o mutual_a consistency_n of_o they_o that_o the_o negative_a part_n of_o our_o present_a question_n the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o prince_n power_n its_o be_v from_o the_o people_n and_o the_o other_o proposition_n attend_v it_o be_v hold_v and_o teach_v or_o the_o contrary_n and_o i_o shall_v prove_v it_o concern_v the_o contrary_a viz._n that_o it_o be_v most_o for_o the_o common_a good_a of_o humane_a affair_n that_o the_o derivation_n of_o the_o prince_n
more_o state_v solemn_a service_n of_o god_n the_o remembrance_n of_o god_n as_o creator_n and_o governor_n of_o the_o world_n as_o in_o the_o ancient_a judical_a sabbath_n the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n and_o god_n rest_v from_o it_o to_o proceed_v to_o govern_v be_v assign_v as_o the_o reason_n of_o it_o and_o it_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o st._n paul_n to_o the_o athenian_n 17.24_o act_n 17.24_o that_o god_n that_o make_v the_o world_n be_v to_o be_v worship_v and_o as_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o god_n right_o of_o prescribe_v the_o precept_n of_o religion_n to_o man_n so_o alike_o also_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o the_o matter_n of_o such_o precept_n by_o be_v according_a to_o god_n will_v must_v be_v necessary_o on_o man_n part_n his_o service_n and_o worship_n for_o if_o otherwise_o the_o issue_n of_o it_o will_v be_v no_o less_o than_o the_o removal_n of_o god_n from_o be_v either_o a_o rewarder_n or_o a_o punisher_n of_o man_n and_o so_o consequent_o from_o have_v to_o do_v at_o all_o authoritative_o in_o humane_a affair_n and_o so_o in_o the_o end_n all_o religion_n itself_o towards_o he_o will_v be_v destroy_v which_o will_v be_v all_o one_o as_o to_o man_n as_o if_o god_n very_a be_v itself_o be_v remove_v out_o of_o the_o world_n for_o a_o reward_n be_v for_o something_o do_v according_a to_o one_o will_n and_o paena_fw-la est_fw-la noxae_fw-la vindicte_fw-la punishment_n be_v vengeance_n take_v upon_o a_o fault_n say_v ulpian_n but_o if_o religion_n by_o be_v according_a to_o god_n will_v be_v not_o man_n service_n and_o worship_n there_o can_v be_v no_o reward_n annex_v to_o it_o from_o god_n nor_o punishment_n because_o he_o be_v not_o wrong_v if_o the_o precept_n of_o it_o be_v violate_v and_o the_o impulsive_a cause_n of_o all_o divine_a worship_n in_o man_n be_v natural_o and_o primary_o hope_v and_o fear_v towards_o a_o deity_n and_o good_a and_o evil_a to_o be_v expect_v from_o he_o be_v the_o only_a object_n of_o these_o affection_n 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that_o from_o the_o time_n that_o jesus_n begin_v to_o be_v worship_v none_o do_v partake_v of_o any_o public_a help_n from_o the_o go_n and_o the_o like_a acknowledgement_n there_o be_v of_o celsus_n and_o julian_n and_o other_o enemy_n of_o christianity_n origin_n apud_fw-la origin_n etc._n apud_fw-la cyrillum_fw-la etc._n etc._n 2._o of_o friend_n and_o those_o every_o way_n worthy_a of_o belief_n such_o be_v sergius_n paulus_n and_o dionysius_n the_o areopagite_n and_o many_o of_o the_o follower_n of_o christ_n mention_v in_o the_o scripture_n itself_o such_o be_v also_o many_o of_o the_o primitive_a martyr_n and_o the_o grand_a doctor_n and_o father_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n 180._o adversus_fw-la haereses_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 51._o &_o floruit_fw-la circa_fw-la ann._n christi_fw-la 180._o down_o all_o along_o the_o century_n so_o irenaeus_n in_o his_o time_n si_fw-la autem_fw-la dominum_fw-la phantasmata_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la fecisse_fw-la dicunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n but_o if_o they_o say_v that_o the_o lord_n do_v these_o thing_n by_o false_a appearance_n say_v he_o we_o will_v reduce_v they_o to_o the_o write_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o show_v plain_o out_o of_o they_o that_o all_o thing_n be_v so_o foretell_v by_o god_n and_o that_o he_o be_v the_o only_a son_n of_o god_n wherefore_o also_o in_o his_o name_n those_o who_o be_v his_o true_a disciple_n receive_v grace_n from_o he_o do_v the_o like_a thing_n to_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o man_n even_o as_o every_o one_o have_v receive_v the_o gift_n from_o he_o for_o some_o cast_v out_o devil_n most_o assure_o and_o true_o other_o also_o have_v the_o fore_a knowledge_n of_o thing_n to_o come_v and_o vision_n and_o uttering_n of_o prophecy_n and_o other_o by_o the_o lay_n on_o of_o hand_n do_v cure_v those_o who_o have_v labour_v with_o infirmity_n and_o restore_v they_o to_o health_n and_o even_o at_o this_o day_n also_o as_o we_o have_v say_v the_o dead_a have_v arisen_a and_o continue_v among_o we_o for_o many_o year_n 220._o contra_fw-la celsum_fw-la lib._n 2._o paulo_n post_n princip_n &_o floruit_fw-la circa_fw-la ann._n christi_fw-la 220._o so_o also_o say_v origen_n in_o his_o time_n speak_v of_o celsus_n cum_fw-la &_o jesus_n virtutes_fw-la extenuaret_fw-la magicis_fw-la illas_fw-la praestigiis_fw-la editas_fw-la olim_fw-la affirmans_fw-la quod_fw-la vero_fw-la virtutes_fw-la &_o mira_fw-la de_fw-la se_fw-la ederet_fw-la jesus_n vicunque_fw-la admittens_fw-la that_o when_o he_o do_v extenuate_v the_o miracle_n of_o christ_n affirm_v they_o to_o be_v wrought_v by_o art_n of_o magic_n heretofore_o but_o yet_o however_o admit_v that_o jesus_n do_v work_v miracle_n and_o many_o wonderful_a thing_n concern_v himself_o ibid._n ibid._n and_o afterward_o cumque_fw-la phlegon_n in_o decimo_fw-la tertio_fw-la vel_fw-la decimo_fw-la quarto_fw-la ut_fw-la arbitror_fw-la annalium_fw-la libro_fw-la vel_fw-la futurorum_fw-la quorundam_fw-la praenotionem_fw-la detulit_fw-la christo_fw-la cum_fw-la de_fw-fr petro_n confusius_fw-la pleraque_fw-la &_o de_fw-la christo_fw-la edisserit_fw-la &_o plane_n testificatus_fw-la pro_fw-la huius_fw-la praedictionibus_fw-la &_o res_fw-la occurrisse_fw-la and_o that_o when_o phlegon_n in_o his_o thirteen_o or_o as_o i_o think_v fourteen_o book_n of_o his_o annal_n attribute_v to_o christ_n the_o foreknowledge_n of_o certain_a thing_n to_o come_v when_o he_o have_v discourse_v many_o thing_n more_o confuse_o concern_v peter_n and_o christ_n and_o plain_o testify_v that_o also_o thing_n come_v to_o pass_v according_a to_o his_o prediction_n 390._o adversus_fw-la vigilantium_fw-la in_o princip_n &_o floruit_fw-la circa_fw-la ann._n christi_fw-la 390._o and_o so_o st._n jerom_n also_o in_o his_o time_n affirm_v the_o miracle_n do_v at_o martyns_n tomb_n and_o bid_v vigilantius_n sed_fw-la respond_v quomodo_fw-la in_o vilissimo_fw-la pulvere_fw-la &_o favilla_fw-la nescio_fw-la qua_fw-la tanta_fw-la sit_fw-la signorum_fw-la virtutumque_fw-la presentia_fw-la but_o answer_v how_o can_v there_o be_v so_o great_a a_o presence_n of_o sign_n and_o wonder_n in_o some_o most_o contemptible_a dust_n ibid._n ibid._n and_o i_o know_v not_o what_o ash_n of_o the_o dead_a and_o after_o he_o recite_v porphyry_n and_o eunomius_n call_v they_o praestigias_fw-la daemonum_n ibid._n ibid._n deceit_n of_o devil_n and_o say_v he_o to_o vigilantius_n spiritus_fw-la iste_fw-la immundus_fw-la quo_fw-la haec_fw-la te_fw-la cogit_fw-la scribere_fw-la saepe_fw-la hoc_fw-la vilissimo_fw-la tortus_fw-la est_fw-la pulvere_fw-la immo_fw-la hodieque_fw-la