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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27008	Rich. Baxter's review of the state of Christian's infants whether they should be entered in covenant with God by baptism ... or whether Christ, the Saviour of the world, hath shut all mankind out of his visible kingdom ... 'till they come of age? : occasioned by the importunity of Mr. E. Hutchinson (and of Mr. Danvers and Mr. Tombes) who called him to this review in order to his retractation [sic] ...; Review of the state of Christian's infants	Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.	1676 (1676)	Wing B1372; ESTC R18045	43,710	73

Religious a City as this to be to so great a number without any publick worship of God while Mahometans are not quite without Therefore to my great cost I preached neer a year over the Market-house at St. James's And when the Informers began with me and accused me to the Justices of meeting contrary to the Act against Conventicles I gave my Reasons to some Justices and others in word and writing to prove that neither I nor such others might be judged breakers of that Act because we did not meet to worship God with any other manner of Worship than what is according to the Liturgy and Practice of the Church of England For though we did not so much as they we did nothing but what they do For we did but Read the Scriptures Pray freely in the Pulpit and Preach the Christian Doctrine and all this the Church of England doth And though I did not read my self but another did it it was because I was not able which if I were I would do it And expecting quickly to have the Cause come to a Tryal I wrote the sum of this in a Paper and read it openly and then gave it the Clerk that none might misreport me And though some able and pious Lawyers that perused my large Reasons thought that they were very useful for others as well as me yet the noise and murmuring of some Women first and such as Mr. Danvers after sent abroad my Reproaches for it through City and Countrey with so many false additions and so much displeasure as added somewhat to my former knowledge of the difference between Sectarian and Christian Zeal Surely these men do think themselves very grear haters of sin who would render that man odious as a heynous sinner who doth but speak those words to vindicate himself and others from the accusation of Informers which he verily believeth to be true and useful when a man hath for about fourteen years not only preached without pay but at many score pounds a year charges when he hath never taken away one of their Communicants from any Parochial or Non-conformists Church nor meddled with either Sacrament nor ever set up his own preaching against theirs but desired to preach to a few of those many thousands that have none at all nor have any publick worship of God no not so much as the reading of the Liturgy and when for endeavouring this in languishing and pains by great charge and labour his utter ruine if not death shall be unreconcileably endeavoured by one party and for not hateing that which is good in the Liturgy as much as they or upon every surmise of a diseased brain shall become the common obloquy of another the Sectarians and the Women that are infected by their disease Reader judge whether the true belief of Gods acceptance and better than the Hypocrites reward be not necessary to keep such a one from imitating Jonas and quietly leaving men to their beloved ignorance and sin and whether if we had not many soberer men between them that are for neither of the extreams it would not be harder preaching in England than in America Yet with most hearty thanks to God I must say that notwithstanding the opposition of both these extreams God hath abundantly sweetned his service to me by the ready reception and profit of such people as men so much labour to keep in darkness I speak all this with reference to Mr. Danvers his following words also of my preaching in the Parish Churches The foresaid paper of mine he published in his last Book as matter of Accusation and did it according to his custome falsely I briefly mentioned his falsification He now Printeth that Copy as received from his Bookseller in one Column and on the other another called The Copy obtained from the Original to shew that there is but two words difference that is His Copy spake of my Reading the Liturgy and mine spake of my own Reading what my Assistant read the Scripture But 1. If this be all one with him are we not so to judge of his other Expositions I know one whose oversight in writing usually lyeth in leaving out not and un and what is one Syllable The Kings Printer who as Dr. Heylin saith was Fined in the Star-chamber for Printing Thou shalt commit Adultery left out but one poor syllable But he did not justifie it as Mr. Danvers doth 2. If it be his excuse to lay the Copy on his Bookseller may we not take it also for his answer that all the untruths that he hath said of the Novations Donatists Brittains Augustine c. he had them from some body of as great authority as his Bookseller and then all 's well 3. But Reader dost thou not expect that at least he should now say true after so much warning and that this should be a true Copy which he saith without exception is obtained from the Original I assure thee on the word of a Christian it is yet so far from being true that divers lines even a considerable part of the writing is left out Take heed therefore to thy belief hereafter Believe not every Spirit nor every man that raileth at others as less wise or spiritual than he what wonder if he untruly tell us of the opinion of whole parties Novatians Donatists c. and tell us of whole Books that have not one word of what he affirmeth but somewhat for the contrary when he will not only falsifie my own writing even a few lines but defend his so doing against my self that have the Copy by me and that by a greater falshood than the first Are this mans Citations to be credited Yet he goeth on and averteth that there is not another Syllable different And he will prove moreover that If I meet not on pretense of any Religious exercise in other manner c. I must accordingly read the Common-prayer my self Answer So said the Informers but were I at the Sessions upon my Appeal I would be bold to deny it and to say that he that saith but the Lords Prayer doth not use another manner of Worship than the Church and that to do less is not to do that which is of another manner But if I mistake in so thinking it followeth not that I prevaricate or mean dishonestly as he insinuateth But if he want more matter of Reproach or any such as he I will voluntarily give him more so careless am I of such Censures I do therefore tell him that I am no greater an Adversary to the Liturgy than were the old Non-conformists Mr. Hildersham who perswadeth men to come to the beginning of it Mr. Knewstubs that constantly read much of it Mr. Ball that wrote the Tryal of Separation Mr. Bradshaw Mr. Paget Mr. Gifford and such others that did the like And that as before the Wars when I was accounted a Non-conformist I did at Bridgnorth usually read most of the Lords dayes part of the Liturgy and as in