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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. 8. Yea it is his business in the very next page 263 to confute his own accusation of me by citing my own concessions. And p. 264. he giveth me leave to call our Bishops Archbishops. Ans. But 1. Archbishops have Churches with their proper Bishops under them. But our Bishops say that there are no such under them. 2. I told you before that as the Major General, Quartermaster General, &c. of an Army constituteth not a distinct body from the Army and the particular Regiments and Troops, so I am not certain that Apostles or Evangelists or any general Preachers as such, did constitute any Church Form distinct from the ⟨p. 105⟩Catholic and the particular Bishops Churches: But if they are supposed to have taken their several fixed Provinces (which I never saw proved) I will not contend whether those Provinces may be called Churches. If we agree about the thing, use the name as you see cause.
Sect. 8. Yea it is his business in the very next page 263 to confute his own accusation of me by citing my own concessions. And p. 264. he giveth me leave to call our Bishops Archbishops. Ans. But 1. Archbishops have Churches with their proper Bishops under them. But our Bishops say that there are no such under them. 2. I told you before that as the Major General, Quartermaster General, &c. of an Army constituteth not a distinct body from the Army and the particular Regiments and Troops, so I am not certain that Apostles or Evangelists or any general Preachers as such, did constitute any Church Form distinct from the ⟨p. 105⟩Catholick and the particular Bishops Churches: But if they are supposed to have taken their several fixed Provinces (which I never saw proved) I will not contend whether those Provinces may be called Churches. If we agree about the thing, use the name as you see cause.
Sect. 9. And to your talk of our Bishops being of the same sort, I ask you whether any of the Bishops for 300 years, or for long after save Cyril Alexand. by violence, did ever use or claim any power over any Ministers or Christians, besides mere fatherly Teaching, Persuading, urging Gods Word on them, and applying it to the consciences of particular Persons by Admonitions, verbal Censures and Absolutions? Did they meddle by Force, with Body or Purse? Let your Bishops use no other force or way of constraint than the Apostles did, (if they be their Successors) and not lay the excommunicate in Prisons and ruin their Bodies and Estates, & valeat quantum valere potest. But Mr. Glanvile and many of you tell us, how little you care for it without the Sword.