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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.
I. That they grossly cheat their sequacious Believers with this great Lye, that I am against Bishops; whereas I am for a Divine Right of three sorts of Bishops, (two by direct Institution, and the other by Consequence,) viz. I. General Bishops, (call them Archbishops, or Diocesans, or Apostolics, or Evangelists,) that in every Nation are over many Churches.
I. That they grosly cheat their sequacious Believers with this great Lye, that I am against Bishops; whereas I am for a Divine Right of three sorts of Bishops, (two by direct Institution, and the other by Consequence,) viz. I. General Bishops, (call them Archbishops, or Diocesans, or Apostolicks, or Evangelists,) that in every Nation are over many Churches.
II. Episcopi Gregis, or Ruling Pastors of single Churches, which are all true Presbyters.
III. Episcopi Praesides, or Pro-estotes, which are the Presidents of the Presbyters in particular Churches. And that I am of the Judgment of Grotius, De Imperio summarum potestatum circa sacra, and highly value Bishop Overall's Convocation-Book in the main, but abhor all Foreign Jurisdiction, yet desiring the most extensive Foreign Communion.