A27050:539
A treatise of episcopacy confuting by Scripture, reason, and the churches testimony that sort…
A treatise of episcopacy confuting by Scripture, reason, and the churches testimony that sort of diocesan churches, prelacy and government, which casteth out the primitive church-species, episcopacy, ministry and discipline and confoundeth the Christian world by corruption, usurpation, schism and persecution : meditated in the year 1640, when the et cætera oath was imposed : written 1671 and cast by : published 1680 by the importunity of our superiors, who demand the reasons of our nonconformity / by Richard Baxter.A treatise of episcopacy confuting by Scripture, reason, and the churches testimony that sort of diocesan churches, prelacy and government, which casteth out the primitive church-species, episcopacy, ministry and discipline and confoundeth the Christian world by corruption, usurpation, schism and persecution : meditated in the year 1640, when the et cætera oath was imposed : written 1671 and cast by : published 1680 by the importunity of our superiours, who demand the reasons of our nonconformity / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for Nevil Simmons, 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.
11. He expressly saith, pag. 62. [Greek or Hebrew], That the Church of Corinth for the sake of one or two, moved Sedition against the Presbyters.] And why doth he never say [it was the Church of Achaia.]
11. He expresly saith, pag. 62. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, That the Church of Corinth for the sake of one or two, moved Sedition against the Presbyters.] And why doth he never say [it was the Church of Achaia.]
12. p. 63. He supposeth the Person Emulating to be [a Believer of power in explaining Doctrine, wise in judging of Speeches, &c. And would have the concerned Person say (p. 69.) If the Sedition be for me, and the Contention and Schisms, I will remove, I will be gone wither you will, and will do what the People pre-determine of▪ (or command,) only let the Flock of Christ with the Presbyters set over them live in peace.] And is it like that the Flock that this Person must say so to, was all Achaia?
12. p. 63. He supposeth the Person Emulating to be [a Believer of power in explaining Doctrine, wise in judging of Speeches, &c. And would have the concern'd Person say (p. 69.) If the Sedition be for me, and the Contention and Schisms, I will remove, I will be gone wither you will, and will do what the People pre-determine of▪ (or command,) only let the Flock of Christ with the Presbyters set over them live in peace.] And is it like that the Flock that this Person must say so to, was all Achaia?
13. And p. 73. He requireth [those that begun the Sedition, to be obediently Subject ⟨p. 106⟩