A26965:625
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.
4. Some of us so highly value the excellent Praelections of Bishop Sanderson de juramento, and his judgment, against taking and expounding Oaths (and consequently professions and promises) in a stretched or a doubtful sense, and his Counsel to refuse them, when the sense is doubtful, if the Rulers or Imposers will not expound them ⟨p. 205⟩(though they should bid us take them in our own sense;) with much more which he hath excellently said to such purposes, that we thankfully acknowledge that he hath much helped for to fortify us against the guilt of perjury, and falsehood, and profaning the holy name of God, and deceiving our Governors by equivocations and false expositions, and scandalously tempting others to perjury, lying, or such other sins.
4. Some of us so highly value the excellent Praelections of Bishop Sanderson de juramento, and his judgment, against taking and expounding Oaths (and consequently professions and promises) in a stretched or a doubtful sense, and his Counsel to refuse them, when the sense is doubtful, if the Rulers or Imposers will not expound them ⟨p. 205⟩(though they should bid us take them in our own sense;) with much more which he hath excellently said to such purposes, that we thankfully acknowledge that he hath much helpt for to fortifie us against the guilt of perjury, and falshood, and prophaning the holy name of God, and deceiving our Governours by equivocations and false expositions, and scandalously tempting others to perjury, lying, or such other sins.
We take an understanding, serious (and if it may be public) owning of the Baptismal Covenant in age to be of so great moment to the reviving of true Christianity and the honour of Baptism and cure of Anabaptism, that it greatly grieveth us that we must despair of its effectual practise, when we meet with few that seem not to approve it. The words of a very Learned and Great Conformist Mr Elder field of Baptism pag. 48. marg. We think worthy our recital.