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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.
The Prejudice that he saith I had from my Youth against the Bishops and Clergy, was only against Ungodliness and Malignity. Is it like that I was against the pious Conformists, when I was tutored by them, heard them, and was of their Judgment?
But can we not, even among Conformists, distinguish the Malicious, Ungodly, Worldly, from holy Men of Love and Peace?
§ 124. If Posterity and Strangers must be deluded by such false Historians as this, that tell them the serious Godly Ministers and People were Schismatics and Rogues, and the Haters of serious Religion were the most Religious, who can help it? They talk so now to those that live among both Parties. And the debauched, sensual Youth, and the covetous and ambitious Worldlings, seem (partly) to believe them: But so do not the sober Sort, that daily see the Confutation of their Malice.
§ 124. If Posterity and Strangers must be deluded by such false Historians as this, that tell them the serious Godly Ministers and People were Schismaticks and Rogues, and the Haters of serious Religion were the most Religious, who can help it? They talk so now to those that live among both Parties. And the debauched, sensual Youth, and the covetous and ambitious Worldlings, seem (partly) to believe them: But so do not the sober Sort, that daily see the Confutation of their Malice.