1,:1,c, ç. z. * The Papifls themfeives are convinced of this and therefore lona.jme granted the Bohemians the ufe of the cup thle feurt', for the Laity in the Lords Supper : and profef, that it is in the KIN ofF, :,2ce Power of the Pope and Council to do the Carne tyy other placer. ti a n' Mig Yea when they burn ,rnen for the Proteflant Religion in one Rrates tole- rate Herdic., Cotintrey, they tolerate it in another, for fear of a greater:. except in that evil. An .t-hen they torment men inone age and place for whie', cannot - ufing a Bih`ie in the vulgar tongue, in another place or time, be done with- they then fcIves tranflate ir . out tumult oè war.] !a S S. 3. It is therefore a very great fin in Governours, unnecef- i, 3 cz. an, farily to make fuch things the matter of a common flanding Law r595 So that which is fo variable, yea and mutt be varied according to di- when he fear- verfity of times and places : Thefe things should be left to the ethimfin- chy Prudence of the Governours that are on the place. No wife good man General will take a CommiSfton for the Command of an Ar- makes conici- my, ifhe mull be tied up before hand,when to march,and when ence of mur- toRand flill,and which way to go,and how to fight in all the va- deriiig them riable Circumllances. Shall Governours pretend to be fo much that hewill , wifer then God as to make a [landing Law for that which c:,ll ereticks: g but at another. God thought belt to leave at liberty, to be varied as occafions time 3 ooco. vary ? to be wurde- §. 4. The Englifh Church Laws do tie the Ivlinifters to a red in France articular habit and to the particular Chapters of Scripture in a few dales P P P P (avàt, faith that we muff read : and if the Law-givers had pleafed they 40000.)was a might as well have tied us to that particular Text which they blefied work ! will have us preach on and forbidus to choofea Text asa Cha- pter : And they might have as well tyedus to particular Pfalms in tinging, as in Reading. But all this isagainfl the nature, of our office, and the good of the Church : And therefore it is not fit matter for a Law. IfI knowmyhearers to be moll ad- di&ed to Drunkennefs, mutt I be tyed up from Reading or Preaching againfl that fin and tyed to Read and Preach only ag infi Covetoufnefs or the like, becaufe it feemeth meet to Governours to rye me to a confiant courfe ? If I havea tra dablepeople, it may do them noharm to limit them to this or that geflure, veflure, &ç.But what if theybe prejudiced againil a thing that in it felf is lawful!, and take ittobe afn, and re- folve that they will rather forbear Gads. Ordinances then ufe a thing that their Confciencea arcagainft?muft t needs exercifeor preis
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