Saints no smiters, or, Smiting civil powers not the work of saints being a treatise, shewing the doctrine and atempts of Quinto-Monarchians, or, Fifth-Monarchy-Men about smiting powers, to be damnable and antichristian / by John Tombes ...
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- Saints no smiters, or, Smiting civil powers not the work of saints being a treatise, shewing the doctrine and atempts of Quinto-Monarchians, or, Fifth-Monarchy-Men about smiting powers, to be damnable and antichristian / by John Tombes ...
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- Tombes, John, 1603?-1676.
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- London :: Printed by R.D. for Henry Eversden ...,
- 1664.
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Contents
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TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE, EDWARD EARL of
CLARENDON, LORD CHANCELLOR OF ENGLAND. - The Contents.
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Saints no Smiters: Smiting CIVIL POWERS not the work of SAINTS. OR, A Treatise shewing the Doctrine and Attempts of
Quinto-Monarchians to be Damnable and Antichristian.-
§ 1.
The Occasion of this Writing is declared. -
§ 2.
The words of Quinto-monarchiansexpressing their Opinions about seeking Christ's Kingdom in this Age are recited. -
§ 3.
The Doctrine of smiting Powers is proved from Scripture Precepts to be Wicked. -
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The Exceptions of Fifth-monarchy-men and others against the first Argument are refelled. -
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Suppositions implyed in the Quinto-Monarchiansexceptions are shewed to be uncertain, as those about the Stone & it's smiting. Dan. 2. 34. 44. -
§ 6. Quinto-Monarchians
Hypotheses about the Civil Governments, being from the Fourth Monarchy, Romeand the Dragon, are shewed to be groundless. -
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More arguments are urged against Quinto-MonarchiansDoctrine, from precepts and examples of holy persons. -
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More arguments are urged from censures, and determinations in the New Testament. -
§ 9. Quinto-Monarchians
Doctrine of smiting civil powers urgeth to resisting of evil and self-revenging forbidden by Christ and his Apostles, and to most horrid Murthers, and great confusions. -
§ 10. Quinto-Monarchians
Doctrine tends to murder, and ruine of humane society. -
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The 9th and 10th arguments against the smiting work of Quinto-Monarchiansfrom the meekness, peaceableness, and patience of Saints. -
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The Eleventh and Twelfth arguments from con∣trariety to the Martyrs agreement with Papists. -
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The smiting work of Quinto-Monarchiansis grounded on falsities, or uncertainties concerning the agents, means and time of smiting mentioned, Dan▪ 2. 34. 44, 45. -
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Many things are groundless and false, which the Quinto-Monarchianssuppose and take as articles of their faith concerning the Fifth-Monarchy,and its setting up. -
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The claim which Quinto-Monarchiansmake to Civil government on earth in the Saints afore Christs coming is false. -
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The Reasons and Arguments of Fifth-Monarchy Men for their separation and smiting civil powers, are shewed to be vain.
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- Errata.