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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 7: The Reply to his Third Part: The beginning.
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.
Sect. 6. As for the credit he giveth to Syrmondu's copy of Theodoret's Epistle or to the later Editions of his Works, I am not bound to be as credulous, nor to take the last Editions for the best, when they come out of the Jesuits hands: And can prove the Epistle to Joh. Antioch, which Bellarmine would disprove, to be more credible than this: And it's one blot that he saith Theodoret's Epist. 6. mentioneth the Metropolitan he was under, when he was under none, but was himself an Independent Metropolitan: For so the Notitiae Episc. tells us, was Berytus, Heliopolis, Laodicea, Samasata, Cyros, Pompriopolis, Mopsuestia and Adama. If his Province was as the Epistle cited saith forty Miles square, and the Christians so numerous as is said, and he name none of the Bishops under him, but number the Churches, it's like they were Episcopal Churches and very small. And that Villages had Churches it's no wonder when there were many Chorepiscopi not only under the Metropolitans but the City Bishops. And why I must reject his long received Work if I question his late found Epistles I know not. But again I say, this is nothing to our cause, being so long after the ages I mentioned, & my contrary evidence being not at all confuted
Sect. 6. As for the credit he giveth to Syrmondu's copy of Theodoret's Epistle or to the later Editions of his Works, I am not bound to be as credulous, nor to take the last Editions for the best, when they come out of the Jesuits hands: And can prove the Epistle to Joh. Antioch, which Bellarmine would disprove, to be more credible than this: And it's one blot that he saith Theodoret's Epist. 6. mentioneth the Metropolitane he was under, when he was under none, but was himself an Independant Metropolitane: For so the Notitiae Episc. tells us, was Berytus, Heliopolis, Laodicea, Samasata, Cyros, Pompriopolis, Mopsuestia and Adama. If his Province was as the Epistle cited saith fourty Miles square, and the Christians so numerous as is said, and he name none of the Bishops under him, but number the Churches, it's like they were Episcopal Churches and very small. And that Villages had Churches it's no wonder when there were many Chorepiscopi not only under the Metropolitanes but the City Bishops. And why I must reject his long received Work if I question his late found Epistles I know not. But again I say, this is nothing to our cause, being so long after the ages I mentioned, & my contrary evidence being not at all confuted