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Richard Baxter's penitent confession and his necessary vindication in answer to a book called…
Richard Baxter's penitent confession and his necessary vindication in answer to a book called The second part of the mischiefs of separation, written by an unnamed author with a preface to Mr. Cantianus D. Minimis, in answer to his letter which extorted this publication.
London: printed for Tho. Parkhurst, 1691
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.
But my capacity was narrow (though there I prevailed with most). And I got Mr. Cook (since of Chester, that suffered much for the King, and after by the King) a great Enemy to Sects and Sedition, to come and help me; but they wearied him away: And besides Mr. Bowls, I know none but perverse Sectaries, (part Arminians, but most Antinomians or worse) left to be their Teachers.
But my capacity was narrow (though there I prevailed with most). And I got Mr. Cook (since of Chester, that suffered much for the King, and after by the King) a great Enemy to Sects and Sedition, to come and help me; but they wearied him away: And besides Mr. Bowles, I know none but perverse Sectaries, (part Arminians, but most Antinomians or worse) left to be their Teachers.
I told the Parliament Men what the Army would do, and warned them to prepare: But it was too late: Cromwell and his Confederates did all, and made a Stale of Fairfax's Name; and Vane and Haslerigge and their Friends in Parliament, disbanded all the sober Soldiers in Garrisons and Brigades that would have resisted them; and so put the ⟨p. 23⟩Power of King, Parliament and Kingdom into their hands, and some of them repented when it was too late.
I told the Parliament Men what the Army would do, and warned them to prepare: But it was too late: Cromwell and his Confederates did all, and made a Stale of Fairfax's Name; and Vane and Haslerigge and their Friends in Parliament, disbanded all the sober Souldiers in Garisons and Bragades that would have resisted them; and so put the ⟨p. 23⟩Power of King, Parliament and Kingdom into their hands, and some of them repented when it was too late.