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Sacrilegious desertion of the holy ministry rebuked, and tolerated preaching of the gospel vindicated,…Sacrilegious desertion of the holy ministery rebuked, and tolerated preaching of the gospel vindicated,…
Sacrilegious desertion of the holy ministry rebuked, and tolerated preaching of the gospel vindicated, against the reasonings of a confident questionist, in a book called Toleration not abused; with counsel to the nonconformists, and petition to the pious conformists / by one that is consecrated to the sacred ministry, and is resolved not to be a deserter of it ...Sacrilegious desertion of the holy ministery rebuked, and tolerated preaching of the gospel vindicated, against the reasonings of a confident questionist, in a book called Toleration not abused; with counsil to the nonconformists, and petition to the pious conformists / by one that is consecrated to the sacred ministry, and is resolved not to be a deserter of it ...
London : s.n., 1672
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Sect. 3. But his next hath no bounds, and grieveth me to read it (O posterity, how will you know what to believe?) viz. p. 22. [Have not you lately refused the comprehension, and denied so great an advantage to your selves, because you could not have it without a general Toleration.]
Answ. No, Sir, we have not; nor should you have by a question vented such a falsehood. ⟨p. 63⟩Name the men that offered us a comprehension, and the men that refused it? If you tell us that you, or such another offered it to one of your neighbours, you may possibly make your words ridiculously true: But if you mean that either the King or Parliament offered it, tell us when, and and who were the refusers. If you mean any Parliament Speeches, it is not fit for us to talk about them. But you will not I suppose presume to say that the Parliament ever offered either Toleration or acceptable comprehension (that is, to take in Nonconformists;) much less both.
Answ. No, Sir, we have not; nor should you have by a question vented such a falshood. ⟨p. 63⟩Name the men that offered us a comprehension, and the men that refused it? If you tell us that you, or such another offered it to one of your neighbours, you may possibly make your words ridiculously true: But if you mean that either the King or Parliament offered it, tell us when, and and who were the refusers. If you mean any Parliament Speeches, it is not fit for us to talk about them. But you will not I suppose presume to say that the Parliament ever offered either Toleration or acceptable comprehension (that is, to take in Nonconformists;) much less both.