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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
AN ANSWER TO Dean STILINGFLEETS, &c. › Chapter 2: Some Animadversions on his Preface.
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.
14. Do you think that there is more force in the name of a Jesuit to disgrace Spiritual prayer, or in the name of Spiritual prayer to honour the Jesuits? And do you not seem to prevaricate and highly honour the Jesuits, on pretence of dishonouring Spiritual prayer? If you had said that the Jesuits first brought in Spiritual preaching, and discourse and Spiritual living, would it not have more honoured them, than dishonoured Spirituality? Will freedom from Spiritual▪prayer honour your Church? as Seneca thought Cato's name would do more to honour Drunkenness, than Drunkenness could do to dishonour Cato?
14. Do you think that there is more force in the name of a Jesuit to disgrace Spiritual prayer, or in the name of Spiritual prayer to honour the Jesuits? And do you not seem to prevaricate and highly honour the Jesuits, on pretence of dishonoring Spiritual prayer? If you had said that the Jesuits first brought in Spiritual preaching, and discourse and Spiritual living, would it not have more honoured them, than dishonoured Spirituality? Will freedom from Spiritual▪prayer honour your Church? as Seneca thought Cato's name would do more to honour Drunkenness, than Drunkenness could do to dishonour Cato?
I am not such an Antipapist, as to fall out with Father Son or Holy-Ghost, because the Jesuits own them. You do but help to confirm my charity, who have long thought that among the Papists, there are many persons truly godly, though their education, converse, and proud, tyrannical worldly Clergy, have sadly vitiated them.
I am not such an Antipapist, as to fall out with Father Son or Holy-Ghost, because the Jesuits own them. You do but help to confirm my charity, who have long thought that among the Papists, there are many persons truly godly, though their education, converse, and proud, tyrannical wordly Clergy, have sadly vitiated them.