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The defence of the nonconformists plea for peace, or, An account of the matter…
The defence of the nonconformists plea for peace, or, An account of the matter of their nonconformity against Mr. J. Cheney's answer called The conforming nonconformist, and The nonconforming conformist : to which is added the second part in answer to Mr. Cheney's Five undertakings / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for Benjamin Alsop, 1680
A DEFENCE OF THE NON-CONFORMIST'S Plea for Peace, AGAINST Mr. J. CH… › Chapter 23
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§ 2. But you say, It is not an Error in Divinity. Ans. What then? May I Lye about any other things?
§ 3. But you say, Some yet continue to affirm it is no Error. Ans. And what will not some Men affirm? You see how hard it is for a Non-conformist to be justified with some Men, when all the Almanacs in England cannot do it in such a point. I am too weak to deal with Men, that will not take such evidence as this.
§ 3. But you say, Some yet continue to affirm it is no Error. Ans. And what will not some Men affirm? You see how hard it is for a Non-conformist to be justified with some Men, when all the Almanacks in England cannot do it in such a point. I am too weak to deal with Men, that will not take such evidence as this.
You say, That it is questionable, whether this be any part of the Book to be assented to. Ans. You had some fair pretence to deny the act of Uniformity to be a part, though the Contents say it is, but if this be questionable, you may question (as the School-Men) so long till you leave us little unquestionable. This would increase my Resolution against Conformity, when we cannot be sure what it is that we must Assent and Consent to, and what not: How can you tell us which is or not of the Book, if this be not?