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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 28
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You tell us what to say to the Bishops and Judges for our selves: But if by this Medium, I would prove that I am conformable to the Law, and they are the Non-conformists that punish me, because they break the Law of God; I doubt they would Laugh at me first, and send me to Gaol next.
§ 5. But in answer to, Where read we in Scripture of the Chancellor's Office? You repeat again, [If soundly done, no Man may reprove them.] I will not repeat my Answer: But I add; If so, No Man may reprove the Boys if they soundly Whip their Master when he deserveth it; nor a Cobbler that will send Offenders to Prison as the Lord Mayor doth: Nor a Justice, yea, or a Tinker, that will step up in the Chancery, or King's-Bench, to do Justice.
§ 5. But in answer to, Where read we in Scripture of the Chancellor's Office? You repeat again, [If soundly done, no Man may reprove them.] I will not repeat my Answer: But I add; If so, No Man may reprove the Boys if they soundly Whip their Master when he deserveth it; nor a Cobler that will send Offenders to Prison as the Lord Mayor doth: Nor a Justice, yea, or a Tinker, that will step up in the Chancery, or King's-Bench, to do Justice.
§ 6. But though I will not Laugh at your Writing; I should hardly forbear if I heard you do what page 95, you say you would do, viz. [If a Bishop, or Arch-Bishop, or Chancellor, live where you are Pastor, and be a Member of your Congregation, you must needs look on your self as obliged by the Laws and Canons of the Church and State, by the Word of God, and by the Rules of the Common-prayer-Book, publicly to admonish him, if he grossly misdemean himself, and do a scandalous crime; and if he shall not by ⟨p. 110⟩open confession give satisfaction to the Church, bar him from the Sacrament, and declare him Disorderly and Contumacious, and that if he do not repent he shall perish; and warn the People to beware of such evil Courses, and to have no more to do with him than they needs must: And this I maintain to be part of the Discipline and Government of the Church of England. ]