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tr'eatif'e
of
Confcience,
this libertie
may
be confidered
in
a
double
refpec9
:
T.
In
regard
of
it
lilt;
the libertie
it
fell;
z. In
regard
of
the
exercife
or
ufe
of
this libertie.
Now
there
is
a
very
great
difference
between
these
two
confederations;
as
there
is
a great
dif}è-
rence
between
a
mans having
a
(word and
a
mans wearing
a
a
lvaord.
The Magifrate may
reí
{
rain
a
man from wearing
a
fword at
fuch
or
!itch a
time,
though
he
do
not
take
his
sword
from
him
: fo
there
is
difference between-0
the
having
our
libertie and the tiling our libertie. There
is
a
libertie
purchalèci
for
Gods
children,
whereby all things
are
become
lawful! unto
them
:
All
things
are
lawfull
unto
me, faith
Paul
r,
Cor.
6. 1z.
Rom,r4.
and
there
is
nothing
evil
in
it
felf
:
(he
ipeaketh
of
indiffe-
14
rent
things.)
'o:is
children
are
freed
from the
oblervation
of
meats,
and drinks, and times,
and
garments.
Now
whatfoever
commandment
is
made by the MagiPrate contrarie
to
this
li-
bertie
doth not
bind contcience
:
for
nothing
can bind
coníci-,
ence
when
Chrif}
Both
doofe it
:
Yet
there
maybe
a rei{raint
ofthe
ufe
of
this libertie
:
as for
example, the
Magi!}rate
may
command
us
to
forbear
fame
kinds
of
meats at ibme certain
times
;
and
fo alto.
for
garments, and the like
:
namely,
when
the
do&}ririe
abolit meats and drink
and
garments
is
pure.
And
therefore
in fuch a cafe
the
command
of
the Magiflrate
bindeth
the
confcience
;
otherwise
nor.
4. When
they
command things
indifferent
to
be
abíólutely
neceffary,
to
make
them
IdolArrous
or
funeríiitious,
then
in
this
cafe
they are
unlawful!
and bind
not
the
conference
to
o-
bey them. But when
are
they idolatrous
?
J
anfwer
;
a
.When
they
are
conmanded
eyther
as
abíolutely
ncceffary
to
Chriltia-
nity, to
the
very being
ofreligion
and the
worship
of
Gad,
and.
with
as
much
neceflìty
as
holineffe
it felf,
then they are made
fuperairious
and
id,latrous
:
.And
in
this
cafe
the
caveat
of
et.
E.
Aohnai.
John
is
ftrongly
to
be
kept,
Rages,
keep
your
felves from
fdls.
2.
When
they
are
commanded
is
things meritorious,
as
plea-
ting
to
God
for
themfelves, and to merit
of
him,. then
they
are
idolatrous. 3.
.
When
they
are
commanded
for
the
fribff
tntiall
perfeaion
ofReligion,
as
though
religion were imperfcet
with-
out