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Mr. Richard Baxter's last legacy in select admonitions and directions to all sober dissenters
Mr. Richard Baxter's last legacy in select admonitions and directions to all sober dissenters.
London : Printed and are to be sold by E. Whitlock, 1697
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Mr. RICHARD BAXTER's LAST LEGACY TO ALL Sober Dissenters. › Of Raising Churches against Churches.
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2. Who knows not how fair a game the Papists have to play by our divisions? Methinks I hear them hissing on both Parties, saying to one side, Lay more upon them, and abate them nothing: And to the other, Stand it out, and yield to nothing: hoping that our divisions will carry us to such practices, as shall make us accounted Seditious, Rebellious, and dangerous to the Public Peace, and so they may pass for better subjects than we, or else, that they may get a Toleration together with us. And shall they use our hands to do their work? We have already served them unspeakably, both in this, and in abating the odium of the Gunpowder-Plot, and other Treasons.
2. Who knows not how fair a game the Papists have to play by our divisions? Methinks I hear them hissing on both Parties, saying to one side, Lay more upon them, and abate them nothing: And to the other, Stand it out, and yield to nothing: hoping that our divisions will carry us to such practices, as shall make us accounted Seditious, Rebellious, and dangerous to the Publick Peace, and so they may pass for better subjects than we, or else, that they may get a Toleration together with us. And shall they use our hands to do their work? We have already served them unspeakably, both in this, and in abating the odium of the Gunpower-Plot, and other Treasons.
3. It is not the least of our danger,1 lest by our Follies, Extremities and rigours we so exasperate the common People, as to make them readier to join with the Papists, than with us, in in case of competitions, invasions or insurrections against the King and Kingdoms peace.
3. It is not the least of our danger,1 lest by our Follies, Extremities and rigors we so exasperate the common People, as to make them readier to joyn with the Papists, than with us, in in case of competitions, invasions or insurrections against the King and Kingdoms peace.