A26965:355
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.
LXVIII. 24. Where such sins are made the Condition of Ministration by men in power, as that all the whole Ministry of a Kingdom are bound in conscience to deny consent and conformity thereto, it is the duty of all the Ministry in primo instant, to forbear their Ministerial Office or none; for the reason is the same to all: For example; If ten or twenty untrue or unrighteous forbidden things, must be subscribed, declared, covenanted, or sworn, or as many sins practised; yea were it but one, no doubt but the whole Ministry is bound to deny Conformity to any one such thing. Now if all these must forbear or lay down their Office, because forbidden by men to exercise it then it is in the power of a Prince to cast out Christianity when he ⟨p. 115⟩pleaseth, and to deny God all Public Worship; and we must ask leave of Rulers that Christ may be Christ, and souls may be saved; as if the Keys of Heaven and Hell were theirs. None that we write for, Protestants or Papists, will assert this.
LXVIII. 24. Where such sins are made the Condition of Ministration by men in power, as that all the whole Ministry of a Kingdom are bound in conscience to deny consent and conformity thereto, it is the duty of all the Ministry in primo instante, to forbear their Ministerial Office or none; for the reason is the same to all: For example; If ten or twenty untrue or unrighteous forbidden things, must be subscribed, declared, covenanted, or sworn, or as many sins practised; yea were it but one, no doubt but the whole Ministry is bound to deny Conformity to any one such thing. Now if all these must forbear or lay down their Office, because forbidden by men to exercise it then it is in the power of a Prince to cast out Christianity when he ⟨p. 115⟩pleaseth, and to deny God all Publick Worship; and we must ask leave of Rulers that Christ may be Christ, and souls may be saved; as if the Keys of Heaven and Hell were theirs. None that we write for, Protestants or Papists, will assert this.