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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.
§ 43. Accus. XXX. Page 27. He tragically reciteth the reasons I alleged why I was for the Parliament: But his confutation is only by an Exclamation how bad I was, as worse than Cook and Bradshaw, as if I had been for the death of the King. When he knoweth that the Parliament was broken up by Cromwell for being for the Kings Restoration and their Union: And that a Faction called the Rump did this as Cromwell's Confederates. I believe I did more against that Faction than many such as he.
§ 43. Accus. XXX. Page 27. He tragically reciteth the reasons I alledged why I was for the Parliament: But his confutation is only by an Exclamation how bad I was, as worse than Cook and Bradshaw, as if I had been for the death of the King. When he knoweth that the Parliament was broken up by Cromwell for being for the Kings Restoration and their Union: And that a Faction called the Rump did this as Cromwell's Confederates. I believe I did more against that Faction than many such as he.
§ 44. Accus. XXXI. Page 27, 28. [With what Heart could he be an Eye-witness of the Inhumane Butcheries that had been made in almost every Fight from the beginning of the Wars?
Ans. A Lie so gross that it feigneth me to see far off where I never was. I have answered it before: I was an Eye-witness of many of Gods provident disposals, and an Ear-witness of more. I saw the Field where they fought near Worcester, and Edgehill, and Nantwich, and I saw many Garrisons (Wem, Leicester, Shrewsbury, Exeter, Sherburne, Bristol, Winchester,) that had been taken: But I saw not the Fights at any one of these: But that at Langport that ended the Field War I saw afar off, but saw none killed, for they fled I think before a Man was killed.
Ans. A Lie so gross that it feigneth me to see far off where I never was. I have answered it before: I was an Eye-witness of many of Gods provident disposals, and an Ear-witness of more. I saw the Field where they fought near Worcester, and Edgehill, and Nantwich, and I saw many Garrisons (Wem, Leicester, Shrewsbury, Exeter, Sherburne, Bristol, Winchester,) that had been taken: But I saw not the Fights at any one of these: But that at Langport that ended the Field War I saw afar off, but saw none kill'd, for they fled I think before a Man was kill'd.