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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.
Against this he saith, The Bishops knew whence it came; not from the Archbishop, but from the Presbyterian Forge.
Ans. Still this is English Church-History: The Archbishop Usher owned it to his death, as his Chaplains. Dr. Bernard and Dr. Part testify: He owned it to me himself, and told me, King Charles the First refused it at first, but after would have accepted it.
Ans. Still this is English Church-History: The Archbishop Usher owned it to his death, as his Chaplains. Dr. Bernard and Dr. Parre testifie: He owned it to me himself, and told me, King Charles the First refused it at first, but after would have accepted it.
But he exclaimeth against it, as that which would have pulled down the Bishops, or cut their Throats. So that if one Bishop may not be said to govern many hundred Churches, when a Lay-Chancellor doth it, without any subordinate Bishop or Presbyters, their Throats are cut. And even the two Agents of our Misery, Sheldon and Morley; (who were entrusted by the King to word this Declaration,) are by this Man ⟨p. 72⟩made their own Cut-throats, by granting some part of Pastoral Power to the Rural Deans and Synods. This is the Church that must not be amended.
But he exclaimeth against it, as that which would have pulled down the Bishops, or cut their Throats. So that if one Bishop may not be said to govern many hundred Churches, when a Lay-Chancellor doth it, without any subordinate Bishop or Presbyters, their Throats are cut. And even the two Agents of our Misery, Sheldon and Morley; (who were intrusted by the King to word this Declaration,) are by this Man ⟨p. 72⟩