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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.
Ans. Have I not fully proved it? They were honest Men, and would not subscribe and practise contrary to their own Writings; but their Writings are downright against much of Conformity. How large is Hooker for the Popular Legislative Power; and that the King useth not Power, but Usurpation, when he useth more than the Law giveth him? How large is bishop Bilson for Resisting the King in divers Cases? Doth not Conformity renounce and forswear this? Mark the renowned Bilson in this: Honest Men would not go against their Judgments.
§ 113. Accus. XCV. Pag. 134, 135. He maketh it my shameful heinous Sin, to beg of the Bishops not to be guilty of one of the most heinous Sins in the World, even the Silencing faithful Ministers causelessly, and famishing many Thousand Souls, and laying them in Goals that have Charity to relieve them. Saith he, [Doth not the Reader blush for Mr. B. to read such arrogant Censures of a dying Man, concerning his Betters?]
§ 113. Accus. XCV. Pag. 134, 135. He maketh it my shameful heinous Sin, to beg of the Bishops not to be guilty of one of the most heinous Sins in the World, even the Silencing faithful Ministers causlesly, and famishing many Thousand Souls, and laying them in Goals that have Charity to relieve them. Saith he, [Doth not the Reader blush for Mr. B. to read such arrogant Censures of a dying Man, concerning his Betters?]
Ans. Were I not a dying Man, the World might more powerfully have tempted me to be like you; and to call Evil Good, and Good Evil; and to regard as little the Interest of Souls, and of serious Godliness. And are my Betters better than he that bid us pray the Lord of the Harvest to send forth more Labourers; and that said of such as offend one of his Little Ones, it had been better for them that a Millstone had been hanged about their Necks, and they cast into the Sea? Were they better than he that told James and John, that they knew not what manner of Spirit they were of, when they showed their natural Inclination to that Prelacy which is now your Glory? 1. By desiring to be greatest, and to sit at his Right Hand and Left. 2. By silencing a Man that used Christ's Name against Devils, because he followed not with them. 3. By desiring a fiery Punishment upon those that received not Christ and them.