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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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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 ⟨p. 115⟩the forms of Assent and Consent, and Subscription imposed, are parts of the Act.
4. The words make not the Bishop the public or common Expositor of the Law, or Book, as Judge; but only as a Teacher, who bindeth but so far as he tells the truth: The Bishop must teach his ignorant or divided Clergy, how to understand what they understand not: And this is not about their Subscriptions, but matters of Use and Practice (as where the Table shall stand, and such like.) That it maketh not the Bishop the obliging Judge of the Law, appeareth,
4. The words make not the Bishop the publick or common Expositor of the Law, or Book, as Judge; but only as a Teacher, who bindeth but so far as he tells the truth: The Bishop must teach his ignorant or divided Clergy, how to understand what they understand not: And this is not about their Subscriptions, but matters of Use and Practice (as where the Table shall stand, and such like.) That it maketh not the Bishop the obliging Judge of the Law, appeareth,