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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.
§ 96. Accus. LXXIX. Page 102. Because I hold that If a Bishop or their Church Party would lay us in Goal, for our Duty to God, it is lawful to accept deliverance from a Papist that is in Authority.] He feigneth that, If they will not come to us, I would go to them.
And if a Protestant did Hang this Man himself, would he take it for Popery or Sin, to consent that a Papist cut the Rope? You see what kind of crimes we Nonconformists are guilty of: A willingness to live out of Goals, against the Churchmen's will? Nay it is yet more, our Crime is that we will not damn our selves, by Subscribing or Swearing falsely, and breaking our Ordination Vow, by giving over our Ministry.
And if a Protestant did Hang this Man himself, would he take it for Popery or Sin, to consent that a Papist cut the Rope? You see what kind of crimes we Nonconformists are guilty of: A willingness to live out of Goals, against the Churchmens will? Nay it is yet more, our Crime is that we will not damn our selves, by Subscribing or Swearing falsly, and breaking our Ordination Vow, by giving over our Ministry.
The proof that these Men are against Popery is, that they would have the Nonconformists die in Goals, and have no Papist seek to deliver them.