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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.
2. And we love and honour Conformable Ministers and People that are Christians indeed, and show it by serious practice of Christianity: And we are very thankful to God, that England hath had so many such, that were conformable long ago; and we doubt not, hath many such yet, even under the new (and much worse) Conformity. We know not that Nation that hath more excellent Men than many of the Bishops were in Queen Elizabeth's Time, and than many Divines since have been; such as Robert Bolton, Dr. Preston, Dr. Sibs, Mr. Scudder, Mr. Wheatley, Mr. Dyke, Dr. Taylor, Mr. Downham, Dr. Stoughton, Dr. Gouge, Mr. Gataker, Dr Willet, Dr. Whitaker, Dr. Field, Archbishop Usher, Bishop Downam, Bishop Beadle, &c. Oh, how many of such excellent Men hath this Land been blessed with! (And the pious Nonconformists ⟨image 53⟩were of the same Spirit, though not in all things of the same Opinions.
2. And we love and honour Conformable Ministers and People that are Christians indeed, and shew it by serious practice of Christianity: And we are very thankful to God, that England hath had so many such, that were conformable long ago; and we doubt not, hath many such yet, even under the new (and much worse) Conformity. We know not that Nation that hath more excellent Men than many of the Bishops were in Queen Elizabeth's Time, and than many Divines since have been; such as Robert Bolton, Dr. Presion, Dr. Sibs, Mr. Scudder, Mr. Wheatley, Mr. Dyke, Dr. Taylor, Mr. Downham, Dr. Stoughton, Dr. Gouge, Mr. Gataker, Dr Willet, Dr. Whitaker, Dr. Field, Archbishop Usher, Bishop Downam, Bishop Beadle, &c. Oh, how many of such excellent Men hath this Land been blessed with! (And the pious Nonconformists ⟨image 53⟩were of the same Spirit, though not in all things of the same Opinions.
I have lately told you in a small Book, called CAN and ABEL, what are the things that make the difference, which hath my chief Regard. But such Conformists as I have named have, since Laud's •ays, with many gone under the name of Conformable Puritans, and by this Accuser are reproached by the Name of [Passive Conformists,] because they had rather the Ceremonies and needless Subscriptions were forborne, than able, faithful Preachers silenced.