A27035:101
A second true defence of the mere nonconformists against the untrue accusations, reasonings, and…A second true defence of the meer nonconformists against the untrue accusations, reasonings, and…
A second true defence of the mere nonconformists against the untrue accusations, reasonings, and history of Dr. Edward Stillingfleet ... clearly proving that it is (not sin but) duty 1. not wilfully to commit the many sins of conformity, 2. not sacrilegiously to forsake the preaching of the Gospel, 3. not to cease public worshipping of God, 4. to use needful pastoral helps for salvation ... / written by Richard Baxter ... ; with some notes on Mr. Joseph Glanviles Zealous and impartial Protestant, and Dr. L. Moulins character.A second true defence of the meer nonconformists against the untrue accusations, reasonings, and history of Dr. Edward Stillingfleet ... clearly proving that it is (not sin but) duty 1. not wilfully to commit the many sins of conformity, 2. not sacrilegiously to forsake the preaching of the Gospel, 3. not to cease publick worshipping of God, 4. to use needful pastoral helps for salvation ... / written by Richard Baxter ... ; with some notes on Mr. Joseph Glanviles Zealous and impartial Protestant, and Dr. L. Moulins character.
London: printed for Nevil Simons, 1681
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.
4. Where there is sufficient evidence from Scripture, reason and ⟨p. 6⟩tradition that such things, which are imposed, are unreasonable conditions of Christian Communion, the not communicating with that Society, which requires these things cannot incur the guilt of Schism, which necessarily follows from the precedent grounds, because none can be obliged to Communion in such cases, and therefore the not communicating is no culpable separation.
Pag. 324. His Lordship delivers his sense clearly and fully in these Words; 'Tis too true indeed, that there is a miserable rent in the Church, and I make no question but the best men do most bemoan it; nor is he a Christian, that would not have Unity, might he have it with Truth. But, I never said or thought, that the Protestants made this rent. The Cause of the Schism is yours; for you thrust us from you, because we called for truth, and redress of abuses. For a Schism must needs be theirs, whose the cause of it is. The Woe runs full out of the mouth of Christ ever against him that gives the offence, not against him that takes it ever.
Pag. 324. His Lordship delivers his sense clearly and fully in these Words; 'Tis too true indeed, that there is a miserable rent in the Church, and I make no question but the best men do most bemoan it; nor is he a Christian, that would not have Unity, might he have it with Truth. But, I never said or thought, that the Protestants made this rent. The Cause of the Schism is yours; for you thrust us from you, because we call'd for truth, and redress of abuses. For a Schism must needs be theirs, whose the cause of it is. The Wo runs full out of the mouth of Christ ever against him that gives the offence, not against him that takes it ever.
Page 325. I do say it now; and most true it is, That it was ill done of those, who ever they were, who first made the Separation. But then A. C. must not understand me of actual only, but of causal Separation. For (as I said before) the Schism is theirs, whose the cause of it is: and he makes the Separation, that gives the first just cause of it; not he that makes an actual Separation upon a just Cause preceding. And this is so evident a Truth, that A. C. cannot deny it, for he says it is most true.