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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 26
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§ 5. To your Seventh I answer, What would have plainer than the express Assertion of the Contents themselves?
§ 6. In your Eighth you say, [Many Conformable men think Nothing in the Book is to be assented to, but what is ordinarily to be read, and the Ceremonies to be used.] Ans. Put this ⟨p. 89⟩down then as one point of our Nonconformity, which deserveth silencing; and ruin that, when we cannot profess to [Assent and Consent to all things contained and prescribed in the Book] and mean by [All things, only the Ceremonies, and so much as is ordinarily to be read.] But again, teach not Papists to expound the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy at this rate.
§ 6. In your Eighth you say, [Many Conformable men think Nothing in the Book is to be assented to, but what is ordinarily to be read, and the Ceremonies to be used.] Ans. Put this ⟨p. 89⟩down then as one point of our Nonconformity, which deserveth silencing; and ruine that, when we cannot profess to [Assent and Consent to all things contained and prescribed in the Book] and mean by [All things, only the Ceremonies, and so much as is ordinarily to be read.] But again, teach not Papists to expound the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy at this rate.
§ 7. You say, 1. That the Title is no part of an Act of Parliament. 2. Nor any but the Mandatory is part of a Law.