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Title:  A brief refutation of the errors tolleration, erastianism, independency and separation delivered in some sermons from I Job. 4. I, preach'd in the year 1652 : to which are added four sermons preach'd on several occasions / by Mr. James Fergusson ...
Author: Fergusson, James, 1621-1667.
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and what not, as a Judge in Church matters; but only a Judgement of Discretion in relation to his own Act: As for Example, when the Lord gives Power to Masters of Families, not to let Hereticks come into their House, it is not a putting the Power of Church Judicatories in their Hands.IV. The last thing we promised to speak to you of, was to give you some use of this: And the First is, to reprove those who think Opinions are free, and that none ought to be punished for such, We grant as we said that there would be a difference amongst Errors, some more damnable, some less; and so to be less punished: and there is a difference to be put amongst persons, some are seduced, some whose Con∣science is Seared, some venting their Darkness, some seeking Light: In such there should be a difference observed. Again the Magistrate is to deal one way with a Community, another way with some per∣sons, before it come to such an hight. And Lastly, He is to deal otherwise with Errors that cannot be mantained without troubling the Peace of the Church and State, and those that break not Love, nor strike not at any material point of Truth; the last happily may be Tollerate, if the Maintaines of them do not evidence contempt: But not so the first. These and such like Distinctions may be to qualify this Power; but to deny it altogether, is the most damnable Doctrine that ever was vented, the De∣vil cannot take a shorter course to undoe Religion, and there can be no heart zealous for God but he must loath it; and therefore look so on it: Think 0