A27035:266
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.
§ 9. They wrote indeed a great deal more against separation than he citeth, and more than all the Conformists did. And yet they were not more against it than Bishop Bilson, who saith, If the Magistrate forbid us our work we must go on, and patiently suffer. Mr. Hildersham was called Malleus Schismaticorum, and yet he and I are Schismatics with these men: Mr. John Paget's Arrow against separation, Mr. Bradshaw, Mr. Gifford, Mr. Ball, &c. have said enough. But he that knoweth their controversy knoweth that it was none of the question, whether it be lawful to Preach when the Magistrate forbids it, or whether our Parish Churches and Diocesan be to be preferred before more Reformed Churches when they may be had? But whether. 1. The Parish Churches be no true Churches? 2. Or such as it is unlawful to communicate with occasionally? 3. Or constantly when no better can be had without greater hurt than benefit? 4. Whether it be a duty to gather Churches or Preach publicly when it is like to do more hurt than good, by the Magistrates opposition? 5. Whether we should not quietly bear with that in a Church which we cannot reform, while no sin is put on us, and the Communion of it is no worse than that of our Parish Churches? In all these they were against the separatists; and so am I. 6. Yea they pleaded the duty of obeying the Magistrate by forbearing to Preach when their Preaching was not necessary: And so do I.
§ 9. They wrote indeed a great deal more against separation than he citeth, and more than all the Conformists did. And yet they were not more against it than Bishop Bilson, who saith, If the Magistrate forbid us our work we must go on, and patiently suffer. Mr. Hildersham was called Malleus Schismaticorum, and yet he and I are Schismaticks with these men: Mr. John Pagets Arrow against separation, Mr. Bradshaw, Mr. Gifford, Mr. Ball, &c. have said enough. But he that knoweth their controversie knoweth that it was none of the question, whether it be lawful to Preach when the Magistrate forbids it, or whether our Parish Churches and Diocesan be to be prefered before more Reformed Churches when they may be had? But whether. 1. The Parish Churches be no true Churches? 2. Or such as it is unlawful to communicate with occasionally? 3. Or constantly when no better can be had without greater hurt than benefit? 4. Whether it be a duty to gather Churches or Preach publickly when it is like to do more hurt than good, by the Magistrates opposition? 5. Whether we should not quietly bear with that in a Church which we cannot reforme, while no sin is put on us, and the Communion of it is no worse than that of our Parish Churches? In all these they were against the separatists; and so am I. 6. Yea they pleaded the duty of obeying the Magistrate by forbearing to Preach when their Preaching was not necessary: And so do I.