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A27035 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. Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691. 1681 (1681) Wing B1405; ESTC R5124 188,187 234

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p._n 73._o he_o acquit_v they_o from_o schism_n that_o separate_a if_o the_o church_n be_v schismatical_a 74._o i_o desire_v the_o reader_n then_o to_o read_v my_o few_o sheet_n call_v a_o search_n for_o the_o english_a schismatic_a more_o mistake_n p._n 74_o 75._o chap._n 6._o whether_o he_o be_v no_o christian_n that_o be_v not_o a_o fix_a member_n of_o a_o particular_a church_n the_o doctor_n schismatical_a error_n confute_v p._n 76._o he_o by_o this_o condemn_v apostles_n and_o evangelist_n that_o be_v itinerant_n and_o unfixed_a such_o as_o bucer_fw-la de_fw-la regno_fw-la dei_fw-la will_v have_v send_v abroad_o my_o exception_n about_o church_n and_o minister_n justify_v and_o his_o calumny_n detect_v p_o 80._o whether_o i_o give_v too_o much_o to_o the_o people_n or_o be_o against_o the_o right_n of_o patron_n or_o magistrate_n p._n 82._o many_o more_o calumny_n to_o p._n 89._o he_o accuse_v i_o as_o accuse_v they_o for_o name_v the_o sin_n that_o i_o dare_v not_o commit_v p._n 89._o more_o of_o his_o vain_a accusation_n to_o p._n 92._o whether_o he_o be_v for_o silence_v we_o p._n 92._o more_o of_o his_o calumny_n p._n 99_o considerable_a quere_z to_o he_o p._n 94._o how_o he_o will_v drive_v man_n to_o separation_n p._n 95_o 96._o he_o be_v come_v to_o self-condemning_a gentleness_n in_o expound_v his_o rule_n and_o text_n phil._n 3._o 16._o p._n 97._o his_o sad_a ennumeration_n of_o the_o cause_n of_o just_a separation_n p._n 98._o chap._n 7._o he_o begin_v his_o three_o part_n with_o more_o false_a accusation_n p._n 99_o his_o history_n for_o diocesan_n church_n against_o parochial_a find_v fallacious_a p._n 100_o etc._n etc._n his_o vain_a plea_n for_o the_o english_a frame_n p._n 106_o etc._n etc._n he_o say_v it_o be_v probable_a while_o the_o apostle_n live_v there_o be_v no_o fix_a bishop_n or_o but_o few_o p._n 108._o and_o dr._n hammond_n say_v no_o subject_a presbyter_n whether_o john_n fox_n be_v the_o publisher_n or_o prefacer_n of_o the_o 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word_n against_o schism_n which_o he_o have_v cite_v and_o so_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o he_o stand_v to_o these_o follow_v of_o his_o discourse_v of_o idolatry_n of_o rome_n p._n 7._o though_o we_o know_v not_o what_o allowance_n god_n will_v make_v for_o invincible_a ignorance_n we_o be_v sure_a that_o wilful_a ignorance_n or_o choose_v a_o worse_a church_n before_o a_o better_a be_v a_o damnable_a sin_n and_o unrepented_a of_o destroy_v salvation_n the_o papist_n consent_n p._n 43._o i_o agree_v so_o far_o with_o he_o that_o every_o christian_n be_v bind_v to_o choose_v the_o communion_n of_o the_o pure_a church_n but_o which_o that_o church_n be_v must_v be_v see_v by_o the_o ground_n it_o bring_v to_o prove_v the_o doctrine_n it_o teach_v to_o have_v be_v deliver_v by_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n that_o church_n be_v to_o be_v judge_v pure_a that_o have_v the_o best_a ground●_n and_o consequent_o it_o be_v of_o necessity_n to_o salvation_n to_o embrace_v the_o communion_n of_o 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that_o ordinary_a people_n that_o understand_v not_o latin_a and_o greek_a ought_v not_o to_o be_v concern_v what_o become_v of_o their_o soul_n if_o they_o be_v and_o do_v in_o good_a earnest_a desire_n to_o know_v how_o to_o please_v god_n and_o serve_v he_o what_o direction_n will_v they_o give_v he_o they_o must_v do_v as_o they_o be_v bid_v true_a say_v they_o if_o we_o be_v to_o worship_v you_o for_o god_n we_o will_v do_v as_o you_o bid_v we_o for_o we_o think_v it_o fit_v to_o serve_v god_n in_o his_o own_o way_n but_o we_o will_v know_v whether_o that_o god_n who_o we_o serve_v have_v give_v we_o any_o rule_n for_o his_o worship_n or_o no._n how_o shall_v we_o know_v whether_o we_o keep_v they_o or_o not_o or_o will_v you_o take_v upon_o you_o the_o guilt_n of_o our_o sin_n in_o disobey_v his_o will_n this_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o very_a just_a and_o reasonable_a request_n and_o i_o fear_v it_o will_v one_o day_n fall_v heavy_a on_o those_o who_o conceal_v that_o which_o they_o 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