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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.
11. I was the first (with Mr. Calamy, Dr. Reynolds, and Mr. Ash) that sought to the King to help us to this desired Unity by his Commission; who seemed forward to it, and promised that he would draw them to meet us half way.
12. We never offered any form of Church Government, but Archbishop Usher's Primitive Episcopacy, and gave public thanks for a seeming Grant of much less; never once speaking against the Bishops Parliament Powers, Baronies, Revenues or Pomp.
12. We never offered any form of Church Government, but Archbishop Usher's Primitive Episcopacy, and gave publick thanks for a seeming Grant of much less; never once speaking against the Bishops Parliament Powers, Baronies, Revenues or Pomp.
13. When Chancellor Hide as from the King offered me a Bishopric I refused it on terms (in a Letter) that pleased him, viz. That if the King continued what he had granted in his Declaration, I should take it for my great Duty to do all that I could by writing and preaching to persuade all to Conformity and Unity; and therefore would not be a Bishop, lest I should frustrate that labour by making Men think that I did it for my self. But if no such liberty was intended to be continued (which I easily foresaw) why should I be a Bishop to be quickly cast out?
13. When Chancellor Hide as from the King offered me a Bishoprick I refused it on terms (in a Letter) that pleased him, viz. That if the King continued what he had granted in his Declaration, I should take it for my great Duty to do all that I could by writing and preaching to perswade all to Conformity and Unity; and therefore would not be a Bishop, lest I should frustrate that labour by making Men think that I did it for my self. But if no such liberty was intended to be continued (which I easily foresaw) why should I be a Bishop to be quickly cast out?