87

men

Clergy, their office sufficient, with- Dissenters to punish them for not out other employments,

172 considering, is to punish them Commonwealth, what it is, 10 without law, end of it, not to force

if they must be punished, men in religion, but to free them it is hard to set bounds how far, from such force, ibid,

262, &c. no necessity to exclude

the severity formerly used Jews, &c. from

to prevent the against them in England, 286 seduction of Christians, 235, &c.

288 Conformity (in religion) and not

how long it is pretended conviction, is the end of penal they must be punished, 293, &c. laws,

73 Divisions. Vid. Sects and Schism. men may be brought to it, without true religion, 339,

E. 340 no ground to presume it Evidence, which may be sufficient is always upon conviction, 340 for one, may not be so for whether it be from rea- another,

297 son and conviction, or not, can

are incompetent not be certainly known,339,340 judges, what is sufficient to some things required to every one,

299 it, hard to be understood, 410, Examination (of religion) force no

411

proper means to lead to it, 96 Consideration to force men to it

many conformists, as well impracticable, 242, 243 as others, neglect it, 89

conformists may need none can be judicially prove punishment to bring them to it, ed to refuse it,

100 as much as dissenters, 244

to punish a whole party, as - it is hard to understand, neglecting it, is absurd, 101 whether penal laws are designed

many are incapable of makto bring men to it, 389 ing it strictly

ibid. Vid. Examination.

how far itis neglected, must Conscience, none can be saved by be referred to the divine judgacting contrary to it, though it

ment,

103 be erroneous,

28

want of it, only pretended laws contrary to it, must for punishing dissenters, 129, &c. be passively submitted to, by

punishment, for want of it, private men,

44 would fall heavy upon many a man sins, by acting churchmen,

131 contrary to it, though it be mis

the absurdity of using force guided, 146 to promote it,

97, &c. Creeds ought not to be imposed by

none but God can judge the magistrate,

152 when it is sufficient, 299, &c.

---the duty of magistrates as D.

well as others, 179, 180

F.

Dissenters should not be punished,

to make them consider, more than others,

96 ought to be convinced a church is true, before they conform to it,

261

Faith, articles of it not to be imposed by human laws, 39

how it differs from knowledge properly so called,

144

75

Flood (of Noah) idolatry generally Force, not likely to advance the true
prevailed not soon after it, 470, religion, but the contrary, 168

482 may be avoided by outward
the true religion continued conformity alone, 163, 323
above 2000 years after it, 472 unreasonably used to make
Force is not capable to convince men judge more sincerely for
the mind,
11 themselves,

177, 178
the use of it belongs only to takes the care of men's souls
magistrates,

ibid. from themselves, 196, 197
Christianity flourished best magistrates not commission-
when without the help of it, 63, ed by the law of nature to use it,
64

202
not lawful, though it might how parents are authorized to
prove some way useful, 69

use it,

206, &c.
(in religion) usually preju- and masters,

206
dices men against it, 70 not using it, intimates not a
used only to prodace confor-

power given in vain,

214
mity, not conviction, 73

the use of it makes not men
not necessary to make men good, nor secures God's blessing
consider,
74 to a nation,

221, 378
the use of it, for this end, is a by the same rule a lesser de-
vain pretence,

gree of it is needful, a greater
is much more likely to bring

may be so,

262
men to error than truth, 76

no proper means to remove
employed to make people prejudices,

297
consider, is neither useful nor concerning the end of its be-
just,
78 ing used,

303, &c.
no warrant in Scripture for it is equally just for one
using it,

82 church to use it as another, 333
no less necessary for confor- the spiritual gain which suf-
mists than non-conformists, 94, ferers may reap, though it be

96 misapplied, a vain pretence, 367,
the uncertainty of the pre-

&c. 393
tended end for which it should -kings being nursing fathers,"
be used,

95 &c. no good argument for using
none have right to use it, 112 it,

370
should rather be osed to drive - its use, though designed to
bad men out of the church, than bring men to truth, may bring
to bring any in,

115 them to falsehood, 378, &c. 399
those who plead for the mo- is likely to lead far more into
derate use of it should show error than truth, 378, 399, 407
what bounds should be set to it, no proof that ever it has done

142, &c.
good,

380
- if some force may be used to - using it to make men consider
bring men to religion, more may impertinent,

386
be used to advance them in it, the use of it cannot promote

134
real holiness,

390, 391
no sovereign has authority to if it brings any to considera-
use it toward another, 163 tion, it is only by accident, 392

not necessary to promote reli- it is most likely to prevail on
gion, though religion be neces- the loose and careless, 395
sary,

164, &c. its upfitness to bring men to

VOL. VI.

PP

true religion, argued from the Indifferent things, the magistrate's
13th article of our church, 397 power about them,

30
Force, may require extraordinary

not to be imposed in die
strength to withstand it, when

vine worship,

31
used to bring to a false religion,

some of them to be de

400 termined by a church, 32
may be equally used by all Job, the book of him probably writ-
magistrates who believe their re- ten by a Jew,

236
ligion true,

401, 402
it is absurd to use it, with-

K.
out pretending to infallibility,

407, &c. Kings, their being called “ nursing
the want of it not at first sup- fathers," how to be understood,
plied by miracles, 442, &c.

371
is necessary (if at all) to

L.
make ministers do their duty,

463 Law, (of Moses) why idolatry was
the use of it prevented pot a punished by it,

37
horrible apostasy in the Roman foreigners not compelled to
empire,

483 observe the rites of it, 38
has (as far as history inforins Legislative power, the end of it is
us) always been injurious to true the outward good of society, 34,
religion,
484, &c.

&c.
the use of it no Scripture-me- Love, persecutions rising from it,
thod for advancing religion, 497 would rather be against wicked-

ness than opinions, 6, &c.
H.

M.
Heresy, wherein it consists, 55

imposers of their own inter- Magistrates, their duty is to secure
pretations of Scripture, guilty of civil interests, not the salvation
it,
56 of souls,

10
Human society, the preservation of

care of souls only com-
it is the magistrate's power, 10 mon to them with others,

no opinion contrary to --- are as liable to error in
the safety of it should be tole- religion as others, 12,76
rated,

45

ought not to use force in
I.

matters of religion, 20

have no authority to im-
Idolaters may be tolerated, 35, 51, pose ceremonies in the church,

&c. 29.-Nor to forbid those used
why not tolerated by the by others,

33
law of Moses,

37

their power about indif-
their case was peculiar ferent things,

Magistrates have no commission to Miracles not wrought in the view
punish errors in religion, 40 of all who were converted, 443

only a small number of we have the same advantage
them of the true religion, 76 by them, as most had in the first
no advantage in commit-

ages,

ibid.
ting the care of our souls to them,

were continued (according
76, 122 to church-history) after Christi-
their using force to pro- anity was established by human
mote the true religion or their

laws,

452, &c.
own, is in effect the same, 128, were not often repeated to

143, &c. those who rejected the Gospel,
have no authority to

454, 455
impose creeds,

153

will be always necessary,
are not to judge of truth supposing them so whenever men
for other men,

R.

Persecution only useful to fill the stles to bring men to religion,
church with hypocrites, 373, or make them consider, 437–
374

439
Vid. Force, Punishments.
Political societies, all advantages

which may be gained by them,
cannot be reckoned the end of

Religion is the same to all, who

have the same rule of faith and

117
them,

worship,
Prejudices, not to be removed by

326, &c.
force,

297

if true, it prevails by its

own strength without force, 64
Vid. Force.