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.

POSTSCRIPT.

DR. Edward Stillingfleet Irenic. P. 114. saith, The Episcopal men will hardly find any evidence in Scripture, or in the practice of the Apostles, for Churches consisting of many fixed Congregations for worship, under the charge of one Pastor; nor in the Primitive Church, for the Ordination of a Bishop, without the preceding Election of the Clergy, and at least, consent and approbation of the people; and neither in Scripture nor Anti∣quity, the least foot-step of the delegation of Church-power; so that upon the matter all of them at last make use of those things in Church-Government, which have no other foundation but the principles of humane prudence, guided by Scripture; and it were well if that were observed still.

P. 370. Surely then their Diocesses we re not very large, if all the several Parishes could communicate on the same day, with what was sent from the Cathedral Church.

P. 361. I doubt not but to make it appear, that Philippi was not the Metropolis of Macedonia, and therefore the Bishops there mentioned could not be the Bishops of the several Cities under the jurisdiction of Philippi, but must be understood of the Bi∣shops resident in that City.

P. 157. There must be a form of Ecclesiastical Government o∣ver a Nation, as a Church, as well as of Civil Government over it as a Society governed by the same Laws.—For every Society must have its Government belonging to it, as such a Society: And the same reason that makes Government necessary, in any particular Congregation, will make it necessary for all the particular Con∣gregations, joyning together in one visible Society, as a particu∣lar National Church: For the Unity and Peace of that Church ought much more to be lookt after, than of any one Congregation.

P. 131. The Churches power, as to Divine Law, being only directive and declarative; but as confirmed by a Civil Sanction, is juridical and obligatory.

P. 113. Where any Church is guilty of corruptions, both in Do∣ctrine and in practice, which it avoweth, and professeth, and requi∣reth the owning them, as necessary conditions of Communion with her; there a Noncommunion with that Church is necessary, and a total and positive separation is lawful and convenient.

P. 117. Where any Church retaining purity of Doctrine, doth require the owning of, and conforming to any unlawful, or suspe∣cted practice; men may lawfully deny Conformity to, and Commu∣nion with that Church in such things, without incurring the guilt of Schism-. P. 119. Let men turn and wind themselves which way they will, by the very same argument that any will prove separation from the Church of Rome lawful, because she required unlawful things as Conditions of her Communion; it will be proved lawful not to Conform to any suspected, or unlawful practice, &c.-. They lay the imputation of Schism on all them who require such Conditions of Communion, and take it wholly off from those who refuse to Conform for Conscience sake.