,4.11. ttA Commentarie 1'pon. Chap.6. /Reculanrs to protctfe true reh·••on: for he is !A meerely bycompulfion, may·aftcrwards (by ; \cHjloJ vrrus/q:u t~bH!tt. and therefore ts to the mercy of God) profeifc itohly for dcuO• . - hauecarc that rrue rellgton be profclft!dJand tion. And what" tpough fome cOme nor to·; tbe contemners thereof punilhcd. An ex· learne,but tocarpe and cauill i yet God maY · ample hereof wee h;auc in gcod King lo(iah. can the netleor hiS n1Crcrfo laroueithcm, . whoc4u{edalt dudwtre foundinlerujtJiem .utd thar conuaryw their purpofc, they mayOcc , Bmiamin, (tha< is, all hJS fubiecls) toflandro caughi.J V.lf theMag•llrate who may corn- · tluco11m.mt whit:hhe made with the Lord, nay peiJ them,& fo reclaamc rhcrh,do fLiffcr them whicb is more, hecompdlrdallth4t wtrcfo.und rOccntinucinrhcir drours or herelies,with- ;, hrufalemtoJaue the Lordtheir qod,:.Chr. ourconuoJemcnt, he is guilty oftheir linnc: 34· p, JJ. amongwh1eh multitude many butbycompcllingthemheh<rrhdilchargeJ the~< "ere (no doubr) which did ltke better h15 duty:for albcitthey bemg ccmp<lltd, do ofidola~ry, then of Gcds wor01ippe, as the ditlembleand play the hypocrucs,dc lie,and wo_rd <v>npelled,doth impvrt. The King that forf•·ea~e themklues, that is not the Magi· made rhargrcat fupf>er,commandcd iw: fer- !learcs h~me, \\ bo intends nothing but rhtirl ,uanti to cornpeU tbe gHtjls 10 com~m t.mto him. B conucdJOn and f~luatiot1,it is rhcirown proLuk.I4.1J.whence A•g41me sarhcrerh,thar P" and pcrfonall finne. it is the M<~gi!lraresduty to compdl rccu· Obi([l, 1 1~ MenoughttribecperCwaUed fants,fc.hi!iDatikcs,heretlkc~,and Cuch l1ke,ro to en~brace religion, and mduced ro bclecue, the hearing and profdlingof rhe11or<l. Bur bur not compelled: for the will cannot be . here threcth1ngsarc commonly obi<:Clcd acompdltd. An(. True1t is, the will cannctjP~rfuad(:ti gainll this doClr1ne. · bee compelled; ant.! as tnJe is it JlkewJ(e,that vulr6de~, 06ir[}, I. Tocompe!l men to embrace chel'Vl.~g,Urarc doth not comptll any rv be- noncogt. rrue religion, is eo make rhem goc ag;!inH lc:eue; for when amandoth bcJreue, & Crom thclrcOfcience, which the MJg1Uratcuught his hca1 rimbracetruc religion,hcdorh it" i1· nor todoe: as fome Papillshaue :aflirmcc.l, lmgly:notwithftandingmeancsouctobeevthat they wcuiJ nOt ft')r ten thoufand wor!Js fed to make them \1'1Jlmg,that are vowdiing, compciJ a Iewc tO fwearc chat thcrc"·cre a and themeanes is toconJpell them tocome bl!!lled T rlnirie,becaufe he fhould bee damcocur a!Icmbltes, to hea1ethc word, and to ned for (wearing agamfl: hi$ confcrencr, a!- lea'me the grounds of true religion: r~)C itts though the thing were ncuer Co tru~. Anfiv. C :Gods comtnandement,menOlouldprooJu,hc I. It uwere fo hainous a fin ne eoc•)mpell aJP,rftt,J,Iohn 4.1. that ro they llJ:lY know rhe nyw ernbracc true religion, bcc:tufe it is acrurh,andcleaucvlltO ir. Aflg11fl-tn~ faith fit· g~inH thclrconfcicnce; whydoe Popill1 Prely,and finely to this purpofe, f2.!!otiaHtrmvi- Cc.ntra lares, and M,1g1Uratcs, compdl Pro.reilants bt~'llldflur invitot advuzrattmnot.l tjfecogm.doJ, Ua_ud~nr.~ (and that by cxqu1fitc rormencf)m recc;mci!o err~ttir tujcientesScrijHmtU;,up:tvirtwremDt- EpJn.z.l•!>. rhemfcJue~to theChurch ofRon:e,tofweare i,-qui torvofmttsfdcit, d11m cog,.mtnr in1.!i.Ji. Se· 2-.c, ! 1 • obedience rotbe Pope, eo acknowledge TlfLcondly,whenPapifis receiuc rheSacranJ{nt, [ubfiaotiauon, and to hearc Maffe; which fwearc aJlegeance to their Pnnce, prefent they know arc drrcdly againll their confci· rhemfdues mour cOgregations,who knowea encd I I. If they willnotcompell men to rhat they doe thefe things againI! thwcon· do any ch111g, (though neuet fogood or god.. fdencc? nay rarher wee ought in ch.:~:rity to ly,) b<·coufm rs agalllilrbeirconfciencc:why thinke that they areperfwaded in confcicncc lhould they not be< as fcrupulous in rellraithey may doe them, when by oarh and pro· ning rhcm from domg rhatwhich is vnJawtcOation they confelfe fo much. But bee it full, becaufe rhcy arc p<rfwaded in confci· they did all in hypocrilie, OJ;>ll rhe cxecuti· encc they oushrro doe it/ For ifthey eom· on of godly !awe• therefore ccafe, becau(e pcll men to omit that which thev beleeue to D hypocrites wiJI not obey but in dillimula. be good, becaufe they know it tO be c:UJJI,(as tion? the;r owne praC\1fe prooueth, in that they ObieC!io• Ill. The Magillrittebycom· will notfuffer Protcnants ro pray publikely pelling Recufanrs to the out•·ard profelliin a knowne 'tongue, nor reCCIUC the S~craonof rf'ligion, rnaketh them fO pJay thehy· meotm both kmdes,&c.) why doe they not pocrites,tocounterfel!,and dtlfembk Anf. compell them alfoJ ro doe 1harwhi~h rbey TheMagiflrace in executing thcJawes,harh knew to ~egood,thoughtheyrhinkeittobe no fuch lllt<nt, bur ondy 1har rhey might euillil II.The JYhgillrate isrocompcll men h<are the word, bdeeue it, and bee f.1ucd. to embrace rrue religion, or to pumth them Againe, Protefiant recu(ants in othercoonfor their ob!11oacy in nor hearkening to the tnes, are nor aJlowcd by PapiOs toAlleadge wnrd ;becaufeheeis wv(cthcmcanC'srorctheir confcience for their r<::fufall, but arc 1 ciaimcthem,anJ towinne them to aloueand compelled either iocOformc thcmfclues, or il1k1ngof the rrurh. Now fo long as they arc to vndergoecruell tormet~ts: no more 0101y I vrged to bcare thewotd, there is hope they l fuch pretence ofccnfciencc excufe the Pamay be wo.nneagaine 1 and experience f11ewes p1Cls)or other herctikes,bur rha.t they flwuld I (as Auguf/me reUificth of the D•••rifh) rhat rcceiue the fame meafure l'hteh they mete •riley wb1ch did profelfercligion at the firll ro orhers, I _!.~--- I ..
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