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A second admonition to Mr. Edward Bagshaw written to call him to repentance for…
A second admonition to Mr. Edward Bagshaw written to call him to repentance for many false doctrines, crimes, and specially fourscore palpable untruths in matter of fact ... : with a confutation of his reasons for separation ... / by Richard Baxter ...
London: printed for Nevill Simmons, 1671
A second Admonition to Mr. Edward Bagshaw written in some hope of c… › Section 20
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.
Sect. 20. E. B. Deny if you can the consequence,1 that it became not you to blame the effects, who gave such rise and encouragement to the Cause: I mean, unless you repent of the Cause; which it is evident you have not yet done: And if I may not be believed in this opinion of you, I doubt not but the Bishop of Worcester will; who for this very thing did formerly accuse you of rebellion: From which charge, he that defended you then, leaveth you to acquit your self now as well as you can.
- 17th Self-condemning calumny.
R. B. 1. Your [I mean, unless you repent] were none of your former words: When you say one thing, you think to solve and avoid the charge of falsehood, by saying that you Meant another. 2. What you say is evident, must needs be a Calumny in you, 1. Because you have no Evidence of the Negative being about my heart, which is to you unknown. 2. Because your self did before twit me with Retraction, &c. 3. And did you believe your self that the Bishop of Worcesters words so many years ago, are a proof that I repent not now? 4. And are ⟨p. 51⟩you yet insensible of your own partiality; that then you blamed that in the Bishop which now you can freely do your self? Let your followers mark what Spirit you are of, if you are resolved not to know your self? Do you not see now that the man who took it for so great a crime in the Bishop, can speak himself, 1. Against the same man, 2. With the same accusation, 3. In the same manner. And is the same thing bad in the Bishop, and good in you? The matter is, it seemeth now to be your concernment to speak it: Its like you would then have separated from the Bishop for it: And yet now it is no fault in you? O what a blinding thing is selfish partiality? And what reason hath any man to doubt, but if it were in your power, you would silence me as much as any Bishop would? And will you not yet see that which you are so angry with me for telling you; viz. How much of the very same Spirit is in Church-dividers, with that which they most condemn in others: Why then do you not separate from your selves?