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God perfectly wife and unchangeable. Page 138
His wifdom displayed in creation and provi-
dence.
And in redemption.
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God has no occafion for decrees, being always
perfectly wife.
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The language of God's confulting and decreeing,
traced to its original.
Mr. Locke's Effay, quoted.
-That paffage of Mr. Locke's applied to explane
the words confult, determine, prædeftinate, &c.
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Under the Old Testament, the Jews were the elect
people of God; the idolatrous nations, repro-
bates.
147
Now, Chriftians are the elect; the unbelieving
world, reprobates.
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Chriftians, though the elect, may (by wickednesse)
become reprobates.
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Some decrees of God, abfolute; others, condi-
tional.
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Abfolute decrees concerning fome circum-
ftances of intelligent creatures, but not con-
cerning their everlasting falvation. Mr. Fofter
refer'd to.
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The terms of falvation, well known. God an
equitable lawgiver and judge.
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Hence we learn to practile piety and virtue; and
then to hope in the divine mercy. Christia-
nity, a practical religion.
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The reafon of publishing the fecond edition of
Calvin's treatment of Servetus.
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The motto, from Horace. Proteftants fhould con-
demn perfecution.
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Memoirs of literature, and Dr. Geddes, quoted.
Servetus's birth, education; - reads the fcrip-
tures.
Page 162
Goes from France to Germany; fets up for a
reformer; converfes with Oecolampadius and Bu-
cer; publishes a book against the Athanafian
doctrine of the trinity; difpleases the prote-
ftants thereby. 163
Is charged with being a Photinian. Oecolampa-
dius made a fpeech against his book, at Bafil,
164
Servetus published a fecond book against the tri-
nity. Melanchton's opinion of Servetus; and
prophefy concerning the future contentions
about the trinity. 165
Servetus ftudied phyfic, and took his degree, at Paris. Beza and Melanchton, quoted. Calvin
knew Servetus at Paris; and oppofed him
there. Servetus's first book, approved by ma-
ny Italians; condemned by Melanchton. 166
Perhaps Socinus took his notions from Servetus.
Servetus, at Lions, 1544. corrected the preffe
for Pagnin's Latin bible: added a preface and
notes, which were condemned by Calvin. 167
A correspondence between Calvin and Servetus,
which at laft grew warm. They exasperated
168
one another.
Calvin betrays Servetus's Letters and Manuscripts.
169
Abufes Servetus, threatens his life. Servet
published a third book against the trinity, fr
which he was burned: made therein the fift
mention of the circulation of the blood. Cal-
vin's commentaries; Varilla's Hiftory; and Dr.
Wotton, quoted.
Servetus's notions, confufed. This third book
writ with great acrimony.
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171
Calvin
Calvin got a copy of Servetus's third book; fent
fome part of it to Lions, with feveral let-
ters. Servetus thereupon apprehended at Vi
enne; but escaped: burnt in effigie, with fe-
veral of his books. Page 172
Perfecu-
The proteftants then burned in France.
tion to be condemned, every where.
Dr. Lombard's Hiftory of perfecution, quoted,
173
174
Servetus goes to Italy, by way of Geneva. Calvin
gets him arrefted, thrown into prison, and
prosecuted. 176
Servetus often called to the bar: his life and cha-
racter canvaffed. Abufing Calvin, a principal
article against him.-His fpeaking of the pre-
fent barrenneffe of Judea, the application of
Ifaiab liii. to Cyrus; his opinion of the trinity,
and denying infant baptifm, were the other
articles. 177
Calvin and Servetus difpute about perfon and by
poftafis. Servetus allowed to buy fome books;
Calvin lent him fome. He had pen and ink,
to write petitions. His juft notions of liberty
begs for an attorney, but is denied. 178
The jaylor from Vienne purfues Servetus to Geneva
came into court. Servetus threw himself upon
the ground; and in the moft moving man
ner beged they would not fend him back to
Vienne, but try him at Geneva. The hearts of
his judges not foftened. 179
Servetus generously refufed to name those perfons
in France, who owed him money: prefented
petitions, feting forth the miferies he indured
in his confinement;-calling aloud for ju-
fice.
180
Naftineffe
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Naftineffe, cold, nakedneffe, cholic and rup-
ture, made his imprisonment very terrible.
Page 181
Calvin and his friends procured Letters from
other protestants, to justifie their procedings.
Some of them very fierce and favage. The
cant of pleading with the magiftrates for mer-
cy, when they have hunted innocent perfons
to death. Dr. Geddes and Mr. Chandler, quo-
ted. 182
Servetus condemned. The form of the fentence,
like that of the Papifts. 183
Servetus would have appealed to the council of
200; but was denied. He faw Calvin, before
he was burned: beged Calvin's pardon, but
Calvin did not beg his pardon, though he had.
more reason.
Servetus's behavior at his execution.
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185
186
187
The unrighteous methods of hunting down here-
tics.
They should not have burned his books, but left
them to give us his fentiments.
Proteftants ridiculously pretend to infallibility, or
authority, in matters of religion. 188
The fecular arm has no right to meddle with
religion, any further than to keep the peace,
189
Private refentment often mixed with zeal against
herefie.
190.
No faith to be kept with heretics. Injustice to
Servetus, many ways.
Perfecutors don't think charity to be above faith
and hope, Calvin had a fine opportunity to
have manifefted his charity. Such a speech
from him would have been very agreeable.
192
And
And much more to his honor, than writing in
defence of perfecution. Page 193
The burning of Servetus, condemned by many
papifts, as well as protestants.
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194
The bigoted papists might plead that, for their
perfecuting proteftants. F. Paul's reflection
upon it.
The facts in the brief account fhould not be con-
demned without impartial evidence. Epifco-
pius, quoted. 199
Fox's Book of martyrs, quoted; concerning the
Papifts burning the books of protestants, and
then publishing the articles contained in them.
200
Every man fhould be allowed to speak for him-
felf. Fierce party-men, not to be trusted, in
reprefenting, the opinions of their adverfaries.
201
The reafon why The brief account is now publish
ed, and Calvin's faults condemned; viz. as
the faults of good men are condemned in
fcripture.
Calvin and Servetus both to blame, in calling
hard names, and ufing ill language, But a
man is not to be burned, for unmannerly lan-
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guage, 203
The author of The brief account, not of Servetus's
opinion. Men of confufed heads, not to be.
burned.
The author has not obliged the papifts by The
brief account; having afcribed the perfecu-
ting principles of the firft reformers to their
being educated among the Papifts
Perfecution every where to be condemned. All
Calvinifts are, not of perfecuting principles.
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Such