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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.
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?]
Ans. Mendac. V. What can a Reader say of such Men, that shall find, 1. That I never wrote a word to justify his Death; but only once told the Papists that they were unmeet Accusers, as being guilty of more? 2. I preached against it. 3. I wrote against it, over and over. 4. It cost me the dear Labour and Sufferings of almost two years in the Army, to have kept them in Loyal Obedience. 4. I called them oft and long to Repentance. Whence then did this Man find matter or occasion for such a shameless forgery? As for the Notion of Martyrdom, I leave Canonizing to the Righteous Judge.