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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Fifth Monarchy Men.

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Contents

• imprimatur
• title page
• TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE, EDWARD EARL of CLARENDON, LORD CHANCELLOR OF ENGLAND.
• The Contents.
• 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-monarchians expressing 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.
  • § 4. The Exceptions of Fifth-monarchy-men and others against the first Argument are refelled.
  • § 5. Suppositions implyed in the Quinto-Monarchians exceptions 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, Rome and the Dragon, are shewed to be groundless.
  • § 7. More arguments are urged against Quinto-Monarchians Doctrine, from precepts and examples of holy persons.
  • § 8. 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.
  • § 11. The 9th and 10th arguments against the smiting work of Quinto-Monarchians from the meekness, peaceableness, and patience of Saints.
  • § 12. The Eleventh and Twelfth arguments from con∣trariety to the Martyrs agreement with Papists.
  • § 13. The smiting work of Quinto-Monarchians is grounded on falsities, or uncertainties concerning the agents, means and time of smiting mentioned, Dan▪ 2. 34. 44, 45.
  • § 14. Many things are groundless and false, which the Quinto-Monarchians suppose and take as articles of their faith concerning the Fifth-Monarchy, and its setting up.
  • § 15. The claim which Quinto-Monarchians make to Civil government on earth in the Saints afore Christs coming is false.
  • § 16. The Reasons and Arguments of Fifth-Monarchy Men for their separation and smiting civil powers, are shewed to be vain.
• Errata.