torquetur_fw-la that_o unclean_a spirit_n which_o compel_v thou_o to_o write_v these_o thing_n have_v be_v often_o torment_v by_o this_o most_o vile_a dust_n nay_o and_o even_o at_o this_o day_n be_v torment_v and_o the_o like_o many_o other_o thing_n may_v be_v recite_v out_o of_o the_o primitive_a and_o latter_a writing_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n which_o be_v every_o where_o full_a of_o these_o testimony_n but_o we_o intend_v not_o here_o a_o justification_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n at_o large_a but_o only_o a_o recital_n of_o these_o thing_n so_o far_o forth_o as_o belong_v to_o our_o present_a occasion_n so_o much_o then_o for_o the_o christian_a religion_n also_o its_o excel_v all_o other_o in_o the_o have_v have_v these_o primary_n divine_a testimony_n annex_v to_o it_o as_o such_o and_o that_o also_o thus_o in_o a_o most_o peculiar_a way_n by_o god_n and_o the_o precept_n of_o it_o consist_v eminent_o and_o only_o of_o the_o pure_a law_n of_o nature_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n and_o it_o have_v none_o but_o the_o media_fw-la licita_fw-la for_o its_o positives_n as_o be_v say_v above_o of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n so_o than_o the_o christian_a religion_n be_v it_o the_o consistency_n of_o which_o with_o government_n man_n ought_v to_o have_v a_o special_a respect_n to_o that_o they_o do_v not_o violate_v it_o and_o which_o 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be_v so_o we_o must_v come_v to_o lay_v down_o but_o this_o one_o conclusion_n from_o they_o and_o that_o be_v that_o how_o much_o reason_n than_o be_v there_o for_o the_o supreme_a magistrate_n in_o every_o society_n to_o take_v all_o care_n possible_a and_o to_o use_v all_o due_a mean_n for_o the_o secure_v his_o charge_n from_o both_o these_o sort_n of_o mischief_n which_o we_o have_v mention_v viz._n those_o which_o it_o be_v subject_a to_o both_o from_o the_o fault_n of_o imprudence_n and_o fault_n of_o malice_n and_o if_o he_o do_v not_o do_v it_o he_o can_v be_v say_v to_o discharge_v his_o trust_n either_o towards_o god_n or_o towards_o his_o people_n either_o towards_o god_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o duty_n or_o towards_o his_o people_n in_o respect_n of_o their_o welfare_n and_o common_a good_a of_o his_o society_n and_o this_o supreme_a and_o public_a charge_n of_o his_o also_o be_v the_o thing_n ultimate_o to_o be_v preserve_v by_o a_o ecclesiastical_a uniformity_n chap._n vi_o the_o more_o general_a description_n of_o the_o civil_a and_o ecclesiastical_a power_n and_o which_o belong_v to_o the_o chief_a magistrate_n and_o ecclesiastical_a ministry_n as_o their_o distinct_a right_n in_o a_o ecclesiastical_a uniformity_n i._o the_o first_o and_o capital_a distinction_n of_o the_o person_n concern_v in_o government_n ii_o the_o christian_a church_n and_o civil_a state_n be_v distinct_a society_n iii_o the_o necessity_n of_o difference_n of_o order_n and_o power_n in_o governor_n iv_o the_o distinction_n of_o the_o civil_a and_o ecclesiastical_a power_n flow_v from_o the_o divine_a appointment_n according_a to_o the_o different_a quality_n of_o the_o affair_n about_o which_o they_o be_v conversant_a v._o the_o question_n state_v whether_o churchman_n may_v have_v to_o do_v in_o the_o administration_n of_o civil_a affair_n vi_o a_o caution_n subjoin_v vii_o the_o necessity_n of_o difference_n of_o order_n and_o degree_n of_o churchman_n and_o ecclesiastical_a person_n in_o any_o church-society_n viii_o the_o several_a order_n and_o degree_n of_o ecclesiastical_a person_n mention_v in_o the_o christian_a scripture_n and_o the_o church_n power_n of_o vary_v concern_v they_o ix_o the_o right_n and_o power_n belong_v to_o the_o ecclesiastical_a person_n as_o such_o x_o erastus_n answer_v xi_o the_o character_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a person_n function_n be_v indelible_a xii_o the_o necessity_n of_o some_o supreme_a among_o man_n xiii_o the_o supreme_a person_n define_v as_o to_o his_o political_a qualification_n fourteen_o and_o as_o to_o his_o person_n and_o that_o be_v the_o civil_a magistrate_n xv._o this_o supreme_a power_n be_v commit_v to_o he_o by_o god_n as_o creator_n and_o conserver_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o what_o be_v the_o extent_n of_o such_o power_n xvi_o for_o the_o discharge_n of_o his_o trust_n in_o the_o exercise_n of_o such_o power_n there_o be_v a_o necessity_n of_o his_o have_v a_o indirect_a power_n in_o spiritual_n as_o a_o branch_n of_o such_o supreme_a power_n concede_v to_o he_o and_o the_o extent_n of_o such_o indirect_a power_n xvii_o that_o this_o indirect_a power_n be_v his_o right_n both_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o nation_n and_o the_o divine_a law_n xviii_o first_o by_o the_o law_n natural_a xix_o second_o by_o the_o divine_a law_n xx._n three_o and_o last_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n also_o xxi_o the_o question_n answer_v why_o the_o ecclesiastical_a person_n as_o such_o shall_v not_o have_v supremacy_n over_o all_o xxii_o by_o the_o magistrate_n indirect_a power_n in_o spiritual_n he_o be_v appoint_v to_o be_v a_o foster-father_n to_o the_o church_n xxiii_o the_o supreme_a magistrate_n may_v commit_v the_o exercise_n of_o this_o indirect_a power_n in_o spiritual_n to_o other_o 5._o the_o first_o and_o capital_a distinction_n of_o the_o person_n concern_v in_o government_n supra_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 3._o §._o 5._o 1._o have_v already_o distinguish_v government_n
from_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o the_o divine_a law_n from_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n because_o it_o be_v not_o the_o intent_n of_o the_o true_a religion_n at_o any_o time_n by_o the_o same_o act_n of_o profession_n more_o to_o hurt_v humane_a society_n then_o to_o benefit_n itself_o and_o from_o the_o divine_a law_n see_v mat._n 10.16_o to_o 23._o mat._n 12.15_o 16._o mat._n 14.13_o jo._n 10.39_o 40._o act_n 9.25_o etc._n etc._n 2._o negative_o on_o the_o magistrate_n part_n he_o may_v not_o compel_v they_o in_o a_o direct_a and_o alsolute_a sense_n to_o the_o positive_a act_n of_o unite_n with_o the_o national_a profession_n and_o that_o because_o the_o concession_n of_o such_o right_n of_o compulsion_n in_o he_o include_v concession_n of_o sin_n and_o they_o ought_v not_o neither_o to_o be_v compel_v by_o he_o either_o where_o the_o national_a religion_n be_v false_a and_o so_o the_o act_n of_o profession_n of_o it_o be_v sinful_a in_o its_o self_n or_o elsewhere_o it_o be_v against_o conscience_n with_o they_o and_o so_o that_o act_n be_v sinful_a by_o accident_n and_o therefore_o the_o primitive_a counsel_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n enjoin_v repentance_n and_o other_o spiritual_a punishment_n in_o the_o case_n of_o sacrifice_v to_o idol_n eat_v in_o their_o temple_n and_o the_o like_a and_o that_o whether_o through_o compulsion_n or_o otherwise_o so_o the_o ancyran_n counsel_n can._n 8._o and_o can._n 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o vid._n council_n ancyran_n apud_fw-la carranz_n vid._n and_o so_o other_o 3._o and_o last_o and_o positive_o in_o respect_n to_o both_o the_o magistrate_n and_o the_o people_n but_o yet_o the_o