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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
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.
XIV. When the 1800 or 2000 Ministers were silenced, the far greatest part of them forbore all public Preaching, and only taught some few in private at such hours as hindered not the public Assemblies, and many of them lived as private men.
XIV. When the 1800 or 2000 Ministers were silenced, the far greatest part of them forbore all publick Preaching, and only taught some few in private at such hours as hindered not the publick Assemblies, and many of them lived as private men.
XV. To this day it is so with many of the Nonconformists: Those that live where they find small need of their Preaching, or else have no call or opportunity, and cannot remove their dwellings, do hold no Assemblies, but as other men content themselves to be Auditors. Those that live where are godly and peaceable Ministers in Public, who yet need help, do lead the people constantly to the Parish-Churches, and teach them themselves at other hours, and help them from house to house: This is ordinary in the Countries, and even in London, with many Ministers that hold no Assemblies; yea many that were ejected out of City Parish-Churches.
XV. To this day it is so with many of the Nonconformists: Those that live where they find small need of their Preaching, or else have no call or opportunity, and cannot remove their dwellings, do hold no Assemblies, but as other men content themselves to be Auditors. Those that live where are godly and peaceable Ministers in Publick, who yet need help, do lead the people constantly to the Parish-Churches, and teach them themselves at other hours, and help them from house to house: This is ordinary in the Countries, and even in London, with many Ministers that hold no Assemblies; yea many that were ejected out of City Parish-Churches.