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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.
§ 5. But besides your Authors Accusations, you have added two heinous ones of your own. 1. That before some Book of another's, speaking of Order among Devils I clapped in that Expression, By what Names or Titles soever Dignified or Distinguished: And you did not think Hell could have done the like; because it is a common Pulpit Expression.]
§ 5. But besides your Authors Accusations, you have added two heinous ones of your own. 1. That before some Book of anothers, speaking of Order among Devils I clapt in that Expression, By what Names or Titles soever Dignified or Distinguished: And you did not think Hell could have done the like; because it is a common Pulpit Expression.]
I fear that you are over-tender of your Parties honour, to some degree of melancholy suspiciousness, that could find so much of Hell in those words. I think I have not heard those words in the Pulpit thrice (to my remembrance) in forty years.
Our Preachers that I have heard, mention only Archbishops, Bishops, and the Inferior Clergy. I hope you pray for more than England: But what Obligation you have to pray for the Three Patriarchs of Antioch, the Two Patriarchs of Alexandria, or him of Constantinople, or the Catholic of Armenia, or the Abuna of Abyssinia, or him of Muscovy, or the Pope, or the Cardinals, Priests and Deacons, or the Archbishop of Rhemes quâ tales, as so Dignified and Distinguished, I know not. Is not a General Prayer for them enough?
Our Preachers that I have heard, mention only Archbishops, Bishops, and the Inferiour Clergy. I hope you pray for more than England: But what Obligation you have to pray for the Three Patriarchs of Antioch, the Two Patriarchs of Alexandria, or him of Constantinople, or the Catholick of Armenia, or the Abuna of Abassia, or him of Moscovy, or the Pope, or the Cardinals, Priests and Deacons, or the Archbishop of Rhemes quâ tales, as so Dignified and Distinguished, I know not. Is not a General Prayer for them enough?