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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. 10. His next Supposition is, that the matter of this Liberty is evil. I am glad it is not evil for the Conformists to Preach and Worship God, lest it would have been lawful to none at all. We are glad that Christ is Preached, even by them that do it contentiously, in envy and strife, to add to our Afflictions and Bonds: But we will not our selves give over Preaching, Praying, nor the rest of the Christian Religion, because such men can call it evil. He that saith our Preaching is evil, may tempt men to think that the Gospel which we Preach is evil, or that Infidelity, Atheism, Sensuality, and Wickedness which we Preach against is good or harmless. Is it good in you, and evil in us to Preach the same Gospel? If you turn to them that Calumniate us of Preaching Error, or Sedition, the Law is open, our Writings and Doctrine are easily tried: If we say evil, bear witness of the evil: ⟨p. 33⟩If not, take heed of calling it evil, Isa: 5. 20.
Sect. 10. His next Supposition is, that the matter of this Liberty is evil. I am glad it is not evil for the Conformists to Preach and Worship God, lest it would have been lawful to none at all. We are glad that Christ is Preached, even by them that do it contentiously, in envy and strife, to add to our Afflictions and Bonds: But we will not our selves give over Preaching, Praying, nor the rest of the Christian Religion, because such men can call it evil. He that saith our Preaching is evil, may tempt men to think that the Gospel which we Preach is evil, or that Infidelity, Atheism, Sensuality, and Wickedness which we Preach against is good or harmless. Is it good in you, and evil in us to Preach the same Gospel? If you turn to them that Calumniate us of Preaching Errour, or Sedition, the Law is open, our Writings and Doctrine are easily tryed: If we say evil, bear witness of the evil: ⟨p. 33⟩If not, take heed of calling it evil, Isa: 5. 20.