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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 30
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I confess this Reed is the strongest support of your Cause that I have met with: And I am not censuring others that lean upon it: I doubt not but they may be better Men than I: But I will tell you why I cannot.
1. It is a help to those that be in doubt: But I am out of doubt in many of the Reasons of my Non-conformity; and therefore it is no help to me.
2. The words expressly limit the Bishops Exposition, [so that his order be not contrary to any thing in the Book.] If it be not contrary to the Book, it will give me no satisfaction: If it be contrary, it is of no force.
2. The words expresly limit the Bishops Exposition, [so that his order be not contrary to any thing in the Book.] If it be not contrary to the Book, it will give me no satisfaction: If it be contrary, it is of no force.
3. It is only about (the things contained in the Book) that the Bishop must resolve us: Now either the Acts of Uniformity are part of those things, or not: If yea, then it is the Acts also that I must Assent and Consent to; which you as well as I are far from. And you maintain that the Act is no part of the Book: If not, then the Bishop hath no power to expound the Act: And