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
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