An apology for the nonconformists ministry containing I. the reasons of their preaching, II.…

But 1. Doth not the world know that the Nonconformists offer to subscribe the same Doctrine of the Church of England as the Conformists do, in the 39. Articles and the Book of Homilies? If one then have a wrong faith professed, so hath the other. And let them that must contradict the Doctrine which they subscribe, bear the greatest shame and punishment, and spare us not, if it be we. 2. Why is there no public accusation against us these years, in which by his Majesties License we have preached openly, as for any unsoundness of our doctrine? 3. Who knoweth not that such accusing inferences are usually brought by all factious, quarrel some Divines against their adversaries? Whence such Writings as Caivino-Turcesinus, &c. have sprung up. 4. The Reporter ⟨p. 168⟩here either chargeth on the Nonconformists the Doctrines of the Antinomians, (which none have more confuted) and of a few half Antinomian erroneous men (against whom he might have read the Writings of Mr. Burges, Mr. Woodbridge, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Warren, Mr. Jessope, Mr. Gataker, and many other Nonconformists) or else he falsifieth their doctrine. He citeth the Marrow of Modern Divinity, written thirty years ago, by a Barber tainted with Antinomianism; and though he cite the names of five Independents that then approved or commended it too hastily, he never tells you how commonly both the Presbyterian and Episcopal Nonconformists (and very many Independents) reject and condemn it; and how many have confuted it (more than Conformists ever did). And blessed be God that our forecited Books are visible to report our Doctrine to the World. 5. But he singleth out one of us from the report of a Conforming Contradictor, as making heinous sins, such as Peters, Lots, &c. consistent with true Grace. Reader, this is the true case (in which you will still see what justice we have from this kind of men), Baxter about near thirty years ago, endeavoured with all his power and diligence to reconcile the Episcopals, Presbyterians, and Independents, at least to join in the same Communion. He found the two latter full of distaste against the Prelatical party of Ministers, but especially of the common people (even his own hearers) still saying, they are swearers, drunkards, mere worldly, loose, ungodly people, that have no seriousness in Religion, and it is not lawful for us to have communion with such.

But 1. Doth not the world know that the Nonconformists offer to subscribe the same Doctrine of the Church of England as the Conformists do, in the 39. Articles and the Book of Homilies? If one then have a wrong faith professed, so hath the other. And let them that must contradict the Doctrine which they subscribe, bear the greatest shame and punishment, and spare us not, if it be we. 2. Why is there no publick accusation against us these years, in which by his Majesties License we have preached openly, as for any unsoundness of our doctrine? 3. Who knoweth not that such accusing inferences are usually brought by all factious, quarrel some Divines against their adversaries? Whence such Writings as Caivino-Turcesinus, &c. have sprung up. 4. The Reporter