magistrate_n on_o his_o part_n may_v compel_v they_o on_o their_o part_n in_o a_o elective_a and_o relative_a sense_n i._n e._n either_o to_o change_n the_o soil_n or_o suffer_v present_a penalty_n even_o to_o martyrdom_n and_o death_n itself_o 8._o lib._n 1._o cap._n 1._o §._o 8._o if_o he_o see_v cause_n as_o be_v above_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o discourse_n employ_v or_o else_o to_o unite_v with_o the_o national_a profession_n and_o this_o be_v practise_v and_o have_v ever_o be_v in_o all_o society_n and_o be_v a_o right_n necessary_a to_o the_o support_n of_o the_o welfare_n of_o the_o magistrate_n charge_v and_o belong_v to_o he_o by_o virtue_n of_o his_o supreme_a power_n over_o all_o and_o both_o by_o the_o law_n natural_a and_o divine_a by_o the_o first_o primary_o and_o fundamental_o and_o by_o the_o second_o secondary_o and_o by_o consent_n and_o that_o also_o because_o it_o be_v the_o only_a natural_a way_n for_o secure_v the_o magistrate_n charge_v there_o be_v no_o room_n for_o any_o effect_n to_o be_v expect_v from_o church_n censure_n in_o this_o case_n quid_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la say_v beza_n nempe_fw-la ex_fw-la verbo_fw-la dei_fw-la quaest_n de_fw-fr haereticis_fw-la magistratu_fw-la puniend_n arg._n 1._o in_o confirm_v propros_fw-la quaest_n si_fw-la infaelix_fw-la ille_fw-la corrigi_fw-la alia_fw-la ratione_fw-la non_fw-la potuerit_fw-la satanae_n eum_fw-la tradet_fw-la ut_fw-la discat_fw-la non_fw-la blasphemare_fw-la ille_fw-la contra_fw-la seize_v libens_fw-la &_o ultro_fw-la ab_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la sejunget_n esto_fw-la igitur_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la magistratus_fw-la christianus_n what_o can_v the_o church_n do_v viz._n according_a to_o the_o direction_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n if_o that_o unhappy_a person_n may_v not_o be_v otherwise_o amend_v it_o will_v deliver_v he_o to_o satan_n that_o he_o may_v learn_v not_o to_o blaspheme_v he_o on_o the_o contrary_a willing_o and_o of_o his_o own_o accord_n will_v separate_v himself_o from_o the_o church_n let_v there_o be_v therefore_o in_o the_o church_n a_o christian_a magistrate_n fourteen_o the_o second_o second_o the_o second_o question_n or_o query_n be_v how_o far_o forth_o the_o faith_n once_o deliver_v to_o the_o church_n ought_v to_o be_v contend_v for_o answ_n 1._o the_o term_n of_o the_o question_n suppose_v it_o to_o be_v the_o faith_n indeed_o which_o be_v contend_v for_o for_o else_o it_o be_v in_o itself_o either_o thankless_a or_o sinful_a to_o contend_v for_o it_o 2._o this_o question_n be_v to_o be_v determine_v according_a to_o the_o more_o general_a determination_n of_o the_o lawfulness_n or_o unlawfulness_n of_o religious_a contest_v above_o state_v and_o that_o be_v 4._o lib._n 2._o cap._n 1._o §._o 4._o so_o far_o forth_o as_o it_o do_v make_v to_o the_o hurt_n of_o any_o part_n of_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o magistrate_n and_o that_o either_o simple_o or_o comparative_o it_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v contend_v for_o and_o the_o reason_n for_o this_o be_v evident_a viz._n because_o the_o christian_a religion_n be_v not_o suppose_v to_o command_v any_o thing_n as_o a_o duty_n which_o may_v render_v either_o it_o hurtful_a to_o itself_o or_o else_o to_o humane_a society_n 3._o and_o last_o the_o affirmitive_a then_o be_v imply_v in_o this_o negative_a that_o so_o far_o forth_o as_o it_o make_v to_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o magistrate_n charge_v it_o may_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v contend_v for_o and_o these_o general_a rule_n be_v to_o be_v apply_v to_o all_o particular_a case_n but_o yet_o because_o all_o public_a contention_n be_v ordinary_o dangerous_a and_o man_n do_v seldom_o proceed_v regular_o and_o as_o they_o ought_v to_o do_v in_o these_o religious_a contest_v therefore_o it_o be_v that_o both_o in_o their_o vent_n and_o manage_n of_o they_o they_o do_v use_v to_o be_v the_o more_o narrow_o watch_v over_o by_o the_o law_n of_o all_o ecclesiastical_a uniformity_n chap._n v._n how_o the_o canon_n and_o liturgy_n ought_v to_o be_v compose_v in_o order_n to_o their_o answer_v to_o their_o general_n ends._n i._o a_o due_a care_n ought_v to_o be_v take_v in_o the_o compose_n of_o the_o canon_n and_o liturgy_n in_o order_n to_o their_o serve_v their_o general_a end_n ii_o the_o first_o rule_n to_o be_v observe_v in_o it_o as_o to_o the_o matter_n of_o they_o iii_o the_o second_o iv_o the_o first_o also_o to_o be_v observe_v as_o to_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o compose_n of_o they_o and_o that_o in_o order_n to_o their_o be_v true_a and_o lawful_a v._o the_o second_o vi_o the_o case_n concern_v the_o prince_n have_v power_n of_o prohibit_v heretical_a synod_n determine_v vii_o the_o first_o rule_n to_o be_v observe_v in_o the_o compose_v the_o canon_n and_o liturgy_n in_o relation_n to_o the_o number_n of_o doctrine_n or_o sub-alternate_a kind_n of_o form_n which_o they_o consist_v of_o viii_o the_o second_o ix_o the_o last_o rule_n to_o be_v observe_v in_o the_o composition_n of_o this_o the_o canon_n and_o liturgy_n i._o the_o canon_n of_o doctrine_n and_o liturgy_n end_n a_o due_a care_n ought_v to_o be_v take_v in_o the_o compose_n of_o the_o canon_n &_o liturgy_n in_o order_n to_o their_o serve_v to_o their_o general_a end_n be_v of_o so_o great_a moment_n as_o have_v be_v mention_v it_o can_v be_v think_v but_o that_o a_o due_a and_o proportionable_a care_n ought_v to_o be_v take_v in_o the_o compose_n of_o they_o and_o that_o both_o as_o to_o the_o matter_n and_o manner_n of_o their_o composition_n and_o as_o to_o both_o in_o relation_n to_o their_o serve_v to_o their_o general_a end_n and_o what_o those_o rule_n be_v then_o that_o be_v requisite_a to_o be_v observe_v in_o the_o composition_n of_o they_o according_o we_o come_v here_o to_o describe_v ii_o and_o because_o the_o three_o notion_n of_o true_a and_o lawful_a they_o the_o first_o rule_n to_o be_v observe_v in_o it_o as_o to_o the_o matter_n of_o they_o be_v those_o under_o which_o the_o national_a assent_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v give_v to_o they_o therefore_o that_o be_v the_o first_o rule_n that_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v as_o to_o the_o matter_n of_o they_o that_o all_o due_a care_n be_v take_v that_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o canon_n be_v true_a and_o that_o the_o form_n of_o the_o liturgy_n be_v lawful_a to_o be_v use_v and_o this_o principal_o for_o religion_n sake_n and_o either_o as_o to_o the_o procure_n or_o preservation_n of_o the_o welfare_n of_o it_o second_o the_o second_o iii_o as_o to_o the_o quantity_n and_o number_n of_o doctrine_n that_o be_v to_o be_v comprehend_v in_o the_o canon_n it_o ought_v to_o be_v regulate_v according_a to_o the_o occasion_n of_o church_n as_o have_v be_v hint_v sometime_o heretofore_o and_o that_o because_o the_o public_a good_a and_o the_o welfare_n of_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o magistrate_n be_v the_o last_o and_o general_a end_n of_o the_o whole_a uniformity_n itself_o and_o of_o all_o instrument_n of_o it_o whatsoever_o it_o must_v of_o necessity_n follow_v that_o the_o occasion_n of_o it_o be_v to_o be_v serve_v by_o the_o canon_n in_o this_o matter_n and_o the_o occasion_n of_o church_n relate_v to_o the_o whole_a charge_n of_o the_o magistrate_n be_v
