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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
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.
Read the rest of those excellent Rules to the end.
In his excellent, Vindication of Arch Bishop La•d, called A Rational account of the Protestants Religion, he hath the same terms of Communion and the same description of Schism with mine, and I know not how better to express my thoughts, nor plead my Vindication, viz.
In his excellent, Vindication of Arch Bishop La•d, called A Rational account of the Protestants Religion, he hath the same termes of Communion and the same description of Schism with mine, and I know not how better to express my thoughts, nor plead my Vindication, viz.
Pag. 289. [In his defence of Arch Bishop Land (not yet disowned) since so great, and considerable parts of the Christian Churches have in these last ages been divided in Communion from each other, the great contest and enquiry hath been which party stands guilty of the cause of the present distance and separation. For both sides retain still so much of their common Christianity as to acknowledge that no Religion doth so strictly oblige the owners of it to peace and unity as the Christian Religion doth, and yet notwithstanding this, we find these breaches so far from closing, that, supposing the same grounds to continue, a reconciliation seems to humane reason impossible, an Evidence of which is, that those persons who either out of a generous desire of seeing the wounds of the Christian world healed, or out of some private interest or design, have made it their business to propound terms of reconciliation between the divided parties; have been equally rejected by those parties they have professed themselves the members of.
Pag. 289. [In his defence of Arch Bishop Land (not yet disowned) since so great, and considerable parts of the Christian Churches have in these last ages been divided in Communion from each other, the great contest and enquiry hath been which party stands guilty of the cause of the present distance and separation. For both sides retain still so much of their common Christianity as to acknowledge that no Religion doth so strictly oblige the owners of it to peace and unity as the Christian Religion doth, and yet notwithstanding this, we find these breaches so far from closing, that, supposing the same grounds to continue, a reconciliation seems to humane reason impossible, an Evidence of which is, that those persons who either out of a generous desire of seeing the wounds of the Christian world healed, or out of some private interest or designe, have made it their business to propound terms of reconciliation between the divided parties; have been equally rejected by those parties they have professed themselves the members of.