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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.
§ 17. Accus. IV. Who ever boasted of drawing thousands to that War?]
Ans. He falsely calleth a Confession, a Boasting. To convince Cromwell's Solders that pulled down the Government, I that had drawn thousands into the Parliaments defensive War, could not have denied the heinousness of my Crime, if I had done as they did, or been against King and Parliament united, or for the changing of the Government. I said by aggravation that I had drawn in thousands, because at Coventry and Wem I had publicly preached against the accusations of the Cause that I then thought just.
Ans. He falsly calleth a Confession, a Boasting. To convince Cromwell's Soulders that pull'd down the Government, I that had drawn thousands into the Parliaments defensive War, could not have denied the heinousness of my Crime, if I had done as they did, or been against King and Parliament united, or for the changing of the Government. I said by aggravation that I had drawn in thousands, because at Coventry and Wem I had publickly preach'd against the accusations of the Cause that I then thought just.
§ 18. Accus. V. Who hath said more to justify, not the War only, but the Death of the Royal Martyr?]
§ 18. Accus. V. Who hath said more to justifie, not the War only, but the Death of the Royal Martyr?]