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A defence of the principles of love, which are necessary to the unity and…

Name: A defence of the principles of love, which are necessary to the unity and…
Author: Richard Baxter

A defence of the principles of love, which are necessary to the unity and concord of Christians and are delivered in a book called The cure of church-divisions ... / by Richard Baxter ...

Richard Baxter 1615–1691London: printed for Nevil Simmons, 1671

[15], 104, 183 p. · 74k words · Wing B1239 · ESTC R263

Title page: Princeton Theological Seminary Library copy, digitized by the Internet Archive (opens the Internet Archive in a new tab)

Part 2 › Exception 2: EXCEPT. II. Mr. B. mentioneth with much bitterness what was formerly done in the time o…

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[ Earlier:270–285 of 671

:270p. 13–14

7. I suppose you grossly call the mere ⟨p. 14⟩consequents, the effects. Sure that which was the Effect of a later War, might be but the Consequent of a former. Or else you must say that the Parliament raised War against themselves, to pull down themselves, and set up a Protector? This was the Consequent of their first War; but whether the effect I leave to Logicians to determine. But by this you may see that you again preach false doctrine. The King may give rise and encouragement to a War, and yet may lawfully blame such Consequents as you call effects: What if the Kings own Army should plunder and murder, and blaspheme and depopulate; yea, or depose or hurt, or any way injure the King himself? Shall a man that separateth from the Liturgy as false worship come and tell us, that the King ought not to blame any of this because he gave rise and encouragement to the War: Extremities and Passion do thus unhappily use to blind men.

7. I suppose you grosly call the meer ⟨p. 14⟩consequents, the effects. Sure that which was the Effect of a later War, might be but the Consequent of a former. Or else you must say that the Parliament raised War against themselves, to pull down themselves, and set up a Protector? This was the Consequent of their first War; but whether the effect I leave to Logicians to determine. But by this you may see that you again preach false doctrine. The King may give rise and encouragement to a War, and yet may lawfully blame such Consequents as you call effects: What if the Kings own Army should plunder and murder, and blaspheme and depopulate; yea, or depose or hurt, or any way injure the King himself? Shall a man that separateth from the Liturgie as false worship come and tell us, that the King ought not to blame any of this because he gave rise and encouragement to the War: Extremities and Passion do thus unhappily use to blind men.

:271p. 14–16

8. But seriously, Brother, I beseech you let us review the Effects you mention or respect. Is it possible for any sober Christian in the World to take them to be blameless, or to be little sins. What! both the violating the person and life of the King. And

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The book

Title as printed

A defence of the principles of love, which are necessary to the unity and concord of Christians and are delivered in a book called The cure of church-divisions ... / by Richard Baxter ...

Author

Richard Baxter 1615–1691

Place

London

Bookseller

Nevil Simmons

Year

1671

Size

[15], 104, 183 p.

Words

73,880

Catalogue

Wing B1239 · ESTC R263

Text

EEBO-TCP A26912

Passages

671

Sections

Title page

A defence of the principles of love, which are necessary to the unity and…

EXCEPT. II. ib. There is daily much¹ greater profaneness, and the Consequent of profaneness, Immorality, acted by those (4) whom yet Mr. Baxter never mentioneth but with honour; As if no sins or miscarriages were to be blamed but theirs, who are unable to defend themselves.

EXCEPT. II. ib. There is daily much¹ greater prophaneness, and the Consequent of prophaneness, Immorality, acted by those (4) whom yet Mr. Baxter never mentioneth but with honour; As if no sins or miscarriages were to be blamed but theirs, who are unable to defend themselves.

EXCEPT. III. He alloweth himself a great and masterly liberty, to call his brethren fierce, self-conceited dividers, feverish persons, &c.

EXCEPT. III. He alloweth himself a great and masterly liberty, to call his brethren fierce, self-conceited dividers, feaverish persons, &c.

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

EXCEPT. II. ib. There is daily much1 greater profaneness, and the Consequent of profaneness, Immorality, acted by those (4) whom yet Mr. Baxter never mentioneth but with honour; As if no sins or miscarriages were to be blamed but theirs, who are unable to defend themselves.

EXCEPT. II. ib. There is daily much1 greater prophaneness, and the Consequent of prophaneness, Immorality, acted by those (4) whom yet Mr. Baxter never mentioneth but with honour; As if no sins or miscarriages were to be blamed but theirs, who are unable to defend themselves.

EXCEPT. III. He alloweth himself a great and masterly liberty, to call his brethren fierce, self-conceited dividers, feverish persons, &c.

EXCEPT. III. He alloweth himself a great and masterly liberty, to call his brethren fierce, self-conceited dividers, feaverish persons, &c.

EXCEPT. II. ib. There is daily much¹ greater profaneness, and the Consequent of profaneness, Immorality, acted by those (4) whom yet Mr. Baxter never mentioneth but with honour; As if no sins or miscarriages were to be blamed but theirs, who are unable to defend themselves.

EXCEPT. II. ib. There is daily much¹ greater prophaneness, and the Consequent of prophaneness, Immorality, acted by those (4) whom yet Mr. Baxter never mentioneth but with honour; As if no sins or miscarriages were to be blamed but theirs, who are unable to defend themselves.