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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.
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.
In Feb. 1656/7. they began their Conspiracy against the Parliament in a Meeting at Nottingham, and that very day God separated me from them by Bleeding 120 Ounces at the Nose (at Milborne in Derbyshire) when else I had (in vain) hazarded my life against them at Triploe Heath, by drawing from them as many as I could. But Sir Edward Hatley and other Officers that did it, and drew off about Five thousand did but strengthen them. For Cromwell filled up their places with Sectaries and Soldiers that had served the King before, and was stronger than before, as having none to distrust.
In Feb. 1656/7. they began their Conspiracy against the Parliament in a Meeting at Nottingham, and that very day God separated me from them by Bleeding 120 Ounces at the Nose (at Milborne in Derbyshire) when else I had (in vain) hazarded my life against them at Triploe Heath, by drawing from them as many as I could. But Sir Edward Hatley and other Officers that did it, and drew off about Five thousand did but strengthen them. For Cromwell fill'd up their places with Sectaries and Soldiers that had served the King before, and was stronger than before, as having none to distrust.