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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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Ans. 1. If he mean that we approve of the Toleration of our selves, & all the Tolerable; sure we never did deny it: Let the enemy of mankind glory in the contrary, as his proper virtue. But if he mean (as he plainly seemeth) that we approve of the Universality of Toleration; Come, weigh his proof.
Ans. 1. If he mean that we approve of the Toleration of our selves, & all the Tolerable; sure we never did deny it: Let the enemy of mankind glory in the contrary, as his proper vertue. But if he mean (as he plainly seemeth) that we approve of the Universality of Toleration; Come, weigh his proof.
1. By desiring to escape the penalty of the Laws.
Answ. Now you speak sense, we feel your meaning. It is a crime worthy the name of Schism, to desire to be unpunished, when you desire our punishment: We do not toto pectore telum recipere: What if you were for hanging and burning us? were it Tolerationism & Schism to be unwilling to be hanged or burnt? While we have such Ithacian Masters in our own Coats, blame us not to desire Toleration, and to thank the King for saving us from our Brethren.
Answ. Now you speak sense, we feel your meaning. It is a crime worthy the name of Schism, to desire to be unpunished, when you desire our punishment: We do not toto pectore telum recipere: What if you were for hanging and burning us? were it Tolerationism & Schism to be unwilling to be hang'd or burnt? While we have such Ithacian Masters in our own Coats, blame us not to desire Toleration, and to thank the King for saving us from our Brethren.