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The Quakers catechism, or, The Quakers questioned, their questions answered, and both published for…
The Quakers catechism, or, The Quakers questioned, their questions answered, and both published for the sake of those of them that have not yet sinned unto death and of those ungrounded novices that are most in danger of their seduction / by R[i]chard Baxter.
London: printed by A.M. for Thomas Underhill and Francis Tyton, 1655
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
Your fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eight and ninth Queries are all about Tithes: The substance of which I had answered long ago to some of your leading Brethren, in a Book called, The Worcestershire Petition Defended; to which Book I refer you, to spare the labour of speaking one thing twice; and modestly should have taught you to take notice of that which I have done already, before you call for the same things again. Only let me now add these Queries also to you.
Your fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eight and ninth Queries are all about Tythes: The substance of which I had answered long ago to some of your leading Bretheren, in a Book called, The Worcestershier Petition Defended; to which Book I referre you, to spare the labour of speaking one thing twice; and modestly should have taught you to take notice of that which I have done already, before you call for the same things again. Only let me now adde these Queries also to you.
Qu. 1. Whether have you read any of those Books that are written long ago, to prove that Tithes are still of Divine Right? If you have not, were it not well beseeming a tender ⟨p. 6⟩Conscience to hear all that can be said, before men adventure to rail against that which they do not understand.
Qu. 1. Whether have you read any of those Books that are written long ago, to prove that Tythes are still of Divine Right? If you have not, were it not well beseeming a tender ⟨p. 6⟩Conscience to hear all that can be said, before men adventure to rail against that which they do not understand.
Qu. 2. Whether there be not sufficient Scripture to warrant a man to Dedicate part of his Lands to God, for the service of his Church, and promoting of his Worship? Yea, Whether they did not in the Primitive times, so Dedicate all? selling it, and laying down the Price at the Apostles feet.