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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.
§ 61. Accus. XLVIII. To aggravate the Rebellion of Cromwell's Army, I wrote that [they had pulled down the best Governors that they could name in the World, and therefore to pretend their faults for their Rebellion, was to profess that they would be subject to none.
§ 61. Accus. XLVIII. To aggravate the Rebellion of Cromwell's Army, I wrote that [they had pull'd down the best Governours that they could name in the World, and therefore to pretend their faults for their Rebellion, was to profess that they would be subject to none.
Here he saith I meant the Parliament.
I answer, It was both King and Parliament that they put down: And he hath nothing but my own words to accuse me of. 2. Why did he not venture to Name better than they put down? I know not what Nation ⟨p. 59⟩then had better; notwithstanding all that both Cromwell and this Accuser hath said against them.
§ 62. Accus. XLIX He next accuseth me for praising Richard Cromwell's Government.] Ans. I spake nothing but Truth. He was never in any War: The Royalists reported that he would restore the King. He was not for Sectaries, but for uniting pious Counsels: He presently gave up his Government, because it should cost no Mans Blood. And this was enough to aggravate their sin that had set him up when he sought it not, and then cast him out (to their own destruction.)