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the fcveeral Parties profecuted each Otbhil-.l.€.r';‘ftO ob-14
Iigc them to emérace one Yaenothe,re in Chrifiian Cbaa

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to the Points in CQ;1troVRI?,fie,d yet taeverthelefs, if‘
what was done upon thofe vzyiakezz Pmnciples, was-

done (mt  puxf€tt.h¢,am»t and as izxtibedience 

thetdCommdands  of God}: 33 :tAW;0uIdd‘dIbe   accepted of
He  fo far from countenancing their Religious
Q:_u;zzrre;l5, that he a~dvif7eeti1Aev»ef1t thofe that-i1eIdttl1e
true fide  die '1‘, ttofubemit for .t€I?em.fe fake, ?
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Q” i”ed,~ whetherthey atet   inidt of Meat: ,[ or»
whether they% did not teatthea ; ” whether A they kept?
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things Wergin that pofiure among them,  tha.t1:hc':y

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1nandvnenit,i1 k that of all’-others they jcpuldi never 13¢
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ing a whoring after the Gods of the Nations, not-.
Withflandiingiall the various ways and methods
that‘God ‘made iufe of V to reclaim them from that

fin. «j.Whatit‘heWor]Zz'phoif072‘eiGhoa’ was to the 7am,
 that Peace, and Love, and’U72z'z‘y is to theiC£2rzflz'-4

-a72is., even the granddiftingtiifining Law and Cba-

raiier of their}’rofi3fi07z  find yet Withfiarrow, and

to our: unfpeizflzable corzfzzfimz it may be fpoken,
A Thereiis no“ (Religion that ever was’ known in A the
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_ Religion is lePcablii}ied* among us in {as great  
Pupig; as ever perhaps It was fitnce;theii/fpoflles

times. *     l

     ~ The Government we live under is neither fo~Lax l

as to defeat" its own ends, nor fo S€'U£’1‘€21S to ex-
ercife Tyranny over   our Confciences.    

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emclnioderiate, and eafie to be f'ubmi~tted to by men

ofedifferent Perfirafions, tle1a'n~a:nyl0tl1er C/sizrc/3... V

Society that I know of déth allow at this day. And

this is {B acknowledged, that there is,fearce..any e I
‘ Qf the feveraldifixgreemg Parties amongi11s,. but

next jto; their mm C/mrc/3 W0u1d,prefec Oumbefore
«al1eOtl1e1‘s.i  V,      

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are expreffedin fuch a latitude ,.tI1at they have
been, and are generally a{Te11tedto,, by molt of the
flzflkzzters fijoemiis; ~ And that wherein We diifer
otliers, is i110eClQ11I‘. adding to the. Fair/flnew
and queftionable Do~5I'ri7zs,but our trejefiling, ornot

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prefent Settlement, that there isno.C/azrrc/J in the
«World, with which men of difi‘"er1ng Pei:/'Wz:‘z/ions
maymore fafely communicate ; and under which,
even Piflenters, if they be peacebleg may live more
“happily thantthe Clfzzrcla of5Engla726_/.  A   ih  
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that enjoying filth  excellent nieanse of eacé exhale
   ~   anef’c_ia1I having utficiently
9exe’pe’*rienc*ee1e the M ife«ties"of’ teDz‘]2orc/ ;* there fltiotuld
.110: fi:ch_ thingas F aifiogz tor Div?/ion be heard ofag
timhong guhs, tbut 3thhat?t-:7 t:»theu1d=h hAl1_411Vike Brethren
r””G3lir"iftianIjoyn together with (Y)urw@em#zt0fitMa'tberh,
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I airidti the féafldfil Of ii’RiéIig~i0H5« andme” r}6i;0)’ci‘3

of our Enerinies, and the griefofallgood mm;   
a Neverwereiour fiiferezzces higher, our Opp;/izi_

ans one of anooaethier m,0reLiviaoIent,a our Stbgfms and

Squzrations more numerous .,   and more obfiiniate 2.

“man they areat this day.    V     V
  We idifputee etema1Iy,o W643 quarrel wlthout 
grounds ,, and without “meafure ;~ we fi:1ckIe for

"e-very frzfle, and aprcias much concerned a for the

e propagating Z1.,:,fiH_Y Notion,-~ which might very well

beal-et alone awithoutour being a jot theiworfei
Ghri Pcians A A as If?" the Fu.rtdczmmt«als of» our (Religion

at f’take.a. - e ~ * e
We reveile, we~arer;oachg, we befpatrer one -ano-s.
ther ; and <tlzo.ughaawebe extremely-ifcrztjmlozzxs in,
finaller rnattiere, yet we make -'nofcruple of; Iiacrifi-me.
cing Charis}, and ethic Chara/965 peace to every 1311-» 4
mouri, an 7 every pcgflion. And whilefi: we are
zealous in,   the mattieri of an«Upz'7zi07z,~ or a fmall C(e\~“-.
remony an we ofi:enLoi{'e~all fenfei of Religion, ah a-
Good manners, and even Humanity it fclflrv f 4   
 What. the Confoqueiaoea of thefe iaxnreafnable
anc1.ui1choraifi.ian Feud: may be, we knw   
pray God” theydo not end, either» in a very 
Corruption, ora a.. total Suhverfioazi of a--'
mong IISM",-A.I.t Waé thefe/ins,  ibelawful 

