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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.
Answ. They did not confound the Power and the Exercise: Nor what the Ministers office is indeed and from God, and what it is by the Bishops Mind and Rules of Conformity. I say as they. 1. The Exercise may be suspended without nulling the Power or Policy. 2. They are true Pastors and Churches by Gods will, against the will of those that would degrade them.
Sect. 26. But supposing every man left to his own Conscience, for Communion. 1. He saith the greatest Offenders generally excommunicate themselves.
Answ. 1. And is it your way to leave all the rest to their Consciences, and yet to preach and write against, and lay in Jail dissenting godly People that communicate not with you? 2. And are not all these Offenders still Members of your Church? Albaspineus complaineth of their Roman French Church, that he never knew any further cast out than from the Sacrament, and left still to other parts of communion as Members; And so do you by thousands who are all Sons of your Church; but we are none.
He is again at it, what Church I was of, and I have told him oft enough.