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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.
§ 54. Accus. XLI. Page 39. Whereas I before said how I went into ⟨p. 56⟩the Army after Naseby Fight by the Consent of an Assembly of Loyal Ministers in Coventry, to try whether there was any hope to save the Church and State from the Corrupted Army: He feigneth that this was the Westminster Assembly, or some Rebellious Branch of them: All falsely as the rest.
§ 54. Accus. XLI. Page 39. Whereas I before said how I went into ⟨p. 56⟩the Army after Naseby Fight by the Consent of an Assembly of Loyal Ministers in Coventry, to try whether there was any hope to save the Church and State from the Corrupted Army: He feigneth that this was the Westminster Assembly, or some Rebellious Branch of them: All falsly as the rest.
§ 55. Accus. XLII. That I went to Col. Whalley.] Ans. Who then profest himself a Lamenter of the Armies Corruption, and a Desirer of their Reformation, and so continued while I was with him: But was after overcome by his Kinsman Cromwell and worldly Interest, to hold on with them for his preferment.
§ 56. Accus. XLIII. His Page 41. is made of mere forged Lies. As, 1. That I promised my self great things, (much what as I did from King Charles the Second, when instead of a Bishopric I craved leave (in vain) to have been for nothing the Curate of an ignorant Reading Vicar.) 2. That I was disappointed of my hopes. (By whom? And how? And for what?) 3. That I thought my self capable of advancement, but They did not: As if I sought that which I refused. 4. That I was well promised for my pains.] Who never asked them any thing, nor was promised any thing. 5. That I was content with the pleasing work of drawing Blood gratis.] Because I that never drew a drop of any Mans Blood, did labour to prevent the Papists, and malignant other Leeches from bursting with the Blood of King, Parliament and Kingdom. 6. That I hoped they would have advanced me to some Military Preferment.] Who never was so much as a Soldier, and could have had Military Preferment long before Thus the Mans Brain (from what cause let others judge) breeds Lies as a Carcass breedeth Maggots: They swarm by heaps. Is this the Credit of our Church History?