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Saints No Smiters

by John Tombes · 1603–1676

Published: 1664
Length: 54,365 words
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Divisions: 22

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Saints no smiters, or, Smiting civil powers not the work of saints being a treatise, shewing the doctrine and atempts of Quinto-Monarchians, or, Fifth-Monarchy-Men about smiting powers, to be damnable and antichristian / by John Tombes ...

London Printed by R.D. for Henry Eversden ... 1664.

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DedicationTO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE, EDWARD EARL of CLARENDON, LORD CHANCELLOR OF ENGLAND.
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TreatiseSaints no Smiters: Smiting CIVIL POWERS not the work of SAINTS. OR, A Treatise shewing the Doctrine and…
Section 1§ 1. The Occasion of this Writing is declared.
Section 2§ 2. The words of Quinto-monarchians expressing their Opinions about seeking Christ's Kingdom in this Age…

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Section 4§ 4. The Exceptions of Fifth-monarchy-men and others against the first Argument are refelled.
Section 5§ 5. Suppositions implyed in the Quinto-Monarchians exceptions are shewed to be uncertain, as those about…
Section 6§ 6. Quinto-Monarchians Hypotheses about the Civil Governments, being from the Fourth Monarchy, Rome and…
Section 7§ 7. More arguments are urged against Quinto-Monarchians Doctrine, from precepts and examples of holy persons.
Section 8§ 8. More arguments are urged from censures, and determinations in the New Testament.
Section 9§ 9. Quinto-Monarchians Doctrine of smiting civil powers urgeth to resisting of evil and self-revenging…
Section 10§ 10. Quinto-Monarchians Doctrine tends to murder, and ruine of humane society.
Section 11§ 11. The 9th and 10th arguments against the smiting work of Quinto-Monarchians from the meekness,…
Section 12§ 12. The Eleventh and Twelfth arguments from contrariety to the Martyrs agreement with Papists.
Section 13§ 13. The smiting work of Quinto-Monarchians is grounded on falsities, or uncertainties concerning the…
Section 14§ 14. Many things are groundless and false, which the Quinto-Monarchians suppose and take as articles of…
Section 15§ 15. The claim which Quinto-Monarchians make to Civil government on earth in the Saints afore Christs…
Section 16§ 16. The Reasons and Arguments of Fifth-Monarchy Men for their separation and smiting civil powers, are…
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