inculcated on Mankind: And it is now gene-
rally agreed among Christians, that this Spirit
of Toleration, in the fullest Extent consistent,
with the Being of Civil Society, "is the chief
characteristic Mark of the true Church."* [asterisk reference mark
indicates that there is a note below]
Insomuch that Mr. Lock has asserted, and
proved
beyond the Possibility of Contradiction on any
solid Ground, that such Toleration ought to
be extended to all whose Doctrines are not sub-
versive of Society. The only Sects which he
thinks ought to be, and which by all wise Laws
are excluded from such Toleration, are those
who teach Doctrines subversive of the civil Go-
vernment under which they live. The Roman
Catholicks or Papist are excluded, by Reason
of such Doctrines as these, "that Princes ex-
communicated may be deposed, and those they
call Hereticks may be destroyed
without Mer-
cy; besides their recognizing the Pope in so ab-
solute a Manner, in Subversion of Government,
by introducing as far as possible into the States,
under whose Protection they enjoy Life, Liberty
and Property, that Solecism in Politicks,
Impe-
rium in Imperio [dagger reference mark
indicates that there is a note below], leading directly to the
worst
Anarchy and Confusion, civil Discord, War
and Bloodshed.
The natural Liberty of Man, by entering
into Society, is abridg'd or
restrain'd so far
[asterisk reference mark:]* See Lock's Letters on Toleration
[dagger reference mark:] A Government within a
Government.