A69533:831
Five disputations of church-government and worship
Five disputations of church-government and worship by Richard Baxter.
London: printed by R.W. for Nevil Simmons, 1659
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.
CHAP. VIII. The greatness of their sin that are now labouring to persuade the People of the Nullity of our Ministry, Churches and administrations.
CHAP. VIII. The greatness of their sin that are now labouring to perswade the People of the Nullity of our Ministry, Churches and administrations.
1Sect. 1. Having laid so fair a ground for my application, I think it my duty to take the freedom to tell those Reverend persons that oppose us in this point, the Reasons why I dare not join with them, and the guilt that I am persuaded they heap upon their own souls; Wherein I protest it is not mine intent to make them odious, or cast disgrace upon them (for I do with great reluctancy obey my Conscience in the performance of this task:) but my intent is, if it be the will of God to give success so far to these endeavours, 1. To humble them for their great and heinous sin and save them from it; 2. And to save the Church from the divisions and disturbances that is already caused by them and their opinion; 3. However ⟨p. 241⟩to discharge my Conscience and tell them plainly, what frightneth me from their way.
1Sect. 1. HAving laid so fair a ground for my application, I think it my duty to take the freedom to tell those Reverend persons that oppose us in this point, the Reasons why I dare not joyn with them, and the guilt that I am perswaded they heap upon their own souls; Wherein I protest it is not mine intent to make them odious, or cast disgrace upon them (for I do with great reluctancy obey my Conscience in the performance of this task:) but my intent is, if it be the will of God to give success so far to these endeavours, 1. To humble them for their great and hainous sin and save them from it; 2. And to save the Church from the divisions and disturbances that is already caused by them and their opinion; 3. However