 

 

_ at the reafona of Gods judgments fromiaioutward
  Aeppoearances, that brought defolation aupionettrhofe.

once flo__ur_i{hi11g ghnrtbei of‘gAfi'iC:and A/i4." and

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who knows; elifthéy beolbfiinately PcrfiPc¢d“in,bu'cT*

they  be a_r1§ occafion lrlof Gaels‘ V1}-ejalzoz/lag 
Can_a'lcéf“ii(l<_fi’0m 118 a1f0. . “ ‘ A A A    
   And now is it not needful that every Cbriflian‘
fhouldflfe his utmofi endeavorufto [fill that Spirit
ofCb'7§tei2tianatl1atis gone forth among us ? Iseit

not needfulthat every Sorzlof Peace fhould bring

forne water to the quenching of our Flames .9  

   Let me therefore this day take A up St. ?auls exs- 
horotetion toyou ;, let me befeech you, let me con-{ll
jure you ;  there be any Conjblatloa 2772 Cbrzfl ,. A 

ran} Comfort of Love,‘  Fellowflip of tbe S]>z'i~a‘t,

if any {Barrels and Merczes, thaifnow at Iengt‘h1ay-. V

  ing afide all   é’vilf;?eakz'ng‘, 21;Ilvyarz7az2ce  

ahd emulation,   all needlefs ll Dlifputesaudll  ten- 
etions, you would unammouflyl joyn rogetl1erin ,

following afier tke t/aiags that make fir peace.

  And that my Exbortation may bethe more eefllefli-a  

fiualjto the purpofesll intendit 1”or,lI_%%fl1a1lpurfi1el
it; lFFi:«fl:by way of Direélioii ; «S‘eco7za’lylby way of
Motive. ll  I {hall reduce the Duty here enjoyned 7
of F0 llo wing   fbat make for peace   l
filareticalar Rules and I22/i‘a;zces, tlret you"l'rnl’1a§y know
whellgtlahto bedone by you if: A to the perfor.‘
u*1ance,r;,f”eoit:. M   1   L A ’  A A

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Engagez§zenis“ellla;j»rwe  0*lJligatiaws”*‘lthat_ lie upone I’J:s‘“tol“
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    A And both thefethings I [hall manage as near as
Ican withrefpeét to the prefentflate and pofiure of
Afliczgrstameong us -, and withal fhallalwziyes rememl...
bet that my bufinefs is not to iprefcribe Law: on
Rules to my Superior: for their Carriaigefiu thefe
matters, but only to reprefent the Duty that Cl1ri-
fiians of a private capaciyvi doowe to the Puelick,

_ and to one another.    i       
 =  fortheeFz'1_*/% thing,dWhich is, to direfiiaud in-A-i
flrufl you inthe perfotznance of this cluty offE2lloW-

  izzg tbe t/Jiizgstbczt me/ee forpeczce, you maybe plea?-
fedtotake.notice,That this Duty hathtatwofolcl
Objec‘.’t,~A;1cC0rCling to the two difiecent Relations
aficsl Capacities in which we are to be confideted ’;
to wit, ‘the C/azzrcb our Motbergand Particular C/airi...
fiicms our Bret/arerz. A In thefiiflfielation we ares
‘confidered has Subjefis; in the feconcz’ as Fellow-
C/arzfizezzs. With refpeét to theformer, the Peace
we are to purfue implies Obedience, and ‘Prefi3rva-- A

A tioriofCommzz72z'e72, in oppofition toe.S‘cl21f7z and Se-

  paraticm.V _\/Vith refpecft to thelcztter, it implies lmu..l.
tual Low and C/Jariity, in oppofition to” Qtdrireilsl
211"j1cl: Corztentibiis.  -   *        

~  A Mybufineis therefofe upon this flrfl hjvealcl is to

fhew whatcare the Pczrticzclczrs of~outi“‘~Dz"cty, wists»

are the means thatconduee to Teczce in both tl1rie17e’l

rerpeets.ee         M    i     

   And fir-P: of'allI begin iv/ithwhat is  erom use

i   to the C/azzrc/at in oriczler to ~'?eace,« as Peczcele=I‘tand“s in

cz1tradifiin€tion[ t;ol.S'cbzfi¢c; And tl:=1icsiilPointcI.fha1l»   ~
  Ct     » beg

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   ave no dif¢ui3‘»a” vary _fic€1ya   and very parti-

cularly  »b§cai1f¢% I fear we hay; gcgnerally many.

