A27035:309
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.
And now I leave it to the Dr.'s further thoughts, whether he spake truly of the sense of All the Nonconformists, and have proved what he undertook. ⟨p. 55⟩To abuse the Magistrate, or do his part for public Reformation, they were against, and so are we.
And now I leave it to the Dr.'s further thoughts, whether he spake truly of the sence of All the Nonconformists, and have proved what he undertook. ⟨p. 55⟩To abuse the Magistrate, or do his part for publick Reformation, they were against, and so are we.
Sect. 26. As to his question, Was there less necessity then or now? I answer, 1. There was then more necessity as there is of you or me in America, where we cannot preach; the people, lately Papists, desired not their helps, nor scrupled hearing others, as many thousands do now. 2. There was necessity then and so there is now, but opportunity must join with necessity to oblige, which they had more than we by connivance in Chapels, where was necessity, and they had less than we in other places.
Sect. 26. As to his question, Was there less necessity then or now? I answer, 1. There was then more necessity as there is of you or me in America, where we cannot preach; the people, lately Papists, desired not their helps, nor scrupled hearing others, as many thousands do now. 2. There was necessity then and so there is now, but opportunity must joyn with necessity to oblige, which they had more than we by connivence in Chappels, where was necessity, and they had less than we in other places.
Sect. 27. As to the Answers of Mr. Sprint, on my knowledge the usual answer was, That evil must not be done that we may have leave to do good, and that if others hinder me because I will not sin, it is not my omission of any duty; yet the disparity of the Apostles case and ours, may be mentioned to show the difference of obligations.