The LIFE of the Part III: to them (as Dr. Stillingßeet, Dr. Tillotfon, Dr. Outram, Dr. Pierjan, Dr. Whkcbcot, Dr. More, Dr. Worthington, Dr. Wallis, Dr: Barton', Dr. Tully, Mr. Gifford, &c. on one fide; and Dr. Canant, Dr. Dillingham, Dr. Langley, and many more that I could Name on the other fide ;) theywould quickly fill up, and Confirm the Con- cord. And filch a Preparation being made, and Ihewed HisMajelly, certainly he would. foon fee that the Inconveniences of it, will he fo great, as the Mifchiefs of our Diviftons are, and are like to be (for the furtherthey go, as a Torrent, the more they will (well, and Violence will not end them, when it feemeth to allay them.) And oh ! what a Pleafure would it thenbe to His Majefty, to Governa Concordant People, and to feel the Affeûions andStrength of a Vnited Kingdom, and to have Men's Religious Zeal engage them in a Fervency for his Love and Service! And what a Joy would it be to the Paltors to be Beloved of their Flocks ! And what a Joy to all the Honelt Subjeds, to live in fuch a Kingdom, andbich a Church! And that thisWoak may not fecm over.difficult to you, when your Lordthip !hall Command it, I hall briefly tell you, what the generalityof the Sober Noncoufor- milts hold ; and what it is that they delire, and what it is that they refnfe as finful, that when they are underltood, it may appear how far they are frombeing intoler- able, either in the Kingdom or the Church. My Lord, Pardon this boldncfsof j une 24. 1670. Your Humble Servant Rah. Baxter: 7o the Right Honourable, the E. ofLauderdale, Hu Majcfby's Commifftoner for Scotland. § 172. When the E. of Lauderdale d'as gone into Scotland, Sir Rob. Murrey, (a worthy Perfon, and one of Grefham-Colledge-Society, and the Earl's great Confi- dent) Pent one the Frame of a Bodyof Church-Difcipline for Scotland, and debited my Animadverlions on it. I had not Power to Tranfcribethem or make them known; but you may Conjeflure what they wereby my Animadverfions. Only I may fay, That the Frame was very handfomely contrived, and much Moderation was in it, but the mainPower of Synods was contrived to be in theKing. To the Honourable Sir Rob. Murrey, thin prefent. N General. I. The External Government of the Church, is fo called, t. From the Objefi, 'beeaufe it is about the Body ; and fo it belongeth both to the King, and to thePa- llor, who fpeak toMen as fenftble and corporeal. 2. Or, from the Ad of Garern- ning; and fo itbelongeth alfo toboth. For to Preach, and Admon, and give the Sacrament of Baptifm, by the Key of Admiffion, and to Excommunicate, dYe. are outward Ails. 3. From the Matter of Punifhpent, when it is the Body immedi- ately, or the Goods thgc are meddledwithby ;Penalty : And fo the Government be- longeth tothe Kingand Magiftratesalone,But this is muchplainlier and fitlier diftin- guithed (as Bifhop Bilforifrequently, and Proteftants ordinarily do) by the Terms of Governing, by the Sword, and by the Word: Or, by Co-aáive, andSpiritual and Pa- flora! Government ( which is by Authoritative Perfuafion, or by God's Wordapplied to theConfcience.) II. Though
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