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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.
XXXIII. When they commanded days of Prayer and Thanksgiving for their Wars in Scotland, &c. And when they imposed the ENGAGEMENT to be true to the Commonwealth as it was established without a King, and House of Lords, I repent not that I refused it, and wrote and preached against it: But I doubt whether I did well in overdoing herein: And had not waited more silently on God's Providence, till he had cleared my way.
XXXIII. When they commanded days of Prayer and Thanksgiving for their Wars in Scotland, &c. And when they imposed the ENGAGEMENT to be true to the Commonwealth as it was established without a King, and House of Lords, I repent not that I refused it, and wrote and preach'd against it: But I doubt whether I did well in overdoing herein: And had not waited more silently on God's Providence, till he had cleared my way.
XXXIV. I repented oft that I wrote the Book called Aphorisms of Justification and the Covenant: Not but that I think it sound Doctrine and useful: But it being my first, is defective in Method and in some words which should have been more clearly and cautiously expressed: And in my personal opposition to Dr. Owen's Errors, I should have considered what a temptation it would prove to the Passions of such a man (who yet grew more humble and orthodox before he died).
XXXIV. I repented oft that I wrote the Book called Aphorisms of Justification and the Covenant: Not but that I think it sound Doctrine and useful: But it being my first, is defective in Method and in some words which should have been more clearly and cautelously exprest: And in my personal opposition to Dr. Owen's Errours, I should have considered what a temptation it would prove to the Passions of such a man (who yet grew more humble and orthodox before he died).