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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
Section 7 › Part 1: 1. Matters of Fact to be foreknown, to the true understanding of the Cause.
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15. When the Parliament's Armies were worsted and weakened by the King, and they found themselves in danger of being overcome, they entreated help from the Scots, who taking the advantage of their straits, brought in the Covenant as the Condition of their help; which the Parliament rather accepted than they would lose them, which at first was imposed on none by force: But (to pass by all other Considerations) was judged by many wise men, to be an occasion of division, as making the opposition to Prelacy, to be the terms of the Kingdoms Unity and Concord, when they might know that the King and a great, if not the greatest part of the Kingdom, were of the contrary mind, and so it was thought to be (as the Papal terms of Unity) a means of unavoidable division: But others thought that because it tied them to no endeavours, but in their Places and Callings, they might take it.
15. When the Parliament's Armies were worsted and weakened by the King, and they found themselves in danger of being overcome, they intreated help from the Scots, who taking the advantage of their straits, brought in the Covenant as the Condition of their help; which the Parliament rather accepted than they would lose them, which at first was imposed on none by force: But (to pass by all other Considerations) was judged by many wise men, to be an occasion of division, as making the opposition to Prelacy, to be the terms of the Kingdoms Unity and Concord, when they might know that the King and a great, if not the greatest part of the Kingdom, were of the contrary mind, and so it was thought to be (as the Papal terms of Unity) a means of unavoidable division: But others thought that because it tied them to no endeavours, but in their Places and Callings, they might take it.
16. The Assembly of Divines at Westminster were men that had lived in Conformity, except about eight or nine of them and the Scots: But being such as thought Conformity lawful in case of deprivation, but the things imposed to be a snare, which should be removed if it could be lawfully done, they also received the Covenant, but were divided about the sense of the word [Prelacy,] many professing their Judgment to be for Moderate Episcopacy; whereupon the describing additions [Archbishops, Bishops, Deans, Archdeacons] were added. And upon such a Profession that it disclaimed not all Episcopacy, Mr. Coleman is said to have given the Covenant to the House of Lords. And they complained of the