the_o mean_a time_n they_o do_v not_o in_o effect_n and_o in_o the_o esteem_n of_o the_o people_n lose_v it_o and_o that_o in_o the_o end_n it_o do_v not_o come_v to_o be_v positive_o deny_v they_o in_o the_o interim_n ceremony_n or_o customary_a adjunct_n of_o divine_a worship_n be_v of_o divert_v sort_n in_o any_o national_a church_n they_o be_v either_o ordinary_a or_o extraordinary_a they_o be_v either_o more_o or_o less_o pompous_a and_o accompany_v with_o outward_a splendour_n they_o be_v either_o traditional_a and_o mere_o customary_a or_o else_o establish_v by_o write_a law_n and_o the_o like_a and_o concern_v the_o customary_a one_o those_o rule_n and_o response_n of_o the_o law_n be_v to_o be_v observe_v in_o all_o church_n both_o pro_fw-la &_o con_v viz._n quod_fw-la initio_fw-la vitiosum_fw-la est_fw-la 32._o f._n de_fw-fr reg._n jur_n reg._n 28._o f._n de_fw-fr legibus_fw-la &_o senatus_n consult_v lib._n 13._o &_o eodem_fw-la l._n 32._o non_fw-la potest_fw-la tracta_fw-la temporis_fw-la convalescere_fw-la that_o that_o which_o be_v faulty_a at_o first_o can_v by_o any_o tract_n of_o time_n get_v force_n and_o quod_fw-la vero_fw-la contra_fw-la rationem_fw-la juris_fw-la receptum_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la producendum_fw-la ad_fw-la consequentiam_fw-la that_o that_o which_o be_v receive_v against_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o law_n be_v not_o to_o be_v bring_v into_o consequence_n and_o diuturna_fw-la consuetudo_fw-la pro_fw-la jure_fw-la &_o lege_fw-la in_fw-la iis_fw-la quae_fw-la non_fw-la ex_fw-la scripto_fw-la descendunt_fw-la observari_fw-la solet_fw-la that_o a_o continue_a custom_n in_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o from_o write_a law_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v observe_v as_o right_o and_o law_n of_o what_o sort_n soever_o these_o ceremony_n be_v then_o the_o due_a rule_n belong_v to_o the_o adjoin_v they_o to_o the_o divine_a worship_n ought_v also_o to_o be_v observe_v in_o such_o the_o adjunction_n of_o they_o and_o those_o be_v either_o more_o general_a or_o more_o particular_a the_o more_o general_a be_v that_o the_o quantity_n and_o number_n of_o they_o do_v not_o exceed_v 7._o lib._n 2._o cap._n 9_o §._o 7._o which_o be_v reprehend_v as_o a_o extreme_a in_o a_o ecclesiastical_a uniformity_n above_o that_o they_o be_v not_o constitute_v as_o part_n of_o worship_n neither_o by_o assertion_n nor_o in_o effect_n that_o they_o be_v grave_n and_o according_a to_o the_o weight_n of_o those_o holy_a thing_n which_o they_o accompany_v that_o they_o be_v suitable_a to_o the_o several_a and_o particular_a application_n of_o they_o and_o the_o like_a and_o the_o more_o particular_a rule_n be_v to_o be_v vary_v according_a to_o the_o several_a either_o state_v or_o emergent_a occasion_n of_o church_n final_o both_o the_o more_o general_a and_o more_o particular_a be_v all_o of_o they_o to_o be_v measure_v by_o this_o one_o most_o general_a rule_n and_o that_o be_v that_o they_o be_v no_o way_n prejudicial_a to_o any_o part_n of_o the_o magistrate_n charge_v either_o to_o religion_n or_o government_n or_o their_o mutual_a consistency_n and_o these_o be_v the_o rule_n which_o all_o church_n ought_v to_o proceed_v by_o and_o which_o the_o christian_a church_n profess_v to_o proceed_v by_o in_o this_o business_n so_o those_o late_o call_v reform_v in_o their_o several_a confession_n in_o the_o latter_a helvetian_a proinde_fw-la judaismum_fw-la videmur_fw-la reducere_fw-la aut_fw-la restituere_fw-la posteriore_fw-la sectione_n 17._o de_fw-la ritibus_fw-la ceremoniis_fw-la &_o mediis_fw-la in_o helvetica_fw-la posteriore_fw-la si_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la ad_fw-la morem_fw-la veteris_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la caeremonias_fw-la ritusve_fw-la multiplicaremus_fw-la etc._n etc._n we_o seem_v then_o to_o reduce_v and_o bring_v back_o judaisme_n again_o if_o in_o the_o church_n according_a to_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o ancient_a church_n we_o shall_v multiply_v ceremony_n or_o religious_a rite_n so_o also_o the_o bohemian_a bohemica_n ibid._n in_o bohemica_n omnino_fw-la autem_fw-la cum_fw-la hac_fw-la cautione_n seruare_fw-la ea_fw-la oportet_fw-la intraque_fw-la have_v metas_fw-la continere_fw-la ne_fw-la pro_fw-la fundamentis_fw-la quibus_fw-la salus_fw-la nitatur_fw-la aut_fw-la pro_fw-la cultu_fw-la qui_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la sine_fw-la ullo_fw-la discrimine_fw-la constitutus_fw-la sit_fw-la habeantur_fw-la neve_n magis_fw-la aut_fw-la arctius_fw-la quam_fw-la mandata_fw-la dei_fw-la conscientias_fw-la hominum_fw-la obstringant_fw-la &_o his_o â—e_n se_fw-la efferendo_fw-la praeferant_fw-la etc._n etc._n but_o it_o behoove_v we_o to_o observe_v those_o thing_n in_o any_o wise_a with_o this_o caution_n and_o to_o contain_v they_o within_o these_o bound_n viz._n that_o they_o be_v not_o account_v fundamental_o upon_o which_o salvation_n depend_v or_o for_o worship_n which_o without_o any_o difference_n be_v constitute_v by_o god_n nor_o that_o they_o do_v not_o bind_v the_o conscience_n of_o man_n more_o and_o more_o strict_o than_o the_o command_v of_o god_n and_o lift_v themselves_o up_o above_o they_o and_o the_o like_o the_o other_o and_o the_o other_o christian_a church_n even_o that_o of_o rome_n also_o in_o their_o several_a way_n and_o under_o their_o different_a notion_n preface_n in_o the_o preface_n and_o the_o present_a church_n of_o england_n in_o its_o prefatories_n to_o the_o liturgy_n the_o particular_a form_n of_o divine_a worship_n and_o the_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n appoint_v to_o be_v use_v therein_o be_v thing_n in_o their_o own_o nature_n indifferent_a and_o alterable_a and_o so_o acknowledge_v it_o be_v but_o reasonable_a that_o upon_o weighty_a and_o important_a consideration_n according_a to_o the_o various_a exigency_n of_o time_n and_o occasion_n such_o change_n and_o alteration_n shall_v be_v make_v therein_o as_o to_o those_o that_o be_v in_o place_n of_o authority_n shall_v from_o time_n to_o time_n seem_v either_o necessary_a or_o expedient_a and_o again_o ibid._n vid._n of_o ceremony_n why_o some_o be_v abolish_v and_o some_o retain_v ibid._n some_o ceremony_n be_v put_v away_o because_o the_o great_a excess_n and_o multitude_n of_o they_o have_v so_o increase_v etc._n etc._n and_o afterward_o and_o moreover_o the_o other_o which_o remain_v be_v neither_o dark_a nor_o dumb_a ceremony_n but_o be_v so_o set_v forth_o that_o every_o man_n may_v understand_v what_o they_o do_v mean_a and_o to_o what_o use_v they_o do_v serve_v and_o the_o like_a in_o the_o next_o place_n then_o the_o end_n for_o which_o these_o ceremony_n and_o circumstance_n attend_v the_o public_a worship_n be_v usual_o and_o aught_o to_o be_v appoint_v be_v evident_a both_o from_o scripture_n and_o otherwise_o in_o the_o scripture_n the_o direction_n be_v give_v that_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v do_v in_o man_n external_a deportment_n in_o the_o church_n be_v do_v to_o edification_n and_o decent_o and_o