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Show 37~ OfW4r Anti Pe4Ct not compelling, but permitting to the will its o7f(ln Libert'! , [aid unto all , If any one will come after me; and to the C!Apoftles , Will ye al[o go away t? Chry[oftom on the t Cyprianus farne place of John: He askfth, whether epift. H· .J they aifo will go away : whieh are the C.AOptoJ~flotrl'(oIUs{ 'u"os wor ds o,J{ one _[ aym. g ~J,r'. d e all Jr.o rcc and ne-dixit, Nunquid ce{fity. Norts that m the Parable of the G-vos 'Urlltu Marriage any obje&ion, that the iervants ire? ftrvans (c. are commanded to compel fome to come Legtm 1 qua ho- . L F . h b . ,o·tihtrtati fi~,e 11'1 , u. 14. "~ · or as m t e para le tt retut 114 & i1J felf th~t word compel fignifies the in- .,-b,trio propri~ fiance t of the Mdfenger , fo alfo m the eon~ttuttu,flbJ· moral of it: in which fenfe a. word of the mtteup~'Pt'Ut~tl mDr· fame fignification is taken Lu.ZA. '29.and m "} e ' ,. h . . ., _,. h ,... vel {alutt11l~ no ot erwde .Lv.Latt . 14. 1.~. t...Mark.: 6. t Cyprianus 4) -' Galw z. 14. Trocopius in the fecret de 1.dolorum part of his hHl:ory faith , Juftinian's * or· ;amtate e~nc der was blam' d by wife men,that he comc~~~~/~~~; r_ pell' d roe Samaritans by force and threats 11em vtro di{ci- to profefs the ChriHian Religion : he puli, magi(lro addes alfo the· incommod'tties enfuing CJ: J?to monente thence, which may be read. in the A-uthor mff14ft, precepca h" r If Deiin falutmi tm e • dartn&, •b trro-re te'llebr.aru'!f ad viam lttd& •ddactrtnt, t.icos & ignai'OJ ad 1gni~~ ne~ vmtatu oculartnt. Ac, ne e./Jet probatirJ mznUJ [olida & dt chriflo -ebcattHO':ft./Jio ,,ertormenta, per cruus ,. P.tr mut'~ ptellll''um~en~lf ~ent•ntur • Ad c:unde!ll Juftinianum E piftolam Thcodaliadt vtde m Caaiodoro 10.2.6. err r. en. Jujfly againft them that deal cruelly wtth Chriftiam only for Religion (ak!. BUt they tbatfubje& to punifhments,the Teacher~ or Profetfors of ChriHianiiin for that caure 'certainly do that which is contrary to reafon it fe lf. For , there is noth~ng in rh: ChriA:ian dilciplin (I con .. fider tt here .by 1t felf, not lS it is mixt with any corruption) which is hurtful! to hu- ~an .focie_ty, yea, there is nothing which IS not pro.fitab1e to ~t. The matter is ap .. parent , and the Aliens are conHreined to acknowledge this truth. Plmy faith, the ChriH:ians bound ~hemfe\ves by .Sacra- t The fame ment ,not to ~ornmtt theft, nor robbery , Aurhor rruJy nor ~rca~ thetr tru.ft. v'f mmitti'Jtts t faith, call! <?hriftian nothtng ts taught in that Religion, .but RelJgtonabfowhat is JU!l: and oentle. And it wa~ a Aluted& 1io_1plc. B d th 0 p ZOZ.IQlU$ . y-wor among e people' (ai!1S Seius a P~tg an too u. a t:od ma~ ~ h.ut tbat_ he is a {hri- faitb, .t~e.de.,. jftan . No.r tS th1s e:x.cu{e to be admit- fign of1t JS to ted , All in neva t'10ns are to be feared ' ef- afr 11eew r t_cnkeend f.rnoeml~ . • ~nd impiety • • A~d frequently 1t was acknowledged by the Infidels to be a Sc tt mJunous md offenfive co none. TertulL. SG111piaco . Ju~in. Apo!. 2.. We ~?you much feryice,and help you to keep your Empire quiet_. teach1ng,' ha~ no m:m can conceal himfe It horn God, whether he do go~j or ~vd ) and that according to his deeds every mln lhall entc:! l.nto ~1fe or d:ath eternal. Arnobius lib. 2.. fpeaking of the Chrdhan .ntfembl!es,fai~h)nothing was heara in them buc whac may ma,.ke men ~eek ~nd modeft,and charitab'e to all their Bre .. thren. BonMS "tilT ca~us Seius, tanwm quod cbriflia~lt4.Tcl'tU/I . .tf· jJDl. tap. 3 · & .r. adv. Nat. cap. 4. B b 3 pecially |