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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.
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.
§ 122. II. That they grossly cheat their Believers, in telling them that I am against Forms and Liturgies, when they know that we offered to use ⟨p. 87⟩theirs, upon the Amendment of some Faults, and severe cruel Impositions; and by their Demand were put to draw up Additional Forms, which we did in the very Words of Scripture: And though some called it The Reformed Liturgy, because it seemeth an entire Frame, yet it is falsely said, that we would have that or none;] for we only offered it to the Bishop's Examination, which they would never do: And even this Accuser hath nothing that I find against it, but that I confess it was hastily drawn up in eight Days, and therefore must needs be imperfect, and deserve a Review. And so it is our Crime, that we take not their three Books to be all such Effects of Infallibility, as to have no one Fault contrary to God's Word; and yet to confess our own (though in the Words of Scripture) to be the Work of defectible, imperfect Men, and therefore needing a perfecting Review. Humility, and not Subscribing to an Arrogant Claim of their Indefectibility, is our great Crime.
§ 122. II. That they grosly cheat their Believers, in telling them that I am against Forms and Liturgies, when they know that we offered to use ⟨p. 87⟩