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The second part of The nonconformists plea for peace being an account of their…
The second part of The nonconformists plea for peace being an account of their principles about civil and ecclesiastical authority and obedience ... : mostly written many years past, and now published to save our lives and the kingdoms peace, from the false and bloody plotters ... / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for John Hancock, 1680
Contents: The Contents of this Extorted and Distorted Treatise.
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The Contents of this Extorted and Distorted Treatise.
CHAP. I. The judgement of the Author and the Nonconformists▪ of his […] as far he know[…]h it, Of the Fundamental […] of Government; specially against Bened Spinosa's fall foundations, whose shameful words are recited, and other Bruitists confuted who subvert all religion, morality, government and humanity: And a touch of Popish principles. p. 1 Chap. II. More of Gods Government, his Laws and their perfection, and mens additions. p. 22 Chap. III. Of the Power of Sovereigns and the Obedience of Subjects p. 35 Chap. IV. Arcdundant added profession of the Author, with his Renunciation of a multitude of disloyal Principles: written to silence malicious accusers, but unmeet to be expected from all others. p. 50 Chap. V. The Conformity of our Principles of Loyalty, 1. To the Constitution of the Kingdom, described by King Charles I. in many of his Declarations: 2. To the Articles of Religion, Canons and Homilies, about the Power of Magistrates, the obedience of Subjects, and the sin of Rebellion: 3. To the judgement of the most esteemed Prelates: Bishop Jer. Tailors words in his Ductor Dubitantium, of Civil and Church power, recited at large. p. 81 Chap. VI. A Scheme of Political Principles compared, or the Political Alphabet, 1. Of the sincere Christian Loyalist, 2. Of the treacherous flattering selfish Royalist: 3. Of the understanding real Papist; 4. Of the unruly seditious Rebel; and, 5. The sum of Spinosa's Posthumous works, with a Confutation of the Principles of Hobbes de Cive, and the doctrine of some Lawyers and Politic writers about Power and Tyranny compared with ours. p. 107 Chap. VII. Of the true Nature of Church-Government, Communion and worship. p. 133 Chap. VIII. Of the true and only way of Church Concord and ⟨image 14⟩peace in generals, and of the Causes of Schism, and of Toleration, &c. p. 149 Chap. IX. The true and easy terms of Concord particularly and briefly stated (of which I have written much more since in a Treatise only on that Subject.) p. 184. Chap. X. Of the quality and faults of those called Our followers and Puritans, and whether we are guilty of any of their mistakes; In answer to the Politician, the Debater and many others, who from the unmeet words of some odd persons, would render us and them contemptibly or intolerably erroneous in doctrine. Our judgement of the Interest of Reason in Religion, was before published by it self: