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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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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?
§ 4. You say, [For the time past none will lay it to the charge of the Conformists, and for the time ⟨p. 82⟩to come it will be abated, those that shall Subscribe and Conform.]
Ans. How oft have I told you, that I am laying nothing to the Charge of others, but excusing our selves? But I cannot justify them that will do they know not what. Especially it is sad that, when such a Convocation which is the Representative Church of England, shall all consent to draw up such things to be imposed on a Kingdom; and so great a Parliament require assent to it on the Penalties enacted and executed on so many, they should have no more honourable a defence than you make for them.
Ans. How oft have I told you, that I am laying nothing to the Charge of others, but excusing our selves? But I cannot justifie them that will do they know not what. Especially it is sad that, when such a Convocation which is the Representative Church of England, shall all consent to draw up such things to be imposed on a Kingdom; and so great a Parliament require assent to it on the Penalties enacted and executed on so many, they should have no more honourable a defence than you make for them.