The Criterion, or Touchstone, by Which to Judge of the Principles of High and Low-Church: In a Letter to a Friend (Classic Reprint)

Name: The Criterion, or Touchstone, by Which to Judge of the Principles of High and Low-Church: In a Letter to a Friend (Classic Reprint)
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By John Fransham

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Excerpt from The Criterion, or Touchstone, by Which to Judge of the Principles of High and Low-Church<br/><br/>A 3 mademade Man fach a Creature as naturally to difpofe him for Society: T hat the Inconveniences pf So ciety, Without Government, are'fo many, that it quickly brings them to enter into fuch Pacts as they thinkyvill belt fervc the End of all Political Societies, viz. The better feenring the Lives and Properties of every Individual. And thus may Government (abftraÃ tedly confider'd, they fay) be' faid to be of Divine Right; but the particular -modes orspecies of Government are left wholly 40 Mankind. That this mull necelfarily be the Origin of Political Authority, they think-is evi dent from allmens being born equal. That Cod has'the fole Authorityover Confcience, and there fore'tis the natural Right of all Mankind to have the Liberty of Worlhipping God'in that Way which they'think molt acceptable to him,_ in,or 'der to their better fecuring'their everlafiinghap fp'inefs. -the evidence of which they think fo g'cl'ear, from the Light of. Nature, that nothing 'but theauthority of Scripture could any way op rspofe; therefore they have fhewn, that thofe Texts finrought toÂ favo'ur the contrary Opinions are fairly capable of_another fence; and that there was no deng'o in the-scripture Writers to fettle theform of Government, or the Power of Governors.

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Binding:: Paperback
Languages:: Published: English , Original: English
Number of Pages:: 20
Publisher:: Forgotten Books
Publication Date:: 2016-12-04
ISBN / EAN:: 9781334517174
Weight:: 41 g

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