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Richard Baxters answer to Dr. Edward Stillingfleet's charge of separation containing, I. some queries…
Richard Baxters answer to Dr. Edward Stillingfleet's charge of separation containing, I. some queries necessary for the understanding of his accusation, II. a reply to his letter which denieth a solution, III. an answer to his printed sermon : humbly tendered, I. to himself, II. to the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor and the court of aldermen, III. to the readers of his accusation, the forum where we are accused.Richard Baxters answer to Dr. Edward Stillingfleet's charge of separation containing, I. some queries necessary for the understanding of his accusation, II. a reply to his letter which denyeth a solution, III. an answer to his printed sermon : humbly tendred, I. to himself, II. to the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor and the court of aldermen, III. to the readers of his accusation, the forum where we are accused.
London: printed for Nevil Simmons, 1680
Letter: To the Reverend Dr. Edward Stillingfleet, Dean of St. Pauls, &c.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
2. Forgive this Truth: Of all Men that have Written against Nonconformity, I remember few that may, worse than you speak against CONFOUNDING; as I shall further prove.
2. Forgive this Truth: Of all Men that have Written against Nonconformity, I remember few that may, worse than you speak against CONFOVNDING; as I shall further prove.
3. If I be one of those that you speak of, Confounding is not the greatest fault of your words; while it is visible that in my first Plea I distinctly enumerated the Case of the Nonconformity of the Laity and the Clergy. And I spake by consent for many of my acquaintance. And I am likest to be meant by you, because divers others, that go farther from you, take Lay-conformity to be unlawful, and largely give their reasons for it. How then did you expect to be believed when our Books are in so many hands?
4. None are fitter Judges of Arts, than the most exercised Artificers: If you are skilled and exercised in such Arts your self, you may the easier discern both the, Art and purpose. And yet we are so near our selves that I cannot easily believe that you know my Arts or purposes so well as I do my self.
4. None are fitter Judges of Arts, than the most exercised Artificers: If you are skill'd and exercised in such Arts your self, you may the easiler discerne both the, Art and purpose. And yet we are so neer our selves that I cannot easily believe that you know my Arts or purposes so well as I do my self.