A26865:266
An apology for the nonconformists ministry containing I. the reasons of their preaching, II.…
An apology for the nonconformists ministry containing I. the reasons of their preaching, II. an answer to the accusations urged as reasons for the silencing of about 2000 by Bishop Morley ..., III. reasons proving it the duty and interest of the bishops and conformists to endeavour earnestly their restoration : with a postscript upon oral debates with Mr. H. Dodwell, against his reasons for their silence ... : written in 1668 and 1669, for the most of it, and now published as an addition to the defence against Dr. Stillingfleet, and as an account to the silencers of the reasons of our practice / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for T. Parkhurst and D. Newman, 1681
AN APOLOGY FOR THE SILENCED MINISTERS, Especially for their not cea… › Part › Objection 6
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6 Obj. But all this while you lived in Sequestrations upon other mens estates, and eat other mens bread, of which you never made restitution; and how then can you think your merits are such as may plead for your readmission: and in particular, Mr. Durel and many others have told the world and your self, that as a reward for your military service you had a good Benefice, out of which another only for his fidelity was cast out; with what conscience this was done, see you to it.
Ans. Reader, seeing it's the pleasure of Mr. Durel, and so many ⟨p. 78⟩more to call out the man, and cull out the matter with which the world must be thus troubled, I entreat thee to pardon my personal narratives, for which were it not that they lay the interest of so many of my Brethren, of my writings and office upon it, I could not pardon my self.
Ans. Reader, seeing it's the pleasure of Mr. Durel, and so many ⟨p. 78⟩more to call out the man, and cull out the matter with which the world must be thus troubled, I intreat thee to pardon my personal narratives, for which were it not that they lay the interest of so many of my Brethren, of my writings and office upon it, I could not pardon my self.
1. Let the world then know that these Ministers whom we succeeded were cast out by the Secular power that bore sway, and not by those that succeeded them. If you know of one Minister of a hundred that was the agent in that work, let that one, and not the innocent hear of it.