A26965:323
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.
What if the Parish Priest could Baptize but one of many (or not all:) Must the rest be content to be unbaptized? If not, why must they be content without all public Preaching and Worshipping of God, and the Lords Supper, and personal helps of Pastors which they need? Paul thanketh God that he Baptized none of the Corinthians save some few, and saith, that God ⟨p. 103⟩sent him not to Baptize, but to Preach the Gospel. And can any man prove then, That if the Parish Minister cannot or will not Baptize his Children he must get another to do it, yea a prohibited Minister rather then they should be unbaptized; and yet that if the Parish Church cannot receive him, or the Pastor cannot or will not do the Office of a Pastor for him, he must be without Preaching, Worshipping God, and Pastoral oversight?
What if the Parish Priest could Baptize but one of many (or not all:) Must the rest be content to be unbaptized? If not, why must they be content without all publick Preaching and Worshipping of God, and the Lords Supper, and personal helps of Pastors which they need? Paul thanketh God that he Baptized none of the Corinthians save some few, and saith, that God ⟨p. 103⟩sent him not to Baptize, but to Preach the Gospel. And can any man prove then, That if the Parish Minister cannot or will not Baptize his Children he must get another to do it, yea a prohibited Minister rather then they should be unbaptized; and yet that if the Parish Church cannot receive him, or the Pastor cannot or will not do the Office of a Pastor for him, he must be without Preaching, Worshipping God, and Pastoral oversight?
LXIV. Yet here we must declare 1. That in such necessity people must caeteris paribus, first seek their supply in that way that is most for peace, and most for public good, and least scandalous or dividing, and that is most agreeable to the Rulers will and honour.