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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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29. what was done in the next attempt upon His Majesties Commission to agree on such alterations of the Liturgy as were necessary to tender Consciences, &c. we are to make no further mention of, then is made by the writings given, in which some body shortly after (in part and with many false printings) published; An Addition to the Liturgy, A Reply to some former Papers of the Bishops, and an Earnest Petition to them for the Churches Peace, which were given in and never answered by them (that we know of) some one printed. And being in writing required by a Right reverend Bishop then in the Chair, as from superiors to lay by mere ⟨p. 135⟩Inconveniences, and to give in those points which we took to be flat sin, we gave in eight particulars the next day as part; and by that time but one of our arguments about one of them was half handled, and the rest of the arguments untouched, and the rest of the Controverted instances not meddled with, our Commission was expired: And the Bishops argumentation as Opponents, afterward, on another occasion printed.
29. what was done in the next attempt upon His Majesties Commission to agree on such alterations of the Liturgie as were necessary to tender Consciences, &c. we are to make no further mention of, then is made by the writings given, in which some body shortly after (in part and with many false printings) published; An Addition to the Liturgie, A Reply to some former Papers of the Bishops, and an Earnest Petition to them for the Churches Peace, which were given in and never answered by them (that we know of) some one printed. And being in writing required by a Right reverend Bishop then in the Chair, as from superiours to lay by meer ⟨p. 135⟩Inconveniences, and to give in those points which we took to be flat sin, we gave in eight particulars the next day as part; and by that time but one of our arguments about one of them was half handled, and the rest of the arguments untouched, and the rest of the Controverted instances not medled with, our Commission was expired: And the Bishops argumentation as Opponents, afterward, on another occasion printed.