An apology for the nonconformists ministry: containing I. The reasons of their preaching. II. An answer to the accusations urged as reasons for the silencing of about 2000, by Bishop Morley, Bishop Gunings chaplain, Dr. Saywell, Mr. Durel, the nameless ecclesiastical politician and debate-maker, the counterminer, H. Fowlis, Dr. Good, and many others. III. Reasons proving it the duty and interest of the bishops and conformists to endeavour earnestly their restoration. With a postscript upon oral debates with Mr. H. Dodwell, against his reasons for their silence And a scheme of interests. Written in 1668, and 1669, for the most of it, and now published as an addition to the defence against Dr. Stillingfleet, and as an account to the silencers of the reasons of our practice. By Richard Baxter.

People / Organizations

• Richard Baxter (Author)

Imprint

London: printed for Thomas Parkhurst, at the Bible and Three Crowns in Cheapside, near Mercers-Chappel, 1681.

Publication year

1681-1681

ESTC No.

R10174

Grub Street ID

58568

Description

[12], 252 p. ; 4⁰

Note

In part a defense of the author's "Answer to Dr. Edward Stillingfleet's charge of separation" and a reply to "The mischief of separation" by Stillingfleet.

A variant of the edition with D. Newman also named as publisher in imprint.

Some copies have contents bound at end, and pagination = [8], 252, [4] p.Citation/references Wing (2nd ed., 1994), B1189A