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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. In plain English this Lie is shameless. Unless a poor hired Chamber was the Kings Fort, I seized on none. The first time the drunken Rabble rose up against me, was for preaching Original Sin: They said that I slandered their Children. The next was for Reading the Parliaments Order to deface the Pictures of the Trinity: The third was by bringing in Soldiers, that drove me away. And it was long after this ere I had a private Lodging in Coventry.
Ans. In plain English this Lie is shameless. Unless a poor hired Chamber was the Kings Fort, I seized on none. The first time the drunken Rabble rose up against me, was for preaching Original Sin: They said that I slandered their Children. The next was for Reading the Parliaments Order to deface the Pictures of the Trinity: The third was by bringing in Souldiers, that drove me away. And it was long after this ere I had a private Lodging in Coventry.
§ 42. Accus. XXIX. Page 26. He maketh the repetition of his Forgery a proof that I was guilty of Perjury. 1. Because I was prejudiced against the Bishops at Nineteen, and yet at Ordination took the Oath (to obey my Ordinary in Licitis & Honestis.) Ans. 1. I did not Swear an approbation of Persecution. I was not then prejudiced against ⟨p. 51⟩Episcopacy, but against the sin of Bishops. May not a Man disown such shameless Liars as some Ministers are, without disowning the Ministry? 2. (I was prejudiced against Bishop Morton at Fourteen.) Ans. Utterly false: I honoured him to his death. But when I came to better understanding I disliked turning Confirmation to a mere Ceremony. (For the right use of which I have written a Treatise agreeing to Dr. Hammond.)
§ 42. Accus. XXIX. Page 26. He maketh the repetition of his Forgery a proof that I was guilty of Perjury. 1. Because I was prejudiced against the Bishops at Nineteen, and yet at Ordination took the Oath (to obey my Ordinary in Licitis & Honestis.) Ans. 1. I did not Swear an approbation of Persecution. I was not then prejudiced against ⟨p. 51⟩