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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
Chapter 2 › Section 1: The Author's Profession of his own Repentance.
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.
XX. The Magistrates and Judges who have oft Imprisoned me, and seized on all my Goods and Books, and driven me out of the County (with the Bishop that forbade my Preaching) accuse me for not ceasing to Preach (when I have unanswerably proved that so to do would be perfidious Sacrilege against my ordination Vow and Calling). And when I blamed the Herodians, Priests and Pharisees for seeking to destroy Christ, and forbidding his Apostles to Preach, they said, I meant the Bishops that Silenced such as I, and for this sent me to Prison, with ⟨p. 7⟩a Fine of Five hundred Marks: But from the Justices of the Sessions I had the fairest dealing: For when they kept me under many Hundred Pounds Bonds to the good Behaviour (that I might be at their will to take me up as soon as they could find any pretence for an Accusation) they openly professed that they did it not as a Penalty, and had nothing against me, but took me to be Innocent; but the Times being dangerous, they were to do it for Prevention (that is, By the order of Judge Jeffreys and the King.)
XX. The Magistrates and Judges who have oft Imprisoned me, and seized on all my Goods and Books, and driven me out of the County (with the Bishop that forbad my Preaching) accuse me for not ceasing to Preach (when I have unanswerably proved that so to do would be persidious Sacriledge against my ordination Vow and Calling). And when I blamed the Herodians, Priests and Pharisees for seeking to destroy Christ, and forbidding his Apostles to Preach, they said, I meant the Bishops that Silenced such as I, and for this sent me to Prison, with ⟨p. 7⟩a Fine of Five hundred Marks: But from the Justices of the Sessions I had the fairest dealing: For when they kept me under many Hundred Pounds Bonds to the good Behaviour (that I might be at their will to take me up as soon as they could find any pretence for an Accusation) they openly professed that they did it not as a Penalty, and had nothing against me, but took me to be Innocent; but the Times being dangerous, they were to do it for Prevention (that is, By the order of Judge Jeffreys and the King.)