A26911:685
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.
11. The same Man saith, That multitudes of Parishioners are Rebels, Traitors, and no Christians, &c. and yet that we must give them all the Sacrament if demanded. For multitudes demand the Sacrament to satisfy Law and Custom, who declare that they take not the Priest for their Pastor, nor as Authorized by Christ; and multitudes that know not what Christianity or a Sacrament is, and will not speak with the Minister about it.
11. The same Man saith, That multitudes of Parishioners are Rebels, Traytors, and no Christians, &c. and yet that we must give them all the Sacrament if demanded. For multitudes demand the Sacrament to satisfie Law and Custom, who declare that they take not the Priest for their Pastor, nor as Authorized by Christ; and multitudes that know not what Christianity or a Sacrament is, and will not speak with the Minister about it.
12. Did not he say before, that the Man cannot be their Pastor without his own and the Peoples consent? And yet the Magistrate may make me a Pastor to the Parish? What? Whether I will or not? Am I also a Rebel, Traitor, and no Christian, if I refuse? What if the Parish have 60000, or 40000 Souls, and I am not able to do a Pastor's Office for 500? What if I think it is a Sin to be obtruded on dissenting unwilling People? And if my Dissent do not Unchristen me, why doth the People's Unchristen them? The Lord pity us, we need no Enemies but our selves to seduce us and destroy; nor any to make the most odious Schisms than the decriers of Schism. What Schismatic doth condemn so many Christians and Churches, as this Censure? I can scarce except Mr. Dodwel, whom in his last Book he called an odd disowned Man.
12. Did not he say before, that the Man cannot be their Pastor without his own and the Peoples consent? And yet the Magistrate may make me a Pastor to the Parish? What? Whether I will or not? Am I also a Rebel, Traytor, and no Christian, if I refuse? What if the Parish have 60000, or 40000 Souls, and I am not able to do a Pastor's Office for 500? What if I think it is a Sin to be obtruded on dissenting unwilling People? And if my Dissent do not Unchristen me, why doth the People's Unchristen them? The Lord pity us, we need no Enemies but our selves to seduce us and destroy; nor any to make the most odious Schisms than the decryers of Schism. What Schismatick doth condemn so many Christians and Churches, as this Censure? I can scarce except Mr. Dodwel, whom in his last Book he called an odd disowned Man.