Richard Baxter's penitent confession and his necessary vindication in answer to a book called…

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⟩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.