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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.
23. Who maketh National Churches in absolute Hereditary Monarchies, where are no Parliaments to signify popular consent?
23. Who maketh National Churches in absolute Hereditary Monarchies, where are no Parliaments to signifie popular consent?
24. If every Law of Order be essential to your Church, few Conformists are of it: If only the true essentials, why are not we also of it?
25. How ill agree you with Mr. Cheny▪ who maketh it Atheism, Infidelity, Blasphemy, Impiety, to assert Church-making consent or confederacies besides Baptism?
26. But the best is you leave us in hope of Reformation; for if Parliaments will but consent for us to take down Diocesans lower, and to reform Parish-Churches, and alter Liturgy, &c. we are the National Church still. And one prevailing Vote may prove us all consenters; and make the Church quite another thing.