in_o order_n and_o the_o like_a the_o meaning_n of_o it_o be_v to_o the_o welfare_n of_o the_o public_a charge_n of_o the_o magistrate_n in_o all_o the_o part_n of_o it_o primary_o those_o of_o religion_n and_o government_n simple_o take_v and_o the_o same_o reason_n either_o more_o general_o or_o particular_o be_v assign_v for_o the_o constitution_n of_o such_o ceremony_n and_o external_a action_n to_o be_v use_v up_o and_o down_o in_o the_o humane_a writing_n of_o the_o several_a christian_a church_n so_o the_o roman_a rationales_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la utitur_fw-la caeremoniis_fw-la non_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o his_o externis_fw-la si_fw-la desit_fw-la spiritus_fw-la fiduciam_fw-la reponi_fw-la velit_fw-la sed_fw-la utitur_fw-la caeremoniis_fw-la velut_fw-la quibusdam_fw-la visibilibus_fw-la signis_fw-la princip_n in_o novo_fw-la rationale_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 6._o in_o princip_n &_o stimulis_fw-la religionis_fw-la non_fw-la coniemnendis_fw-la say_v de_n rubeis_fw-la that_o the_o church_n use_v ceremony_n not_o that_o it_o will_v have_v any_o confidence_n to_o be_v put_v in_o these_o external_a thing_n if_o the_o spirit_n be_v want_v to_o they_o but_o it_o use_v ceremony_n as_o certain_a visible_a sign_n and_o spur_n to_o religion_n ante_fw-la ibid._n paulo_fw-la ante_fw-la which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v contemn_v and_o a_o little_a before_o sunt_fw-la quaedam_fw-la solemnitates_fw-la quae_fw-la adhibentur_fw-la in_o sacramentorum_fw-la administratione_fw-la qui_fw-la alio_fw-la nomine_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la caeremoniae_fw-la that_o there_o be_v certain_a solemnity_n which_o be_v make_v use_n of_o in_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o sacrament_n which_o by_o another_o name_n be_v call_v ceremony_n and_o again_o afterward_o ibid._n ibid._n ecclesia_fw-la accendit_fw-la in_o templis_fw-la caereos_n &_o luminaria_fw-la ut_fw-la admoneat_fw-la christum_fw-la veram_fw-la lucem_fw-la seu_fw-la evangelii_n splendore_fw-la omnes_fw-la tenebras_fw-la effugâsse_fw-la in_fw-la qua_fw-la luce_fw-fr sit_fw-la nobis_fw-la perpetuo_fw-la tenore_fw-la inambulandum_fw-la that_o the_o church_n light_v candle_n in_o the_o place_n of_o divine_a worship_n and_o luminary_n that_o it_o may_v admonish_v that_o christ_n the_o true_a light_n by_o the_o splendour_n of_o his_o gospel_n have_v chase_v away_o all_o darkness_n in_o which_o light_n and_o splendour_n we_o ought_v perpetual_o to_o walk_v and_o afterward_o also_o postea_fw-la
splendour_n of_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n 147._o above_o all_o order_n in_o the_o church_n etc._n etc._n according_a to_o the_o canonist_n 38_o his_o style_n and_o ambition_n 64_o 65_o pope_n paul_n the_o 5_o his_o usual_a say_v concern_v magistrate_n 65_o popular_a state_n when_o first_o erect_v 35_o power_n those_o belong_v to_o the_o civil_a and_o ecclesiastical_a government_n distinguish_v 122_o the_o person_n concern_v in_o they_o assign_v ibid._n praefectus_fw-la vigilum_fw-la his_o office_n among_o the_o roman_n 300_o 301_o prayer_n a_o form_n of_o it_o be_v approve_v of_o by_o christ_n 197_o preach_v why_o so_o great_a a_o latitude_n of_o it_o general_o be_v leave_v open_a in_o national_a vniformity_n 207_o 208_o and_o the_o case_n state_v concern_v it_o ib._n the_o magistrate_n power_n of_o lay_v a_o restraint_n upon_o it_o 296_o prelacy_n from_o god_n 38_o prescript_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n it_o have_v be_v most_o vex_v with_o contest_v 194_o whether_o a_o traditional_a and_o more_o ceremonial_a prescript_n of_o religion_n or_o else_o a_o write_a and_o more_o doctrinal_a one_o be_v lest_o subject_a to_o popular_a contest_v 203_o printing_n none_o among_o the_o turk_n 180_o the_o magistrate_n power_n of_o lay_v a_o restraint_n upon_o it_o 296_o and_o the_o ill_a consequence_n of_o licentiousness_n in_o it_o ibid._n profaneness_n to_o be_v expel_v out_o of_o humane_a society_n 88_o the_o great_a and_o lesser_a degree_n of_o it_o ibid._n profession_n national_a how_o far_o forth_o the_o magistrate_n may_v compel_v man_n to_o unite_v in_o it_o state_v 228_o 229._o external_n profession_n the_o only_a thing_n in_o relation_n to_o which_o all_o external_a unity_n as_o to_o matter_n of_o religion_n be_v to_o be_v hold_v among_o man_n 162_o it_o be_v the_o only_a great_a state_v medium_n for_o the_o hold_v a_o charitative_a communion_n as_o to_o those_o matter_n then_o ibid._n the_o magistrate_n right_o as_o to_o the_o enjoin_v a_o unity_n of_o it_o in_o society_n 165_o 166_o profession_n in_o a_o ecclesiastical_a uniformity_n distinguish_v 274_o mixture_n of_o it_o why_o tolerate_v where_o otherwise_o of_o divulge_v of_o opinion_n be_v not_o 293_o 294_o prophecy_n one_o of_o the_o primary_n divine_a testimonial_n to_o religion_n 18_o its_o pretend_a testimony_n to_o the_o heathen_n religion_n 20_o 21_o and_o to_o mahomet_n prescript_n 22_o and_o how_o it_o testify_v to_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n in_o a_o more_o peculiar_a manner_n 23_o prophet_n those_o of_o the_o old_a testament_n 18_o proselyte_n the_o proverbial_a say_v concern_v they_o in_o israel_n 170_o protestant_a church_n their_o liturgy_n 198_o public_a worship_n the_o unity_n of_o the_o use_n of_o it_o the_o great_a secondary_a medium_n for_o the_o hold_v a_o charitative_a communion_n among_o man_n as_o to_o matter_n of_o religion_n 163_o the_o magistrate_n right_o of_o enjoin_v a_o unity_n of_o it_o in_o society_n 165_o 166_o punishment_n their_o peculiar_a necessity_n to_o the_o regiment_n of_o humane_a society_n 261_o the_o doctrine_n of_o they_o in_o respect_n to_o a_o ecclesiastical_a uniformity_n lay_v down_o the_o several_a sort_n of_o they_o distinguish_v 267_o q_n quintus_fw-la sectorius_fw-la his_o trick_n for_o his_o encouragement_n of_o his_o soldier_n 115_o r_n rabbinical_a age_n when_o it_o begin_v in_o proleg_n circa_fw-la med_a record_n of_o humane_a affair_n the_o cause_n of_o the_o defect_n of_o they_o 29_o 30_o 31_o reform_a church_n their_o derivation_n of_o the_o magistrate_n power_n from_o god_n 55_o 56_o etc._n etc._n religion_n its_o consistency_n with_o government_n intend_v by_o god_n and_o nature_n 2_o religion_n define_v ibid._n and_o distinguish_v 3_o 4_o it_o be_v divine_a appointment_n evidence_v 9_o it_o be_v divine_a original_a 9_o 10_o etc._n etc._n and_o the_o ground_n in_o nature_n and_o consent_n of_o nation_n about_o it_o 10_o 11_o 12_o etc._n etc._n two_o only_a sort_n of_o precept_n of_o which_o it_o can_v consist_v 16_o how_o the_o true_a prescript_n of_o it_o be_v to_o be_v know_v 16_o 17._o it_o be_v divine_a original_a the_o sense_n of_o all_o nation_n present_a in_o the_o world_n 27_o its_o propagation_n by_o arm_n warrant_v by_o mahomet_n law_n 50_o the_o distinction_n of_o it_o apply_v to_o its_o consistency_n with_o government_n 67_o such_o its_o consistency_n prove_v 68_o 69_o etc._n etc._n its_o healthfulness_n to_o government_n and_o civil_a society_n 85_o 86_o 87_o etc._n etc._n the_o damnify_v it_o a_o public_a crime_n 87_o its_o being_n use_v as_o a_o politic_a instrument_n by_o the_o heathen_a roman_n 88_o the_o false_a application_n of_o the_o immortal_a notion_n of_o it_o the_o cause_n