A26965:243
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.
3. Doth not the Church of England (as is said) allow every man his choice, when no man is forbidden to forsake any Bishop or Pastor and choose another by removing his habitation when he pleases? So that all this is but about Parish bounds, which is confessed to be of humane alterable constitution. And how ordinarily do many Gentlemen of the Church of England go from their own Parishes in London? 4. You may see by Philip Nyes printed papers, and Mr. Tombs his, that even those called Independents ⟨p. 70⟩and some Anabaptists are for hearing such Parish-Teachers as their Rulers shall appoint, so they may but commit the Pastoral care of their souls to such as they can better trust, and have Sacraments and special Church Communion free.
5. what great confusion doth it breed in London that the French and Dutch Churches thus differ from the rest, and have their proper modes and Government? Yea or that the Nonconformists by the favour of his Majesties Licenses had their choice and several meetings. Let not envy and animosity feign greater confusion than there is, and the matter will appear much otherwise than it is represented, even that the discords and confusions were incomparably less (on that occasion) than they were under the Bishops in the better times of the Churches, even from An. 400 to 600, of which more in due place.
5. what great confusion doth it breed in London that the French and Dutch Churches thus differ from the rest, and have their proper modes and Government? Yea or that the Nonconformists by the favour of his Majesties Licenses had their choice and several meetings. Let not envy and animosity seign greater confusion than there is, and the matter will appear much otherwise than it is represented, even that the discords and confusions were incomparably less (on that occasion) than they were under the Bishops in the better times of the Churches, even from An. 400 to 600, of which more in due place.