The blovdy tenent, of persecution, for cause of conscience, discussed, in a conference betweene trvth and peace vvho, in all tender affection, present to the high court of Parliament, as the result of their discourse, these, amongst other passages, of highest consideration.

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Title: The blovdy tenent, of persecution, for cause of conscience, discussed, in a conference betweene trvth and peace vvho, in all tender affection, present to the high court of Parliament, as the result of their discourse, these, amongst other passages, of highest consideration.
Author: Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683.
Publication: London :: [s.n.],; 1644.
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CHAP. VIII.

Peace.

IT will be said (deare Truth) what the Lord Jesus and his Messengers taught was Truth, but the question is about Errour.

Truth.

I answer, this distinction now in discussion, concernes not Truth, or Errour, but the manner of holding forth or divulging.

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I acknowledge that such may bee the way and manner of holding forth, (either with railing or reviling, daring or chalenging speeches, or with force of Armes, Swords, Guns, Prisons, &c.) that it may not on∣ly tend to breake, but may actually breake the civill peace, or peace of the Citie.

Yet these instances propounded are cases of great opposition and spirituall hostility, and occasions of breach of civill peace: and yet as the borders (or matter) were of gold: so the speckes (or manner, Cau∣tic. 1.) were of silver: both matter and manner, pure, holy, peaceable, and inoffensive.

Moreover, I answer, that it is possible and common for persons of soft and gentle nature and spirits to hold out falshood with more seem∣ing meeknesse and peaceablenesse, then the Lord Jesus or his servants did or doe hold forth the true and everlasting Gospell. So that the an∣swerer would be requested to explain what he means by this arrogant and impetuous holding forth of any doctrine, which very manner of holding forth tends to breake civill peace, and comes under the cogni∣sance and correction of the Civill Magistrate: Lest hee build the Se∣pulchre of the Prophets, and say, If we had been in the Pharises daies, the Romane Emperours dayes, or the bloody Marian dayes, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the Prophets, Mat. 23. 30. who were charged with arrogance and impetuousnesse.

Notes

The in∣stances proposed carry a great shew of impe••••∣ousnesse, yet all are pure and peaceable.

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