A26911:531
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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Ans. It had been more piously prudent to hear what could be said to such pretty new Knacks, before you had tempted the Church by publishing them.
1. Your first Proof is, 1 Sam. 26. 26, 27, 28. and there are but 25 Verses in the Chapter, and none to your purpose.
The next is, Lev. 27. 28. Did you ever consider the Text? Ainsworth, and the Rabbis, suppose from the Notation of the word, and from the express words, ver. 29. that it is devoting of Slaves, or Malefactors to death, that is here spoken of: Others better, That it includeth both the absolute dedication of acceptable Persons to Service, and of odious Persons to Death: Therefore all are not saved that are here called holy as devoted: Neither the Cursed, nor the Levites, that by dedication obliged to Service, are hereby saved: For more than Obligation is necessary to the reward. The First-born were specially to be given to God, and yet that implied not their certain Salvation.
The next is, Lev. 27. 28. Did you ever consider the Text? Ainsworth, and the Rabbies, suppose from the Notation of the word, and from the express words, ver. 29. that it is devoting of Slaves, or Malefactors to death, that is here spoken of: Others better, That it includeth both the absolute dedication of acceptable Persons to Service, and of odious Persons to Death: Therefore all are not saved that are here called holy as devoted: Neither the Cursed, nor the Levites, that by dedication obliged to Service, are hereby saved: For more than Obligation is necessary to the reward. The First-born were specially to be given to God, and yet that implied not their certain Salvation.