A 'Ireatife ofCorijcience. nor contempt fhewtd to Ecclefiafi'ical autho· A' minde, and be content to pay the fine or pe– rity, there is no breach made in·thecofcience, nalty.For fuch kmde of order and confHtuti– :& thatappeares by the example before handIons require fidtofallobndience and ifthat be Jlcd. The Apoflles guided by the l!oly Ghofl:, \omitted,they require a nmla orfine: which, I made adecree for the auoydingofoffence,netf lt be wtlbngly payed, the law is fati~lied. ceff.1rie to beobferued, namely, that the Gen. Thus wee fee how farre forth mens !awes I tiles fhould abltaine from things flrangled & bind confcience. The vfeofthis point is this: blood,& Idolithytes; and yet Pautout ofthe \firfl, hence we Iearne that the imrnunitie of I cafe offcandal & contempt, permi,s the Co~ the Popifh dergie, whereby they take themrinthianstodo otherwife, 1 Cor.s.& 9.whlch felues exempted from ciuill courts and from • ht wold not haue done, if to do otherwife out cmill authoritie in criminall caufe~ hathno ofthe cafe offcandal & contempt,had bin fin. warrant: becaufeGod$COmmande~entsbind Againe, lawes are either mixtormeerely euery man whatfoeuer, to.beefubiefl: to the penall. Mixr,arc fuch !awes asareofwaightie Magillrate,Rom.t3·I· Let tHtryfoulebefobie!J matters, and are propounded.incommanding to the higher powers. I I. Hence wee fee alfo or forbidding tearmcs: and they according to B whatnotorious rebels thofe are, that beeing the good intemioofthe law-giuer, hind men borne fubiefts ofthis land, yetchoofe rather fir!! obll to obedicnce,forrhc·nectflary good :o die then to acknowledge(as they are bound ofhnmancfocieties:andfecondly,toapunifhmconfcience) the Kings Maiefiieto bee fumenr, ifthey obey not; that afupply may be preamegouernorvnder God in all caufesand nlJlde of the hindrance ofthe common good. ouer all perfons. ITI. LafHy, <Ve aretaught In the breach ofthis kindeoflawes, though a hereby to be willing to giue fubiel'tion,obediman bee neuer fo willing to fufferrhe punifhence, reuerence,and all otherduties to Magiment,yctthatwilnotdifcharge hisconkience ll:rates, whetherthey bee fuperionrorinferibefore Gocl,when he offends. Ifa mancoyne our: yea with cheerefulneife to pay taxes and money with this miode, to be willing to die fubfidies, and all fuch lawfull charges as are when heis conuil'ted, yet that will not free appointed by them. Giueto C<Ji<rthatwhichio him fromafininthe aaion,becaufeGodslaw C<{ars,andto Godth.rwhichio Gods. Gi,etiiaO bindt:s vs not ondy to fubie{tion in bearing: mcntheirdutin:tributctowhomtributc:cuftome ofpnniihment, but alfo to obedience of his towhomcujlom•. Rom.t3·7· bare commandement,it beinglawfull,though Nowfollowesthe Oath;whichi• either afhe fhould fer downe no punifhment. C ferrory, or promiiforie. Aifertory,by which a s~a. 9 • A lawmeerery pma/1 is that, which being man auoucheth that a thing was done ornot ~ ..h:inmade ofmatters oflelfeimportance, and not done, Promiifory, by which a man promifetb ding. vttered precifdy in comanding tearmes, doth to doe a thing or not to doe it.Ofboththefe I I onely declare and fhew what isto bedonr;. or meane to fpeake: but fpecially ofthe fecond. conditionally require this orthat with refpett And here two points mufl be confidered, the totbe punifhment,on this manner.Ifany per· firfl,by whatmeanes anoath bindeth; the fefondo.: thisor that, then he !hall forfeit thus cond, when it bindeth. orthns. This kinde oflaw binds efRecially to · An oath bindeth by vertueoffuch particuthe punifhment, and that is thevery intentof lar commandeme~oJts, as require keeping of the Law·giuer, & he that is ready in omitting oathes lawfully taken. NNmb. 30.3· Whofoeuer the Iawtopaythe fine or punifhment,isnot to fwearethaiJoath tobindhiofou/ebyabo.'lli,he]hall be charged with finnebefore God: the penalnot brea~hi• word, h•tJI,•& doe according to aiJ tie being anfwerabk to the loife that comes that proceeds ont ofhio moHth• . by-the neglect ofthe law.Here aqueflion may Tlus being fo,a queflienmay be madewhebe demanded : whether a man thathath taken therthe oath of Inhdels bind confcience, and hisoathtokeepeallthelawcsorordersofany D by whatvertue, confidering they neither towneor corporation,& yet afterwards omlrs I know the Scriptures,not the true God? .Anfr;. the doing offome ofthem;be periuredor no? They' doe bind in confcience. For example: Th rhe anfwer may bethis,thatthe I awe~ ofeueIacob and LAban make a couenant confirmed I foith ~ury focietie and corporation mufl bed!lhngut• byoarh.lacob fweares by the trueGod,Laban gufi.ep•« fhed. Some arevery weightie(as I haue laid) by the gods ofN"'bor, that is, by his idols: , ,,...'d beiug of toe very foundation and flare of the Nowloteob,thou~h he appro?ue notthe forme f,-:,;h~- body;fo as it cannot.well fland\\'tthout them> ofth1s oath, yet he accepts!t fora cmtllbond Lvm. and whofoeuer wmmgly ar.d wllhnglybreaks ofthe couenam: and no doubt, thoughLaban fcm.l.J. anyofthefc(thc)' being good and lawtul)ca~- beleeued not Gods word reuealed to the Pa- d•fi·9l· not be freed trom pcrinrie. Againe, cher~ be triarkes, yet he was bound mconfcience to !awes ofld!er importance, that tend onely to keepe his oath,euen by rhdaw ofnattlre : and maintaincdccent orderand comelinefft: inthe though he knew notthe true God, yet hee refocieties ofmen ; and they are of that nature, puted the falfe God of N•chor to be the true that the eflate of the corporation or towne God, Gm. 3I · 53• . mayfland withoutthem: and whofoeuervpon Againe,ifa lawfulloath by ~errueofGods occafiOnomits tl1e doingofany ofthefe,isnot commandements ~mde confc1ence, then It therefore !'criur:d, fo be ithee carry a Joyall mull needs bethatthe Romane Church hath .. _ long
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