{"id":"20.2","chapter":20,"number":2,"text":"God alone is Lord of the Conscience, and has left it free from the Doctrines and Commandments of men, which are, in any thing contrary to his Word; or beside it, if matters of Faith, or Worship. So that, to believe such Doctrines, or to obey such Commands, out of Conscience, is to betray true Liberty of Conscience: and the requiring of an implicit Faith, and an absolute and blind obedience, is, to destroy Liberty of Conscience, and Reason also.","segments":[{"text":"God alone is Lord of the Conscience,","proofs":["James 4:12","Romans 14:4"],"refs":[{"printed":"James 4:12","osis":["Jas.4.12"]},{"printed":"Romans 14:4","osis":["Rom.14.4"]}],"note":null},{"text":"and has left it free from the Doctrines and Commandments of men, which are, in any thing contrary to his Word; or beside it, if matters of Faith, or Worship.","proofs":["Acts 4:19","Acts 5:29","1 Corinthians 7:23","Matthew 23:8–10","2 Corinthians 1:24","Matthew 15:9"],"refs":[{"printed":"Acts 4:19","osis":["Acts.4.19"]},{"printed":"Acts 5:29","osis":["Acts.5.29"]},{"printed":"1 Corinthians 7:23","osis":["1Cor.7.23"]},{"printed":"Matthew 23:8–10","osis":["Matt.23.8-Matt.23.10"]},{"printed":"2 Corinthians 1:24","osis":["2Cor.1.24"]},{"printed":"Matthew 15:9","osis":["Matt.15.9"]}],"note":null},{"text":"So that, to believe such Doctrines, or to obey such Commands, out of Conscience, is to betray true Liberty of Conscience:","proofs":["Colossians 2:20","Colossians 2:22–23","Galatians 1:10","Galatians 2:4–5","Galatians 5:1"],"refs":[{"printed":"Colossians 2:20","osis":["Col.2.20"]},{"printed":"Colossians 2:22–23","osis":["Col.2.22-Col.2.23"]},{"printed":"Galatians 1:10","osis":["Gal.1.10"]},{"printed":"Galatians 2:4–5","osis":["Gal.2.4-Gal.2.5"]},{"printed":"Galatians 5:1","osis":["Gal.5.1"]}],"note":null},{"text":"and the requiring of an implicit Faith, and an absolute and blind obedience, is, to destroy Liberty of Conscience, and Reason also.","proofs":["Romans 10:17","Romans 14:23","Isaiah 8:20","Acts 17:11","John 4:22","Hosea 5:11","Revelation 13:12","Revelation 13:16–17","Jeremiah 8:9"],"refs":[{"printed":"Romans 10:17","osis":["Rom.10.17"]},{"printed":"Romans 14:23","osis":["Rom.14.23"]},{"printed":"Isaiah 8:20","osis":["Isa.8.20"]},{"printed":"Acts 17:11","osis":["Acts.17.11"]},{"printed":"John 4:22","osis":["John.4.22"]},{"printed":"Hosea 5:11","osis":["Hos.5.11"]},{"printed":"Revelation 13:12","osis":["Rev.13.12"]},{"printed":"Revelation 13:16–17","osis":["Rev.13.16-Rev.13.17"]},{"printed":"Jeremiah 8:9","osis":["Jer.8.9"]}],"note":null}],"relations":{"lbcf1689-modernized":["21.2"],"savoy1658-modernized":["21.2"],"wcf1646":["20.2"]},"diffs":[{"source":"lbcf1689-modernized","type":"later","segments":[{"text":"beside","position":null},{"text":"if matters of Faith, or Worship.","position":null},{"text":"to","position":3},{"text":"an","position":9}]},{"source":"savoy1658-modernized","type":"later","segments":[{"text":"beside","position":null},{"text":"if matters of Faith, or Worship.","position":null}]}],"page":null,"leaf":null}