A27006:1971
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.
Mr. Thorndike spake once a few impertinent passionate words, confusing the Opinion which we had received of him from his first Writings, and confirming that which his second and last Writings had given us of him.
Dr. Earle, Dr. Heylin, and Dr. Berwick never came. Dr. Hacket (since Bishop of Coventry and Litchfield) said nothing to make us know any thing of him Dr. Sparrow said but little; but that little was with a Spirit enough for the imposing dividing Cause.
Dr. Earle, Dr. Heylin, and Dr. Barwick never came. Dr. Hacket (since Bishop of Coventry and Litchfield) said nothing to make us know any thing of him Dr. Sparrow said but little; but that little was with a Spirit enough for the imposing dividing Cause.
Dr. Pierson and Dr. Gunning did all their Work (beside Bishop Morley's Discourses but with great difference in the manner. Dr. Pierson was their true Logician and Disputant, without whom, as far as I could discern, we should have had nothing from them, but Dr. Gunning's passionate Invectives mixed with some Argumentations: He disputed accurately, soberly and calmly (being but once in any passion) breeding in us a great respect for him, and a persuasion that if he had been independent, he would have been for Peace, and that if all were in his power, it would have gone well: He was the strength and honour of that Cause which we doubted whether he heartily maintained.
Dr. Pierson and Dr. Gunning did all their Work (beside Bishop Morley's Discourses but with great difference in the manner. Dr. Pierson was their true Logician and Disputant, without whom, as far as I could discern, we should have had nothing from them, but Dr. Gunning's passionate Invectives mixt with some Argumentations: He disputed acurately, soberly and calmly (being but once in any passion) breeding in us a great respect for him, and a perswasion that if he had been independent, he would have been for Peace, and that if all were in his power, it would have gone well: He was the strength and honour of that Cause which we doubted whether he heartily maintained.