Nativmzs abcut‘ its andve£1t~1s a matwr *0?

fq;:hV-c;io;nfequence, ~tb3J~%I d9L1bf.n0t4 but the 1“ ight
tmderfteinding   of itiWe01u1% gq  gmatway to tlwe
C;¢rg—Qf (he fag;L@iz;iJ’i0n5 that afi1‘;6am0I1g us,  

  And? 1:1-1a4tMI my difcou1*fe with more cieamefs,

    a1f1d.m%ore evidence, I {hall delivcriwhatl have to
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V i irfl, ;11OC;ifEi1Ci Ends of it : T he_'Ends”lofCl1iureh«-

  Sobictyi are the more Solemn Wmflz} of God,   and

 tualf”0/fires,» an

the   Pu*bliecikI Profeflion ‘of our Rzalzgiqn , i and th.e
Mutual Edification one of another: Now how
th‘eFe can be in anytmeafure attained without all

fociatingiiliflgetheriniPn1Jlick lzflfliiznzblies, and mu--  

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withf one another cannot anyways beimagined.
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 ceivecl how Without this we can be made partakers

of the Benefits and Privileges that C /Jrzfl hath made
«over-to the Meméers of his C/Bzzrclv. For we are to

i confider that God hath to ordered the matter, and

        to A unite usithe

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Go/f>el,yl"uicl1 as Pardon ofsin, and the Grace
of the Holy Spirit, are not ordinarily conveyed

It us to immcdiatelyby God, but that there‘mufl:“

i‘n,tei*vc5_nethe‘ MinifiryiofM;e}2.. it i (Bods holy Word"
and Sacrzzrzzents are i the Channels 1n which they

are derived to us ; and Ybojfz towhom he hath

committed theMiniPc1:yl of fletonciliatiorz and the  

  lPoeer of 1:116 11’ eyes are the Hand: that  difiaience 4

them. eWe haveno promyiTeofSipi‘rit2zaZ Graces but

by theft means :. To that in order to‘ the partaking
of themthete~1san abfQlute- neceflity laid upon us

of jyining“ andscommunicating{witl1 the C /Jurcizt. ~

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£;b_Eh€’fCf mea.22s,”'butshat he a tin,   and  in foiirne  
saiifes.eonfer the enefits of them WIJ5h011t»the1n.:i

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V 0f'17De7fétntior2 ifor ‘~R‘elz'gz'o72  {of an uinjufii Ex...  

communication. :,f 011 any other “cafe  Where. C0fi1mu:—
nion with a true Vzfiéle Cbll3"Cbf1i3 {dCI11¢d to us.

But though God dpth aft extraordinaribé in extra»

orcfimzyjz cafes, [where thefe means cannot be had;

’ yet this doth notat aI1‘dimi”ni.fl1,imuchiIefé take 21?-

way the neceffity of making ufe of't}.2emwhen they

can be had.  ,

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P;ro}m]ition,iwe may by tl1edwaygather 1:hefet:wo

A things: Ionlyname tl1€m., W F 1:10wiMiiu%1j1tfl1jL1€{their
Pofitiozz ifi thatxnaintain thatfdll our Obligation to

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igrcgation, and an explicit ProinifeorIngaggmenvti

to joyn with itin Church Ordinances.

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on ma Church, iqrcommunioni with   any Society
0fC/9r*ifi.ia7zs.ii      Q     

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to M12 in sit/viiit/vie efia5lz§ mediNationa1

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with AtI1e; A Catholic}: Church«, as. I “have   
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vex-a1 Difiin&~C11um11es iIm1%the I’flace where We live.

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dilfilcult to be anfwerechf men would “come to it

‘w~itl1butVpallion and prejudice;        

  it"tlniu‘f’cebeaélmewledged, inltthe fii~RpI.ace, 

tl_1at%the C/Jmfcb mull, as all other Societies, be en-
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'Furthermorel it muft be granted, *lthat the WI;
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  red but‘uponltehléfetyvlo‘Suppofitionsl. Filrfi? That
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    othat from hencerit is plain,   inthe place,  
that :the   Clmirc/J hath power lfo” far to l refizrain the
  exereife ofzher Subjeéis Libertj, Aasi to oblige them
a to all fuch Laws, l Rules,’ Orders, and Ceremonies

  as She fl"1all.e{’cab1'iil:1if‘orthe moreaSo‘lémn,atRegu.—  

  lar, DeoentL,'and Convenient Adnuiniftration of
. #Relz'gieasA;j’eirs. And if it bequefcioneclewhether
her Appointments do indeed conduce to that end,

i rof'thaet~She her felf isto be the fudge ;   Her Mem-A

bets bein no f'artherconk:ern’d therein ii   thanone-r
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V be not repugnanttotheknown Laws of Goa’. This

 712;. the Performance of Gods Worfhip and Service
111 a clue and orcz'erly manner.  

