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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. 1. I Love this Author much the better, because he speaks against divisions, and because he seemeth willing to draw those men towards him, whom others drive from them, and because he seemeth careful of our Protestant Interest, and desirous of some kind of unity to that end. But, alas, have we so many years ago besought his party with all humble petition and importunity, and disputed it with them; that they would have pity on the consciences of thousands fearing God, that they would have mercy on the thousands of ignorant souls that need all our Teaching; that they would not cast out so considerable a part of the Protestant Ministry that should hinder Popery, and would not necessitate unavoidably those divisions, which by weakening the Protestants, would do the Papists work; and under the sad denial of our petitions, must we now hear that (the Pope shall come on the Puritans back?) That word [shall] we have bin long hearing and feeling. To be Masters of the Game is a great advantage for the disposal of other mens reputations in this World, a little ⟨p. 82⟩while; but in the next, the sport is spoiled.
Sect. 1. I Love this Author much the better, because he speaks against divisions, and because he seemeth willing to draw those men towards him, whom others drive from them, and because he seemeth careful of our Protestant Interest, and desirous of some kind of unity to that end. But, alas, have we so many years ago besought his party with all humble petition and importunity, and disputed it with them; that they would have pitty on the consciences of thousands fearing God, that they would have mercy on the thousands of ignorant souls that need all our Teaching; that they would not cast out so considerable a part of the Protestant Ministry that should hinder Popery, and would not necessitate unavoidably those divisions, which by weakning the Protestants, would do the Papists work; and under the sad denial of our petitions, must we now hear that (the Pope shall come on the Puritans back?) That word [shall] we have bin long hearing and feeling. To be Masters of the Game is a great advantage for the disposal of other mens reputations in this World, a little