Chapter 20 - Of Christian Liberty, and Liberty of Conscience.
Section 2.) God alone is Lord of the conscience,(1) and hath left it free from the doctrines and commandments of men, which are, in anything, contrary to His Word, or beside it, in matters of faith or worship.(2) So that to believe such doctrines, or to obey such commands out of conscience, is to betray true liberty of conscience:(3) and the requiring of an implicit faith, and an absolute and blind obedience, is to destroy liberty of conscience, and reason also.(4)
(1) Jas 4:12; Ro 14:4. (2) Ac 4:19; Ac 5:29; 1Co 7:23; Mt 23:8,9,10; 2Co 1:24; Mt 15:9. (3) Col 2:20,22,23; Gal 1:10; Gal 2:4,5; Gal 5:1. (4) Ro 10:17; Ro 14:23; Isa 8:20; Ac 17:11; Jn 4:22; Hos 5:11; Rev 13:12,16,17; Jer 8:9.
My response:
To believe such doctrines like Verbal Plenary Preservation, or to obey such commands out of conscience, is to betray true liberty of conscience.
(3) and the requiring of an implicit faith, and an absolute and blind obedience, is to destroy liberty of conscience, and reason also.(4)
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