 ... the magistrate may make use of arguments, and thereby draw the heterodox into the way of truth, and procure their salvation. I grant it ; but this is common to him with other men. In teaching, instructing, and redressing the erroneous by reason, he...  The Works of John Locke: In Nine Volumes - Page 11de John Locke - 1824Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | John Locke - 1796 - 80 pages
...humanity or Chriftianity. But it is one thing to perfuade, another to command : one thing to prefs with arguments, another with penalties. This the civil...other, good-will is authority enough. Every man has commiffion toadmonifh, exhort, and convince another of error ; and by reafoning to draw him into truth... | |
 | James Alexander Haldane - 1805 - 822 pages
...language, nor the fentiment it expreiTes, There is but one expiation for fin, the blood of Jefus Chrift. the civil power alone has a right to do ; to the other, good-will is authority enough. Every man has comrniffion to adtnonifli, exhort, convince another of error, and by reafoning to draw him into truth... | |
 | John Brown - 1839 - 562 pages
...redressing the erroneous by reason, he may certainly do what becomes any good man to do. Magistracy docs not oblige him to put off, either humanity or Christianity. But it is one thing to persuade, and another to command ; one thing to press with arguments, another with penalties. This the civil... | |
 | Joseph Fletcher - 1847 - 650 pages
...erroneous and the vicious, by sound reason and kind persuasion, he may certainly do what becomes any good man to do. Magistracy does not oblige him to put off...This, the civil power alone has a right to do ; to effect the other, good-will is sufficient authority. Every man is furnished with a commission, provided... | |
 | Joseph Fletcher - 1849 - 320 pages
...erroneous and the vicious, by sound reason and kind persuasion, he may certainly do what becomes any good man to do. Magistracy does not oblige him to put off...This, the civil power alone has a right to do ; to effect the other, good-will is sufficient authority. Every man is furnished with a commission, provided... | |
 | James Goodeve Miall - 1851 - 382 pages
...religion consists in the inward persuasion of the mind, without which nothing is acceptable to God. * * * Magistracy does not oblige him to put off either humanity...to press with arguments, another with penalties." It had been moved by Hampden, grandson of the patriot, in the House of Commons, that the oath which... | |
 | John Locke - 1905 - 198 pages
...teaching, instructing, and redressing the erroneous by reason, he may certainly do what becomes any good man to do. Magistracy does not oblige him to put off...press with arguments, another with penalties. This civil power alone has a right to do ; to the other goodwill is authority enough. Every man !_/«L has... | |
 | John W. Yolton - 1977 - 364 pages
...teaching, instructing, and redressing the erroneous by reason, he may certainly do what becomes any good man to do. Magistracy does not oblige him to put off...commission to admonish, exhort, convince another of error, and by reasoning to draw him into truth: but to give laws, receive obedience, and compel with... | |
 | Dante Germino - 1979 - 416 pages
...and redressing the erroneous by reason, he [the magistrate] may certainly do what becomes any good man to do. Magistracy does not oblige him to put off either humanity or Christianity" (ibid., p. 352). 39. Ibid., p. 373. put out of this estate, and subjected to the political power of... | |
 | Kermit L. Hall - 2000 - 498 pages
...wrote Locke, "and thereby draw the heterodox into the way of truth, and procure their salvation .... But it is one thing to persuade, another to command; one thing to press with arguments, another with penalties."127 He also accepted government financial support of state religion and never condemned... | |
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