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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.
§ 89. Accus. LXXII. Page 91. He saith [His Petition for Peace then was like his Pleas now, mere Threatening and Reviling: Take heed (saith he) how you drive Men by penalties on that which they judge would tend to their Damnation: The denial of these Desires would renew all our Troubles.
§ 89. Accus. LXXII. Page 91. He saith [His Petition for Peace then was like his Pleas now, meer Threatening and Reviling: Take heed (saith he) how you drive Men by penalties on that which they judge would tend to their Damnation: The denial of these Desires would renew all our Troubles.
Ans. And indeed is both Damnation and the renewing of our Troubles and Divisions a matter of jest? or so indifferent, as that it is threatening and reviling humbly to petition Drs to take heed of them? They rejected this Reviling Petition: And hath England or Hell gained more by their rejection? Doth it not tend to Mens Damnation to Swear, Subscribe, Profess or Practise all those words and things as good and lawful, which they think sinful, and the Imposers only call Indifferent. Have not the Divisions been these thirty years a trouble to this Land, which these Men might have prevented and cost them nothing?
He addeth, [They tell the Bishops of unmerciful Impositions.] Ans. And is it Mercy to drive Men to Sin and Hell, or a crime to beg for so cheap Mercy for the Souls of Men, even of Bishops? He that doubteth is condemned if he eat, saith Paul. England yet feeleth such Mens Mercy. There is, I think, but one of their Commissioners now surviving (nor on our side but few,) even Dr. Tho. Pierce Dean of Salisbury: And he moved for leave by Disputation there to prove, that it is ⟨p. 75⟩a work of mercy to all that think it unlawful to receive the Sacrament kneeling, to deny it them, and the Communion of the Church, (though the prohibition of all kneeling in Adoration on any Lords Day, was one of the Ancient Ceremonies of the Church, settled also at the great Council of Nice, and continued near a Thousand years, saith Dr. Heylin.) But Morley had the wit to take him off that dispute.