A26865:532
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 26
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.
26. Obj. But Castellanus his objection against Bicot (elsewhere cited out of Scaliger) is their greatest strength, who said Aristotle was against Monarchy: Here they may borrow that by deceiving, which by disputing they could not prove: The Counterminor, and many others like minded endeavour to make Rulers and people believe, that it is Rebellion that is in our hearts, and that it is only the renouncing of a Rebellious Covenant that we stick at, and the Renouncing of Subjects taking arms against the King, and any commissioned by him; and therefore the silencing of such as cherish the principles of Rebellion is necessary: And they think that this Oven gapeth so wide, and is so hot, that here they may boldly challenge our answer.
Ans. If men have any remnants of justice and modesty left, they shall be constrained to confess, that my Answer to this Objection is satisfactory.
I. I take that man to be an enemy to God, to Kings, and to Mankind, who will maintain that there is any such thing in the world, as a lawful unlimited Monarchy or humane Power; and therefore wonder that Bishop Morley did put the denial of this among the accused passages of my Political Aphorisms, where I expressly speak of Gods Limitation.
I. I take that man to be an enemy to God, to Kings, and to Mankind, who will maintain that there is any such thing in the world, as a lawful unlimited Monarchy or humane Power; and therefore wonder that Bishop Morley did put the denial of this among the accused passages of my Political Aphorisms, where I expresly speak of Gods Limitation.