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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.
6. Do you not now absolve all men from the duty of obeying the Church of England a• such, and from all guilt of disobeying them? How can men Govern that are no Governors? and how can we obey them? It's only the Civil power then that we herein disobey.
6. Do you not now absolve all men from the duty of obeying the Church of England a• such, and from all guilt of disobeying them? How can men Govern that are no Governours? and how can we obey them? It's only the Civil power then that we herein disobey.
If you say that all the Bishops are Governors, and altogether govern the whole; I answer, Yes per parts, but not as a whole or Church. If twenty Families in a Village agree as Masters and Servants, to go one way as Consenters, this▪ maketh no one Government of the Village. If the Physicians of London consent to one Pharmacopoeia that maketh them not a body Politic. If twenty Sea Captains consent to go one Voyage by one rule, each one is a Governor of his own Ship, but this maketh no Government of the whole. All the Justices and Mayors of England rule the Kingdom per parts, by the same Law: But all together make not one Aristocracy to Govern the Kingdom as One whole. Unless your Bishops, &c. are United in One persona Politica or Aristocracy, they may rule their several Churches, but they make not one common Government for the National Church as such. An agreement of the Emperor, Spaniard, and other Confederates make not one Kingdom or body Politic.
If you say that all the Bishops are Governours, and altogether govern the whole; I answer, Yes per partes, but not as a whole or Church. If twenty Families in a Village agree as Masters and Servants, to go one way as Consenters, this▪ maketh no one Government of the Village. If the Physicians of London consent to one Pharmacopeia that maketh them not a body Politick. If twenty Sea Captains consent to go one Voyage by one rule, each one is a Governour of his own Ship, but this maketh no Government of the whole. All the Justices and Mayors of England rule the Kingdom per partes, by the same Law: But all together make not one Aristocracy to Govern the Kingdom as One whole. Unless your Bishops, &c. are United in One persona Politica or Aristocracy, they may rule their several Churches, but they make not one common Government for the National Church as such. An agreement of the Emperour, Spaniard, and other Confederates make not one Kingdom or body Politick.