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The nonconformists plea for peace, or, An account of their judgment in certain things…
The nonconformists plea for peace, or, An account of their judgment in certain things in which they are misunderstood written to reconcile and pacify such as by mistaking them hinder love and concord / by Richard Baxter.The nonconformists plea for peace, or, An account of their judgment in certain things in which they are misunderstood written to reconcile and pacifie such as by mistaking them hinder love and concord / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for Benj. Alsop, 1679
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.
XXVI. 24. If some Christians be of opinion that Christs example bindeth them to receive the Lords Supper in a Table gesture, or that the tradition of the Universal Church and the Canon 20th of the Nicene Council is obligatory to them, which forbade men to adore Kneeling on any Lords day in the year, or on any week day between Easter and Whitsuntide (which no other General Council revoked, but continued till mere usage by degrees wore it out, saith Dr. ⟨p. 46⟩Heylin of the Sabbath, above 1000 years after Christ.) Or if the said persons should think that to receive Kneeling were such a scandalous appearance of the Papists Bread-worship, as the bowing before an Image forbidden by the 2d. Commandment was a scandalous appearance of Idol-worship, though these persons did in this mistake, we could not excuse our selves from Schism, if we should therefore refuse them Sacramental-Communion: Nor if we should Assent and Consent to the rejection of men for so small an error, seeing Christs Spirit, Rom. 14. 1, &c. commanded both Pastors and People to receive him that is weak in the saith, but not to doubtful disputations; and to live in Love and Union with those that have greater weaknesses than this.
XXVI. 24. If some Christians be of opinion that Christs example bindeth them to receive the Lords Supper in a Table gesture, or that the tradition of the Universal Church and the Canon 20th of the Nicene Councill is obligatory to them, which forbad men to adore Kneeling on any Lords day in the year, or on any week day between Easter and Whitsuntide (which no other General Council revoked, but continued till meer usage by degrees wore it out, saith Dr. ⟨p. 46⟩Heylin of the Sabbath, above 1000 years after Christ.) Or if the said persons should think that to receive Kneeling were such a scandalous appearance of the Papists Bread-worship, as the bowing before an Image forbidden by the 2d. Commandement was a scandalous appearance of Idol-worship, though these persons did in this mistake, we could not excuse our selves from Schism, if we should therefore refuse them Sacramental-Communion: Nor if we should Assent and Consent to the rejection of men for so small an errour, seeing Christs Spirit,