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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.
Now if you can tell me what Confession and Repentance that must be, which must satisfy all these Accusers, or else which of all these Parties it is that I must satisfy, and how I shall know that I shall not be guilty of a multitude of gross Lies, by the Confessions which they require and expect, you will perform a work which to me seemeth impossible.
Now if you can tell me what Confession and Repentance that must be, which must satisfie all these Accusers, or else which of all these Parties it is that I must satisfie, and how I shall know that I shall not be guilty of a multitude of gross Lyes, by the Confessions which they require and expect, you will perform a work which to me seemeth impossible.
Therefore all that I can do is, to search my Heart and Life with a sincere willingness to know the Truth, and to confess to God and Man, so much as I can find to be truly sinful, as far as Men are concerned to know it.
XXI. The Italian and Spanish sort of Papists yet deeplier accuse me than most aforesaid, for denying their pretended Vice-Christ, and confuting their Heretical and Schismatical Errors, and proving that by their Conciliar Religion, they profess open Hostility to Christian Kings and Magistrates. One of them 1661. wrote me a Challenge to make this good (having said somewhat of it in my Sermon to the Parliament) which I fully performed: But it hath ever since lain unprinted, for want of License from our Clergy, and Security from the Court.