¶That Kynges and Magistrates ought to compell their subiectes vnto goodnesse, and not suffer euery man to make his own choyse in fo∣lowing what seemeth best to him selfe.
THis also séemeth very vnreasonable to the Romish sort, and peraduēture vnto others also that haue a mislikyng of this case, that the Quéene hath laid penalties and punish∣mentes vpon such as disobey, and hath executed the same vppon those that haue continued in obedience to the sea of Rome. For some are of opinion that no man ought to be cō∣pelled to do good, or vnto true Religion, or vnto fayth: but euery man ought to be left at his owne libertie, to folow what soeuer séemeth best to himselfe & his owne conscience: that is to say, that no man should be called to account, of what Religiō he is, nor examined at all, no though he were a Papist, but be let alone with his owne conscience: And therfore that no man ought to be punished for breakyng the Religiō of the Gospell, or for neglectyng good lawes, which he himselfe estéemeth not to be good. Truly, as concernyng compulsion to well doyng, or to faith and Religion, the Do∣natistes heretikes taught in old tyme lyke as these afore mentioned and as the Anabaptistes do at this day, that no mā ought to be compelled to faith or to goodnesse, but euery man to be left to his owne conscience. Agaynst those Dona∣tistes S. Austen hath disputed aboundantly, yea and that by the Scriptures and by euident reasons agréeing with the Scriptures. In which respect I thinke his Record is to be beleued, & therfore I will now alledge certeine thinges out of him, that make peculiarly for the present case.