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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
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.
§ 194. Upon this, seeing it was to be all done in Writing, the rest of the Commissioners on both sides did choose three of a Party to manage the Dispute, that the other might withdraw themselves, because they had no more to do. The Bishops chose Dr. Pierson, Dr. Gunning, and Dr. Sparrow. *The other side chose Dr. Bates, Dr. Jacomb, and my self: (for I never meddled with the choice of any, only I would •ain have had Mr. William Moses, Mr. Gibbons, and Mr. Matthew Pool into the Commission, that I might have had their help in Disputing, because they were very quick, ingenuous Men, and I could not prevail.) The rest of our Brethren presently withdrew, and not a Man of them came near us any more; as supposing it contrary to the Agreement: But the Bishops came (some of them) from day to day; indeed on the second day they asked whether any more them the Disputants might be present: And I answered them, That we cared not how many of them were present: And after that, others that were not in the Commission asked, whether they might be present; and I told them the same. So that there came Dr. Pory, Dr. Crowther, and almost the Room full of them (with two or three Scholars and Lay-men, that as Auditors came in with us (Mr. Miles, Mr. Tillotson, &c.)
§ 194. Upon this, seeing it was to be all done in Writing, the rest of the Commissioners on both sides did choose three of a Party to manage the Dispute, that the other might withdraw themselves, because they had no more to do. The Bishops chose Dr. Pierson, Dr. Gunning, and Dr. Sparrow. *The other side chose Dr. Bates, Dr. Iacomb, and my self: (for I never medled with the choice of any, only I would •ain have had Mr. William Moses, Mr. Gibbons, and Mr. Matthew Pool into the Commission, that I might have had their help in Disputing, because they were very quick, ingenuous Men, and I could not prevail.) The rest of our Brethren presently withdrew, and not a Man of them came near us any more; as supposing it contrary to the Agreement: But the Bishops came (some of them) from day to day; indeed on the second day they asked whether any more them the Disputants might be present: And I answered them, That we cared not how many of them were present: And after that, others that were not in the Commission asked, whether they might be present; and I told them the same. So that there came Dr. Pory, Dr. Crowther, and almost the Room full of them (with two or three Scholars and Lay-men, that as Auditors came in with us (Mr. Miles, Mr. Tillotson, &c.)