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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.
§. 66. Serm. [For I know not how it cometh to pass that the most Godly people among them, can least endure to be told of their faults.]
Ans. 1. Did you not intend [the Most Godly] for a scorn, you would confess it false.
2. If you mean those that we esteem most Godly, it is not true neither.
3. If you mean those that think themselves so, it's no wonder if they mistake; if not, it's not true.
2. I pray you take warning by them, or by your own reproof, and do not now show that you are one of the most Godly by less enduring to be told of your faults. If otherwise, you have forecondemned your own impatience.
2. I pray you take warning by them, or by your own reproof, and do not now shew that you are one of the most Godly by less enduring to be told of your faults. If otherwise, you have forecondemned your own impatience.