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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.
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What hope of Christian peace and concord when such excellent sober well studied men as they, quite above the common sort, not biassed by honour, or preferments or power, by Bishoprics, Deaneries, Masterships, plurality, or love of any worldly wealth, and such as we that study and pray as hard as they to know the truth, are yet confident to the height that each others terms of Love and peace, are but Satan's way to to destroy them both, and introduce (as Dr. Saywel saith Conventicles do) Heresy, Popery, Ignorance, Profaneness and Confusion: And what we are past doubt that their way will do, experience saith more than we may do.
What hope of Christian peace and concord when such excellent sober well studyed men as they, quite above the common sort, not byassed by honour, or preferments or power, by Bishopricks, Deaneries, Masterships, plurality, or love of any worldly wealth, and such as we that study and pray as hard as they to know the truth, are yet confident to the height that each others termes of Love and peace, are but Sathans way to to destroy them both, and introduce (as Dr. Saywel saith Conventicles do) Heresie, Popery, Ignorance, Prophaneness and Confusion: And what we are past doubt that their way will do, experience saith more than we may do.
Oh what shall the poor people do in so great a temptation!
§ 9. But I must pass from his Preface, where I have noted. 1. That he is yet so peaceable as to propose some sort of abatements for our Concord; ⟨p. 21⟩that the benefit may be sibi & suis, not reaching our necessaries, but much better than nothing.
§ 9. But I must pass from his Preface, where I have noted. 1. That he is yet so peaceable as to propose some sort of abatements for our Concord;