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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
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.
Williams preached other doctrine; do I do so, and have you proved it?
But seeing he will needs bring the case to Kidderminster, whether I would suffer Mr. Tombs to gather a Congregation, I must not balk it; but advise him hereafter to keep himself at a greater distance, and not to put his own followers, who are willing enough to believe him, upon utter impossibilities: He sped better with them when he laid the scene an hundred years backward, or as far off as New England; let him know then all these things in confutation of his historical supposition. 1. That Kidderminster Parish hath but about three thousand or four thousand souls, and the Church so fit (with five Galleries) that all may hear: But his Parish is said to have twenty thousand souls, of which not four thousand can hear. 2. A considerable part of Kidderminster Parish, called Ridnal, being at Bewdly Bridge end, and two miles from Kidderminster, (and some Villages more) usually were Mr. Tombs his hearers at Bewdley, and I never blamed them. 3. After him, they were Hearers and Communicants to his Successor Mr. Oasland, and he took the Pastoral care of them (that desired any;) and I was so far from blaming him, that I greatly thanked him, and we were far from disagreeing. 4. Though Mr. Tombs and I differed in the doctrine of Infant Baptism, I gave him leave (yea and the Quakers too) in the public Church many hours together, to say all that they could for their opinions in the hearing of my Auditors, and none of them ever won one of them that I heard of, (yet the Dr. supposeth some great danger of their peoples seduction, if they hear such as I that never were accused of false Doctrine. 5. But he hath chosen an instance yet nearer our present case: Another part of Kidderminster ⟨p. 72⟩Parish is near three miles off, at a Village called Mitton; where at the Chapel I found a Curate called Mr. Turner, infamous for drunkenness, fighting, living on unlawful marriage, and for gross ignorance: (I tried him, and perceived not that he understood much of the Creed,) I sent them a worthy Preacher once a day first, and twice after, and declared my utter dissent to Mr. Turner's Ministry; yet because some of the Church of England would have him, and he would, against my will, read the Common Prayer to them once a day, I hindered them not from their choice, but they went on. 6. And the sequestered Vicar in the Town (Mr.