of_o religious_a contest_v 89_o that_o it_o be_v the_o bond_n of_o all_o humane_a society_n in_o proleg_n in_o princip_n about_o what_o matter_n of_o it_o be_v both_o all_o peace_n and_o contention_n 160_o 161_o revolt_a from_o profession_n in_o a_o ecclesiastical_a uniformity_n the_o mischief_n of_o it_o to_o church_n 275_o 286._o reward_n the_o peculiar_a necessity_n of_o they_o to_o the_o regiment_n of_o humane_a society_n 261_o the_o doctrine_n concern_v they_o in_o respect_n to_o a_o ecclesiastical_a uniformity_n ibid._n the_o distinction_n of_o they_o ibid._n the_o original_a intent_n of_o they_o 262_o and_o their_o opposite_n ibid._n the_o rule_n to_o be_v hold_v concern_v the_o dispense_n they_o 263_o 264_o etc._n etc._n the_o mischief_n of_o the_o neglect_n of_o observance_n of_o they_o 264_o 265_o right_a that_o of_o god_n to_o his_o oblige_a man_n by_o precept_n of_o of_o religion_n twofold_n 9_o 10_o who_o right_n the_o preservation_n of_o the_o welfare_n of_o religion_n and_o government_n and_o the_o consistency_n of_o religion_n with_o government_n be_v 73_o 74_o 75_o etc._n etc._n right_o the_o public_a cement_n of_o all_o humane_a affair_n in_o proleg_n in_o princip_n right_n those_o relate_v direct_o to_o a_o ecclesiastical_a uniformity_n the_o tripartite_a division_n of_o they_o 99_o and_o those_o right_n distinguish_v ibid._n the_o primitive_a right_n of_o the_o people_n 100_o the_o right_n of_o a_o ecclesiastical_a uniformity_n disperse_v up_o and_o down_o in_o the_o greek_a and_o roman_a writer_n in_o proleg_n circa_fw-la princ_fw-la the_o right_n of_o government_n the_o distinction_n and_o proper_a extent_n of_o they_o from_o whence_o they_o flow_v 123_o etc._n etc._n the_o right_n of_o the_o church_n governor_n and_o minister_n in_o every_o christian_a church_n 132_o 133_o right_a reason_n the_o great_a commendation_n of_o it_o as_o the_o ultimate_a and_o universal_a interpreter_n of_o all_o law_n 257_o 258_o rise_v in_o arm_n against_o prince_n and_o particular_o in_o defence_n of_o religion_n and_o the_o matter_n of_o a_o ecclesiastical_a uniformity_n not_o justifiable_a 47_o 48_o 49_o 50_o 51_o its_o opposition_n to_o the_o common_a good_a of_o society_n 59_o 60_o 61_o etc._n etc._n the_o scotch_a and_o english_a presbytery_n their_o follow_v the_o principle_n of_o the_o churchman_n of_o rome_n in_o it_o 65_o it_o be_v not_o be_v the_o right_n of_o ecclesiastic_n for_o the_o support_n of_o their_o church_n society_n 133_o roman_n their_o order_n of_o ecclesiastic_n 124_o roman_n civil_a law_n the_o body_n of_o it_o the_o large_a and_o most_o complete_a body_n of_o such_o law_n now_o extant_a in_o proleg_n ad_fw-la fin_n the_o reception_n of_o it_o in_o the_o dominion_n of_o prince_n ibid._n roman_a state_n its_o most_o ancient_a law_n fetch_v from_o greece_n in_o prolegom_n circa_fw-la princip_n roman_a church_n its_o liturgy_n 198_o its_o emission_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o rise_v in_o arm_n against_o prince_n into_o christendom_n 64_o romulus_n his_o law_n concern_v the_o senate_n take_v care_n of_o religion_n 141_o russian_n their_o priest_n and_o bishop_n of_o no_o learning_n 180_o russee_n church_n its_o liturgy_n 198_o s_o sanhedrim_n what_o thing_n chief_o it_o take_v cognizance_n of_o in_o israel_n 141_o scipio_n africanus_n his_o custom_n of_o deceive_v the_o multitude_n 115_o scripture_n whether_o it_o as_o the_o original_a divine_a canon_n of_o doctrine_n be_v not_o sufficient_a for_o the_o attain_v the_o end_n of_o a_o ecclesiastical_a uniformity_n 203_o sedition_n the_o ringleader_n of_o it_o the_o person_n ordinary_o guilty_a of_o the_o fault_n of_o malice_n against_o the_o magistrate_n public_a charge_n in_o a_o ecclesiastical_a uniformity_n 117_o senate_n of_o rome_n their_o trick_n for_o their_o withhold_a the_o people_n from_o sedition_n 115_o their_o refuse_v to_o enroll_n christ_n among_o their_o go_n 141_o society_n the_o term_n explicate_v and_o apply_v 5_o by_o what_o several_a way_n man_n come_v first_o into_o society_n 31_o sophi_n of_o persia_n his_o dismiss_v his_o horse_n etc._n etc._n keep_v for_o mahomet_n against_o his_o second_o come_v 24_o sorbon_n their_o threaten_n against_o the_o pope_n 144_o a_o subject_a define_v 100_o submission_n to_o the_o ecclesiastical_a law_n
his_o more_o general_a way_n and_o kind_n also_o as_o he_o stand_v in_o his_o capacity_n more_o without_o the_o church_n and_o this_o be_v that_o grand_a branch_n of_o the_o magistrate_n supreme_a power_n over_o all_o here_o to_o be_v assert_v and_o which_o be_v one_o main_a pillar_n of_o this_o discourse_n xxi_o the_o question_n all_o the_o question_n answer_v why_o the_o ecclesiastical_a person_n as_o such_o shall_v not_o have_v supremacy_n over_o all_o or_o query_n that_o be_v here_o make_v then_o by_o the_o roman_a canonist_n and_o other_o viz._n why_o the_o ecclesiastical_a person_n for_o the_o church_n sake_n commit_v more_o particular_o and_o immediate_o to_o he_o shall_v not_o have_v supremacy_n over_o all_o and_o the_o contrary_a indirect_a power_n in_o temporal_n as_o a_o branch_n of_o it_o and_o so_o consequent_o belong_v to_o he_o as_o well_o as_o the_o temporal_a magistrate_n the_o like_a supremacy_n and_o this_o consequent_a indirect_a power_n in_o spiritual_n which_o 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church_n society_n and_o the_o govern_n man_n in_o their_o primary_n capacity_n of_o man_n but_o humane_a society_n be_v the_o foundation_n of_o all_o church_n society_n and_o without_o which_o that_o church_n society_n can_v subsist_v and_o the_o ecclesiastical_a person_n govern_v man_n only_o in_o their_o secondary_a and_o additional_a capacity_n of_o church-member_n or_o christian_n where_o the_o christian_a religion_n be_v profess_v and_o therefore_o the_o supremacy_n from_o the_o nature_n of_o thing_n inevitable_o and_o necessary_o belong_v to_o he_o who_o govern_v man_n in_o their_o supreme_a and_o first_o capacity_n 3._o contra_fw-la parmen_fw-la lib._n 3._o non_fw-la enim_fw-la respublica_fw-la est_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la sed_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la in_o respublica_fw-la say_v optatus_n milevitanus_fw-la the_o state_n be_v not_o in_o the_o church_n but_o the_o church_n in_o the_o state_n and_o aristotle_n 5._o polet_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 1._o n._n 5._o atqui_fw-la ridiculum_fw-la fuerit_fw-la &_o absurdum_fw-la putare_fw-la ut_fw-la two_o magistratu_fw-la careant_fw-la qui_fw-la sint_fw-la authoritate_fw-la summa_fw-la praediti_fw-la that_o it_o will_v be_v a_o ridiculous_a thing_n and_o absurd_a to_o think_v that_o they_o shall_v want_v a_o magistracy_n who_o be_v endue_v with_o the_o supreme_a authority_n princip_n ibid._n lib._n 3_o cap._n 4._o n._n 26._o in_o princip_n and_o elsewhere_o maximus_fw-la autem_fw-la ubique_fw-la magistratus_fw-la aestimatur_fw-la civitatis_fw-la administratione_fw-la quae_fw-la nihil_fw-la aliud_fw-la est_fw-la quam_fw-la ipsa_fw-la respublica_fw-la that_o the_o magistrate_n be_v account_v every_o where_o to_o be_v the_o uppermost_a in_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o city_n which_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o common-weal_n and_o so_o all_o that_o proceed_v by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n