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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.
First the Assembly never endeavoured to turn the Independents out of the Parish Churches, and benefices, nor to silence them, forbidding them public preaching, as you do us; but only would hinder them from gathering Churches out of other mens Parishes.
First the Assembly never endeavoured to turn the Independents out of the Parish Churches, and benefices, nor to silence them, forbidding them publick preaching, as you do us; but only would hinder them from gathering Churches out of other mens Parishes.
2. The Assembly put on the Independents, no Oath, no Declaration, Profession, Subscription, or Covenant as necessary to their Ministry, which both sides confessed not to be lawful; and so would have ⟨p. 85⟩imposed no positive bond which they scrupled, but only the said Omission of their promiscuous unlimited Church-gathering.
2. The Assembly put on the Independants, no Oath, no Declaration, Profession, Subscription, or Covenant as necessary to their Ministry, which both sides confessed not to be lawful; and so would have ⟨p. 85⟩imposed no positive bond which they scrupled, but only the said Omission of their promiscuous unlimited Church-gathering.
3. They imposed no Liturgy, no one Ceremony, no practice on them, contrary to their Consciences.