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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.
What Historical Proof can convince this sort of Men?
2. But see what their Obedience amounteth to. Who is to be Judge whether their Rulers be so bad, as that the Bishops and People may disobey them? Must the Rulers themselves be Judges, or every Subject for himself? They dare not answer it without Fraud and Confusion.
But he saith, [If one read the Preamble to the late Acts, you may see that the Cause of making them, was not only the late dreadful Experience that the Nation had of the Confusions caused by the preaching of such Men, but their present Endeavours to reduce us to the like again]
Ans. 1. He doth not tell you how fully I have answered this, in the Apology which he accuseth. And every Boy and Woman cannot disprove him.