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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.
33. Three or Four more Informers setting up the Trade accused me to Sir Tho Davis Lord Mayor: I could not make him believe that he was Judge of my faults, but that the Informers were the Judges, and that he must execute what they sware against me: Nor could I prevail with him to let me see any one of them, nor hear their Accusations, nor examine or confute them: And when I was fined unheard, shortly after the chief of the Informers met me in the Street, confessed his Fault, asked me Forgiveness, and left his Trade.
33. Three or Four more Informers setting up the Trade accused me to Sir Tho Davis Lord Mayor: I could not make him believe that he was Judge of my faults, but that the Informers were the Judges, and that he must execute what they sware against me: Nor could I prevail with him to let me see any one of them, nor hear their Accusations, nor examine or consute them: And when I was fined unheard, shortly after the chief of the Informers met me in the Street, confest his Fault, askt me Forgiveness, and left his Trade.
34. Dr. Manton and I were invited by the Lord Keeper Bridgman (with Dr. Bates after) to accept the Kings offer for a Comprehension for us, and a Toleration for others: Dr. Wilkins and Dr. Hez. Burton were appointed to treat with us of the terms: we came to an Agreement ⟨p. 39⟩to a word: we gave it Judge Hale to draw up in form of an Act to be offered to the Parliament. And was that like to be so wicked an Agreement as to be worse than all our Divisions, which such Wise and Excellent Men as Judge Hale and Bishop Wilkins, and Dr. Burton approved: But we refused to meddle with the Toleration, leaving his own work to the King and the concerned: And so the Parliament was taught to reject all.