A76157:531
Confirmation and restoration the necessary means of reformation, and reconciliation; for the healing of…Confirmation and restauration the necessary means of reformation, and reconciliation; for the healing of…
Confirmation and restoration the necessary means of reformation, and reconciliation; for the healing of the corruptions and divisions of the churches: submissively, but earnestly tendered to the consideration of the sovereign powers, magistrates, ministers, and people, that they may awake, and be up and doing in the execution of so much, as appeareth to be necessary as they are true to Christ, his Church and Gospel, and to their own and others souls, and to the peace and welfare of the nations; and as they will answer the neglect to Christ, at their peril. / By Richard Baxter, an unworthy minister of Christ, that longeth to see the healing of the churches.Confirmation and restauration the necessary means of reformation, and reconciliation; for the healing of the corruptions and divisions of the churches: submissively, but earnestly tendered to the consideration of the soveraigne powers, magistrates, ministers, and people, that they may awake, and be up and doing in the execution of so much, as appeareth to be necessary as they are true to Christ, his Church and Gospel, and to their own and others souls, and to the peace and wellfare of the nations; and as they will answer the neglect to Christ, at their peril. / By Richard Baxter, an unworthy minister of Christ, that longeth to see the healing of the churches.
London: printed by A.M. for Nevil Simmons book-seller, 1658
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.
2. Let not every man that will, be tolerated either to Teach, persuade, or hold Assemblies; but let your Toleration be Regulated, as well as your Approbation is. To which end 1. Let such persons as are thought meet for such a work, be appointed as Commissioners, to Approve, or Judge of such as shall be Tolerated through the Land, as the Commissioners now Approved of such, as shall have the public maintenance. For there is no Reason, that the Tolerated should not go under Trial, as well as the Allowed. And indeed without some such course to keep the Door of Toleration, as well as the door of public Allowed Teachers, you cannot put any reasonable Laws for Toleration in Execution; but any will come in, what ever your Law say. 2. Let these Commissioners for Trying the Tolerated, have Rules ⟨p. 313⟩given them by the Lawgivers, whom to Licence, or Tolerate, and whom not. 3. Let all that will gather Assemblies, or administer Sacraments, or Preach, have an Instrument of Toleration, under the hands and seal of these Commissioners, and let them be hindered, that have no such Instrument. Otherwise if you stay till they are convict of Blasphemy, they may do more mischief first, (for who will persecute them) then ever the Magistrate can comfortably be accountable to God for suffering.
2. Let not every man that will, be tolerated either to Teach, perswade, or hold Assemblies; but let your Toleration be Regulated, as well as your Approbation is. To which end 1. Let such persons as are thought meet for such a worke, be appointed as Comissioners, to Approve, or Judge of such as shall be Tolerated through the Land, as the Commissioners now Approved of such, as shall have the publike maintenance. For there is no Reason, that the Tollerated should not go under Tryal, as well as the Allowed. And indeed without some such course to keep the Doore of Toleration, as well as the doore of publike Allowed Teachers, you cannot put any reasonable Laws for Toleration in Execution; but any will come in, what ever your Law say. 2. Let these Commissionets for Trying the Tolerated, have Rules ⟨p. 313⟩given them by the Lawgivers, whom to Licence, or Tolerate, and whom not. 3. Let all that will gather Assemblies, or administer Sacraments, or Preach, have an Instrument of Toleration, under the hands and seale of these Commissioners, and let them be hindered, that have no such Instrument. Otherwise if you stay till they are convict of Blasphemie, they may do more mischief first, (for who will persecute them) then ever the Magistrate can comfortably be accountable to God for suffering.