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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 8: What the National Church of England is?
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.
But having your plain Confession that you have no such Regent part, and so are no Church Political, (save Civil) but a mere Association, I ask
But having your plain Confession that you have no such Regent part, and so are no Church Political, (save Civil) but a meer Association, I ask
§. 13. 1. Why do you pretend that we are none of the Church of England, or that we vent our spleen against it or deny it, who deny not Associated Churches in England under one Civil Government?
2. How unhappily are the Church-Defenders and Conformists disagreed? Read Mr. Dodwell and many such others that take the Church to be a Governed body Politic and see what they will judg of you?
2. How unhappily are the Church-Defenders and Conformists disagreed? Read Mr. Dodwell and many such others that take the Church to be a Governed body Politick and see what they will judg of you?
3. Are not you and I liker to be of one Church of England, who agree what it is, than you and those Bishops and Doctors that speak of two different things, and agree not so much as what it is?