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Reliquiæ Baxterianæ, or, Mr. Richard Baxters narrative of the most memorable passages of his…
Reliquiæ Baxterianæ, or, Mr. Richard Baxters narrative of the most memorable passages of his life and times faithfully published from his own original manuscript by Matthew Sylvester.Reliquiæ Baxterianæ, or, Mr. Richard Baxters narrative of the most memorable passages of his life and times faithfully publish'd from his own original manuscript by Matthew Sylvester.
London: printed for T. Parkhurst, 1696
A BREVIATE OF THE CONTENTS OF THE Ensuing Narrative: Which was writ… › Part 2
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PART II.
Written in 1665.
HE begins with the Differences and Debates about Church Government in the late times• and gives his Judgment about the several Principles of the Erastians, Prelatists, Presbyterians, Independents, and Anabaptists; shows what he approved and disliked in each; mentions the many impediments on all •ands to charitable conciliatory endeavours; and yet gives an Account how he resolved to set upon reconciling work, in order whereto the Worcestershire Agreement was formed, which was not altogether without its success, from p. 139. to p. 150. Nineteen Queries about Ecclesiastical Cases, drawn up by an Episcopal man in the late Times, and conveyed to him by Sir Ralph Clare, with his Answer to them from p. 151. to p. 157. A Letter of his in answer to Sir Ralph Clare his Parishioner, who would not Communicate with him, unless he might receive kneeling, and on a distinct day, and not with those who received sitting, p. 157, &c. A Letter from the associated Ministers in Cumberland and Westmoreland, to the associated Ministers in Worcestershire, p. 162. an Answer to it, p. 164. Many other Counties begin to associate for Church Discipline: the Articles agreed to, by the Ministers in Wiltshire, p. 167. A Letter from the associated Churches in Ireland, to Mr. Baxter and the associated Ministers in Worcestershire, p. 169. the Answer to it, p. 170. A second Letter from the Irish Ministers, p. 171. A Letter of Mr. Baxter's to Bishop Brownrigg, about an Agreement between the Presbyterian and Episcopal Party, p. 172. The Bishops Reply to it; containing his Judgment about Church Government, p. 174, 175, &c. Mr. Baxter's Notes on the Bishop's Answer, p. 178. After this, he upon occasion of the passing of Letters between him and Mr. Lamb and Mr. Allen, two Anabaptist Freachers, to dissuade them from separation, propounds and answers this Question; Whether it be our duty to seek peace with the Anabaptists? and proposes a method of managing a Pacificatory attempt with them, p. 181. &c. A personal Treaty of his with Mr. Nigh about an Agreement with the Independents, and a long Letter to him about that affair, p. 188, &c. Proposals made by him in Cromwell's time, for a general holy Communion, Peace, and Concord, between the Churches in these Nations, without any wrong to the Consciences or Liberties, of Presbyterians, Congregational, Episcopal; or any other Christians, p. 191, &c.