for_o the_o superiority_n of_o the_o ecclesiastic_a neither_o in_o all_o humane_a affair_n nor_o consequent_o in_o a_o ecclesiastical_a uniformity_n be_v never_o know_v nor_o hear_v of_o in_o the_o world_n for_o aught_o appear_v by_o any_o extant_a monument_n of_o humane_a affair_n till_o the_o claim_n lay_v to_o it_o by_o the_o popedom_n and_o that_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o pretend_a divine_a law_n on_o its_o side_n 2_o the_o divine_a natural_a law_n of_o god_n have_v constitute_v the_o civil_a magistrate_n as_o supreme_a over_o all_o according_o also_o and_o so_o it_o be_v upon_o the_o account_n of_o the_o first_o father_n be_v father_n that_o they_o have_v by_o that_o law_n and_o the_o voice_n of_o god_n from_o heaven_n as_o be_v say_v above_o dominion_n and_o rule_n over_o their_o child_n §._o lib._n 1._o chap._n 3._o §._o and_o it_o be_v upon_o the_o account_n of_o moses_n his_o be_v civil_a magistrate_n that_o he_o be_v constitute_v supreme_a over_o all_o israel_n and_o so_o it_o be_v also_o in_o the_o succeed_a judge_n and_o king_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o prophet_n call_v king_n the_o nurse_n father_n and_o queen_n the_o nurse_n mother_n of_o the_o church_n etc._n isa_n 49.23_o and_o cap._n 60.13.16_o etc._n etc._n and_o the_o like_v according_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n christ_n himself_o the_o eternal_a head_n of_o his_o church_n and_o who_o be_v above_o all_o principality_n and_o power_n in_o heavenly_a place_n 2.13_o matth_n 17.24_o 25_o 26_o 27._o matth._n 22.16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o 20_o 21._o mark_n 12.14_o rom._n 13.4_o 1_o tim._n 2.1_o 2._o lib._n 1._o cap._n 3._o §._o 12._o 1_o pet._n 2.13_o pay_v tribute_n to_o caesar_n and_o teach_v his_o disciple_n that_o lesson_n and_o st._n paul_n lay_v down_o the_o universal_a good_a of_o mankind_n as_o the_o end_n of_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n his_o execute_n of_o his_o office_n and_o exhort_v that_o prayer_n and_o supplication_n be_v make_v first_o of_o all_o for_o king_n that_o under_o they_o we_o may_v live_v a_o quiet_a and_o peaceable_a life_n in_o all_o godliness_n and_o honesty_n and_o st._n peter_n as_o be_v say_v above_o call_v king_n the_o supreme_a among_o man_n and_o in_o all_o these_o and_o the_o like_a instance_n and_o place_n of_o both_o testament_n there_o be_v a_o concession_n of_o the_o supremacy_n in_o humane_a society_n either_o express_a or_o supposed_o make_v to_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n 3._o the_o three_o and_o last_o argument_n for_o it_o be_v from_o the_o consequence_n of_o the_o contrary_a in_o respect_n to_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n office_n for_o let_v but_o the_o ecclesiastical_a person_n be_v once_o constitute_v as_o supreme_a and_o then_o present_o he_o will_v and_o must_v of_o necessity_n claim_v a_o indirect_a power_n in_o temporal_n sufficient_a for_o the_o support_v of_o that_o his_o supremacy_n it_o be_v the_o very_a thing_n which_o be_v do_v by_o the_o roman_a pontifeâ—_n at_o this_o day_n etc._n vid._n de_fw-fr pontiff_a rom._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 5.6_o etc._n etc._n and_o which_o be_v maintain_v by_o bellarmine_n and_o the_o other_o champion_n of_o that_o sea_n and_o then_o this_o indirect_a power_n in_o temporal_n be_v concede_v to_o he_o it_o will_v give_v he_o ability_n of_o invade_v the_o office_n of_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n and_o then_o the_o corruption_n of_o man_n be_v consider_v and_o the_o mundane_a honour_n and_o interest_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o office_n of_o the_o magistrate_n as_o be_v mention_v above_o be_v propose_v as_o a_o temptation_n to_o the_o ecclesiastical_a person_n 9_o lib._n 2._o cap._n 4._o §._o 7_o 8_o 9_o he_o will_v be_v always_o convert_v into_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n and_o injurious_o usurp_v the_o temporal_a splendour_n of_o his_o office_n nay_o he_o must_v of_o necessity_n possess_v they_o for_o the_o support_n of_o his_o ecclesiastical_a supremacy_n and_o so_o in_o the_o end_n the_o very_a office_n itself_o of_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n will_v be_v quite_o extinguish_v and_o swallow_v up_o by_o the_o supremacy_n of_o the_o ecclesiastic_n king_n in_o his_o defence_n of_o the_o right_n of_o king_n a_o instance_n of_o these_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v see_v also_o in_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n king_n james_n object_n to_o he_o that_o at_o the_o first_o he_o be_v but_o the_o poor_a parish_n priest_n of_o his_o church_n in_o rome_n but_o that_o now_o he_o be_v grow_v to_o a_o supremacy_n over_o king_n a_o universal_a pastorship_n etc._n etc._n and_o this_o be_v also_o far_o to_o be_v observe_v concern_v he_o that_o although_o he_o possess_v all_o the_o splendour_n belong_v to_o the_o office_n of_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n he_o dispense_v the_o great_a office_n of_o state_n he_o be_v serve_v in_o a_o more_o magnificent_a manner_n than_o most_o temporal_a prince_n in_o the_o world_n yet_o scarce_o any_o such_o thing_n as_o the_o supreme_a civil_a magistrate_n office_n be_v own_a to_o be_v sustain_v by_o his_o person_n but_o all_o be_v absurd_o and_o against_o the_o nature_n of_o thing_n give_v out_o as_o belong_v to_o he_o one_o way_n or_o other_o at_o least_o principal_o as_o st._n peter_n successor_n but_o
now_o on_o the_o contrary_a if_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n hold_v the_o supremacy_n there_o be_v no_o such_o danger_n of_o the_o like_a perpetual_a injury_n and_o of_o his_o usurp_a or_o extinguish_v the_o ecclesiastcal_a person_n office_n there_o be_v no_o such_o worldly_a splendour_n belong_v to_o it_o neither_o superior_a nor_o equal_a to_o those_o of_o the_o magistraty_n own_o office_n to_o be_v a_o temptation_n to_o he_o to_o usurp_v it_o so_o then_o this_o distinct_a order_n of_o person_n and_o power_n which_o have_v be_v mention_v and_o which_o be_v appoint_v by_o god_n and_o nature_n be_v preserve_v and_o keep_v up_o in_o the_o world_n and_o particular_o in_o the_o uniformity_n of_o church_n there_o will_v follow_v no_o such_o confusion_n of_o thing_n nor_o destruction_n of_o the_o right_n and_o natural_a order_n of_o they_o appoint_v for_o the_o govern_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o welfare_n of_o mankind_n in_o all_o age_n as_o have_v be_v mention_v but_o if_o the_o contrary_a disorder_n be_v attempt_v the_o contrary_a confusion_n and_o absurdity_n in_o thing_n according_o will_v necessary_o follow_v other_o by_o the_o magistrate_n indirect_a power_n in_o spiritual_n he_o be_v appoint_v to_o be_v foster-father_n to_o the_o church_n be_v 49.23_o prov_n 8.15_o 16._o psal_n 2.12_o dan._n 2.31_o the_o supreme_a magistrate_n may_v commit_v the_o exercise_n of_o this_o indirect_a power_n in_o spiritual_n to_o other_o xxii_o in_o the_o interim_n by_o this_o the_o magistrate_n indirect_a power_n in_o spiritual_n which_o i_o have_v here_o all_o along_o mention_v he_o be_v appoint_v by_o god_n to_o be_v a_o nurse_n father_n to_o the_o church_n which_o he_o shall_v never_o forget_v to_o be_v consider_v that_o it_o be_v by_o god_n that_o king_n reign_n and_o by_o he_o