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.

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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.

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Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.

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London :: Printed for Nevil Simons ...,

1681.

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Subject terms

Stillingfleet, Edward, 1635-1699.

Glanvill, Joseph, 1636-1680. -- Zealous and impartial Protestant.

Du Moulin, Lewis, 1606-1680.

Dissenters, Religious -- England.

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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A27035.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 17, 2024. content_copy

Contents

• title page
• AN Historical Preface.
• POSTSCRIPT.
• A Premised explication of the Equivocal word CHURCH.
• ADVERTISEMENT.
• THE CONTENTS.
• ERRATA.
• AN ANSWER TO Dean STILINGFLEETS, &c.
  • CHAP. I. The Concord of Dr. Stillengfleet and the Nonconformists, especial∣ly with the Principles of my Book of Church Concord, about the true Nature of Schism, and who is the Schismatick: written by him at age in his most owned books, and not in youth in his Irenicon: I stand to all my words against Schism which he hath cited, and so I doubt not but he stands to these following of his.
  • CHAP. II. Some Animadversions on his Preface.
  • CHAP. III. The beginning of the Doctors unreasonable Accusations examined: His stating of the Case of Separation.
  • CHAP. IV. Of his History of the case of the old Nonconformists.
  • An ANSWER to the false ACCUSATI∣ONS and REASONINGS of the Dr.'s SECOND PART.
  • CHAP. VI. Q. Whether he be no Christian that is not a fixed Member of a particular Church?
  • CHAP. VII. The Reply to his Third Part: The beginning.
  • CHAP. VIII. What the National Church of England is?
  • CHAP. IX. Of the Peoples Consent to the Pastoral and Church-Relation.
  • CHAP. X. Of the Imposed use of the Cross in Baptism, and de∣nying Baptism to the refusers.
  • CHAP. XI. Whether the Excommunicating Church, or the Excom∣municated for not Communicating when Excommu∣nicated be guilty of Schism?
  • CHAP. XII. Of the English sort of Sponsors, and the exclusion of Parents duty.
  • CHAP. XIII. Of the three French Letters which he subjoyneth.
  • CHAP. XIV. Epistles or Testimonies compared with the Doctors, And notes on Mr. Joseph Glanvile's Book, called The Zealous Impartial Protestant, with a Letter of his to the Author heretofore (and a Digression of Doctor L. Moulin.)
  • CHAP. XV. Some Notes on the Book called the Lively Picture of Dr. Lud. Moulin; and his Repentance subscribed by Dr. Simon Patrick, Dean of Peterborough, and Dr. Gilb. Burnet.
  • POSTSCRIPT.
• Books lately Printed for Nevil Simmons, the Three Cocks at the West and of St. Pauls▪
• to the reader