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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.
2. But afterward when I saw that the Army cast all into utter confusion, and that Gods Providence had resolved the doubt, how much I did towards a due subjection to the King, is not a thing that wanteth evidence. I cannot Repent that I was not one that brought into England that Tribe of Revengeful destructive Prelates and their Agents, that corrupted and divided the Church of England.
§ 20. Accus. VII. [Or hath been as active in making the Government uneasy.]
§ 20. Accus. VII. [Or hath been as active in making the Government uneasie.]
Ans. 1. Uneasy? To whom? To the King? I have his Testimony to the contrary: He sent D. Lauderdale to me purposely to invite me to receive the Testification of his Favour and Acceptance? Read his Character of us in his Gracious Declaration. Read Mr. Gaches Letter to me for the King, translated and published by the means of Duke ⟨p. 44⟩Lauderdale. I know nothing that I did to make his Government uneasy, unless all my labour to have united his Subjects made it uneasy: Or unless his Confessor Huddleston was in the right, that he was before for the Roman Religion, and it was uneasy to him to be stopped in promoting it: Of which confess I was oft guilty.
Ans. 1. Uneasie? To whom? To the King? I have his Testimony to the contrary: He sent D. Lauderdale to me purposely to invite me to receive the Testification of his Favour and Acceptance? Read his Character of us in his Gracious Declaration. Read Mr. Gaches Letter to me for the King, translated and published by the means of Duke ⟨p. 44⟩