that_o prince_n distribute_v justice_n he_o shall_v kiss_v the_o son_n lest_o he_o be_v angry_a or_o else_o he_o that_o have_v break_v in_o piece_n the_o head_n of_o gold_n the_o brass_n and_o the_o iron_n and_o put_v a_o period_n to_o the_o great_a monarch_n in_o the_o world_n can_v also_o in_o a_o moment_n put_v a_o period_n to_o any_o temporal_a prince_n power_n whatsoever_o xxiii_o last_o of_o all_o the_o supreme_a magistrate_n in_o any_o ecclesiastical_a uniformity_n may_v commit_v the_o exercise_n of_o this_o his_o indirect_a power_n in_o spiritual_n to_o the_o governor_n of_o the_o church_n under_o he_o and_o there_o be_v a_o necessity_n of_o his_o act_n by_o other_o in_o this_o kind_n as_o well_o as_o in_o any_o other_o because_o himself_o be_v not_o able_a to_o bear_v the_o whole_a burden_n alone_o and_o the_o more_o direct_o thing_n tend_v towards_o the_o nature_n of_o pure_o spiritual_n and_o the_o more_o near_o by_o consequence_n that_o they_o concern_v the_o church_n the_o more_o fit_a it_o be_v that_o where_o the_o church_n be_v incorporate_v into_o the_o state_n they_o shall_v be_v put_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o churchman_n to_o manage_v the_o respect_n only_o which_o have_v be_v mention_v 5._o hic_fw-la supra_fw-la §._o 5._o be_v keep_v up_o to_o humane_a society_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n so_o then_o to_o churchman_n principal_o they_o shall_v be_v commit_v in_o ordinary_a the_o power_n of_o inspection_n over_o the_o churchman_n be_v only_o reserve_v to_o the_o prince_n himself_o and_o the_o liberty_n of_o appeal_n to_o he_o from_o they_o in_o any_o case_n happen_v be_v grant_v to_o the_o subject_a and_o this_o be_v the_o case_n of_o the_o church_n governor_n and_o the_o index_n ordinarius_fw-la or_o ordinary_a in_o england_n and_o of_o the_o like_a also_o in_o other_o church_n chap._n vii_o the_o proposition_n assert_v that_o humane_a condition_n in_o this_o world_n be_v consider_v there_o can_v be_v no_o such_o thing_n indulge_v real_o in_o any_o state_n or_o common_a society_n of_o man_n as_o a_o loose_a and_o open_a toleration_n of_o vent_v and_o disseminate_v of_o opinion_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n without_o deadly_a feud_n and_o contention_n in_o that_o society_n and_o the_o dissolution_n of_o it_o in_o the_o end_n by_o those_o feud_n and_o man_n fall_v together_o by_o the_o ear_n and_o to_o war_n one_o with_o another_o the_o dispraise_n of_o such_o and_o the_o like_a feud_n and_o contention_n and_o how_o they_o make_v to_o the_o hurt_n of_o religion_n and_o also_o of_o government_n and_o also_o of_o the_o consistency_n of_o religion_n with_o government_n and_o how_o much_o they_o be_v forbid_v in_o scripture_n the_o conclusion_n draw_v from_o all_o these_o thing_n i._n first_o what_o be_v mean_v by_o a_o opinion_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n explain_v ii_o what_o be_v mean_v by_o a_o loose_a and_o open_a toleration_n of_o divulge_v such_o opinion_n explain_v also_o iii_o the_o thing_n here_o to_o be_v consider_v of_o as_o accompany_v humane_a condition_n in_o the_o world_n assign_v iv_o the_o proof_n of_o the_o main_a proposition_n from_o three_o consideration_n of_o thing_n v._o first_n from_o the_o aptness_n of_o man_n to_o entertain_v opinion_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n vi_o second_o from_o the_o infinite_a variety_n of_o these_o opinion_n among_o they_o vii_o last_o from_o the_o array_n in_o which_o they_o go_v forth_o to_o the_o propagate_a and_o defend_v of_o these_o their_o opinion_n viii_o the_o more_o particular_a mischief_n of_o opinion-contests_a to_o the_o affair_n of_o humane_a society_n ix_o first_o to_o religion_n x._o second_o to_o government_n xi_o three_o to_o the_o consistency_n of_o religion_n with_o government_n xii_o and_o last_o how_o much_o they_o be_v forbid_v also_o in_o scripture_n xiii_o the_o general_a conclusion_n subjoin_v to_o all_o these_o thing_n 8._o what_o be_v mean_v by_o a_o opinion_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n explain_v supra_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 1._o §._o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8._o i._o the_o cause_n of_o man_n contest_a their_o opinion_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n be_v above_o describe_v we_o come_v here_o to_o describe_v the_o effect_n of_o their_o divulge_v and_o such_o their_o consequent_a contest_v of_o they_o in_o any_o society_n and_o those_o we_o do_v assign_v to_o be_v deadly_a feud_n and_o war_n among_o man_n and_o final_o by_o they_o the_o ruin_n and_o confusion_n of_o any_o such_o society_n first_o of_o all_o than_o we_o shall_v explicate_v what_o we_o mean_v here_o by_o a_o opinion_n itself_o in_o matter_n of_o religion_n and_o a_o opinion_n be_v take_v either_o proper_o finem_fw-la de_fw-fr repub_fw-la dial._n 5._o ad_fw-la finem_fw-la or_o improper_o and_o strict_o take_v in_o the_o general_n say_v plato_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n it_o be_v a_o middle_a thing_n betwixt_o ignorance_n and_o knowledge_n and_o that_o because_o of_o the_o doubtfulness_n of_o the_o mind_n in_o assent_v to_o the_o particular_a matter_n of_o such_o a_o opinion_n and_o if_o we_o far_o distinguish_v it_o it_o be_v take_v either_o effective_o for_o the_o weak_a and_o doubtful_a assent_n of_o the_o mind_n itself_o to_o any_o proposition_n and_o so_o est_fw-la actus_fw-la intellectus_fw-la declinantis_fw-la in_o unam_fw-la partem_fw-la contradictionis_fw-la cum_fw-la formidine_fw-la alterius_fw-la 4._o secunda_fw-la secundae_fw-la quaest_n 1._o art_n 4._o say_v aquinas_n that_o it_o be_v a_o act_n of_o the_o intellect_n incline_v to_o one_o part_n of_o the_o contradiction_n with_o a_o fear_n of_o the_o other_o its_o be_v true_a also_o or_o else_o objective_o for_o that_o sense_n of_o the_o proposition_n which_o be_v so_o assent_v to_o but_o we_o understand_v not_o a_o opinion_n here_o in_o this_o proper_a sense_n of_o it_o but_o improper_o and_o more_o large_o and_o that_o be_v for_o any_o judgement_n whatsoever_o hold_v by_o man_n concern_v thing_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n and_o the_o truth_n be_v the_o vulgar_a head_n among_o man_n in_o relation_n to_o who_o principal_o we_o mention_v contest_v of_o opinion_n up_o and_o down_o in_o this_o discourse_n do_v seldom_o entertain_v any_o judgement_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n pure_o probable_o and_o opinionative_o as_o the_o term_n be_v proper_o take_v but_o partly_o from_o the_o shortness_n of_o their_o own_o eyesight_n and_o their_o want_n of_o far_a insight_n into_o thing_n and_o argument_n pro_fw-la and_o con_v concern_v they_o and_o partly_o from_o the_o little_a experience_n they_o have_v of_o the_o uncertainty_n and_o difficulty_n of_o many_o matter_n of_o knowledge_n and_o study_n and_o how_o many_o time_n man_n do_v upon_o far_a search_n and_o trial_n of_o both_o side_n recant_v their_o first_o thought_n concern_v they_o and_o partly_o from_o the_o influence_n which_o the_o present_a sense_n they_o have_v of_o thing_n have_v upon_o they_o especial_o the_o sacred_a notion_n of_o religion_n accompany_v it_o and_o overbear_v they_o from_o these_o and_o the_o like_a cause_n they_o judge_v all_o thing_n that_o they_o have_v but_o any_o notion_n and_o