Power the Claurcb 7 muftbe fuppofed to have, other.-
wife Shelwill not be enabled to make Provifionfor
the fir;~fi thing whereon her Welfare doth depend:

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Secondly, from hence alfo it is plain, that the
Church nnuli be filrnilhed with a Power tome! and

 determine Contreoverfies of Religion that: arife a-

 rnong»it$Meml2ers  that isto fay, togive fuchan
zjiut/Joritativedeelfion of them, as that all ‘Pnrtiest

are bound to acqiuiefce in it : for wlithouttliisllfhe

would be defeétive in the ficoml thing riegairecl to  

her Welfare and Preferaietion,   w'z_. Maintalnmg her
felfi11 G’eace and ‘Unity.    

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: hf Ending Cofztroverfles, which We af"CFib\eV‘*"iti0l*tl1‘e %

lfiurc/.7, doth r not imply any Aut/aoriztyiialeioiirer   »«0I1I‘l

f ,7m:2’gments  or that in viertue tl1ereof {he can ob»-

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an ob11gzu:~1%oz1 to tI1e~Laws”ofGod‘ Mant1eAcederIt ton

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rflifwlaat I have laid dom:1*sbe.**tru’e; %i.1:%.4%

cannot be; t1*ueAtha’c %‘U¢2fl:rz7ptural Impayitiarz: can 
aA wania ntabIf¢i4 *  offep;zrati0zz% .fi‘m; a C/mic/3 ;r V
%fuyp~pofinAg<th!at   ~zz*d.vcfr%Az]2tzz\rl be meztnt 

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ifi the ASc1*'iptureS.  ”For;‘the ~

thefe Wnflxjptural Impofitz'o2z54are ” either in them...
"   AV %%D2 {elves

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d  felves lqwf¥sl— to be done,t ornate lawfzzld’t.o-be done;

If they be inthernfelves u}2la1a2fu«l’atO«be done, then

they do not falld under that notionof ‘Unf&rz'pmraal-'

We here fpeak of; they are down-—right Sirzs,,aand'
fo either 1 particularly or tintthetgeneml for-btidӴitn'

hthensfcrijidtvtere”. a If they be in themfelves lawfz¢Ztd~be

done,“ thenit cannot be imagined how theirbeing

  commzirzdekl can make them.u2zltarvfuZe: So that in
this c‘afe«there 1s nofirz In ty1eld»1ng obed‘ie~nee to«

drawing out Commun Ion from   1t._

tI1e.C/aura/3, and confequently no canfea ofwisthg-t

N0.rfécrma’ly can it be true, that the ?Ch~utch re.~. A

quimng fibm us any c/ozdzhtful o_r fizf]{e6%’ez:z’praé’tices~-

  as Conditii1»semun1ton,b Is a jufi caufe
of Separation : for.wemuPc have at Ieafi as muelr

“Certainty of the wzlawfulrzefs of the aéfiorzs en joyned

a as we have ofour Obligation to the Au-tlzoriiy that V

enjdoyns V them, before we withdraw our Oéedience
to; it, otherwifekwe f”<i0% note proceedt A upon fafi=:~
grounds ; A but now M We are abfliluteeljt cemzirz that
God hath commanded us toobey them that have
the rule over nabs; be  :t«eare not certain tl1a.t the afizl

 

on: we here fpeak of are any where fiariddy him 

‘for if we Were, they would benolontgercloubtfzzlor
fit/jzeéted, they would be certain fins  fo that ifwe
willfllow the furef fide, asall Chriftians in thefe

  ‘cafes are  to o,w~e muft continue onr0z5eg-

 

([ie7Zd‘e}eW‘E‘%:tt0fitheif     A
dear}: oftl1elawfLiI;nefs oftherncommands.  

lather

“web, notwithftandin g weflz/jrecfiora

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Neither tbiirdlvcan it betrue,* that Error: in*a:

  Church as“ to matter of Doéirirzs, or Corrzzptio/was
. to matter of P-raiiice, [0 long as thofeErrorsancl

Corruptions are onelya fizfered, but notimpofed, can V

  e aefufficient caufe of Sepamtioizg the reafon is,
becaufe thefe things are not/irzs in-. us, f o long as
.we donor joy»nlwithithe Cbllffib in them. So that
fo long as we can Communicate with 3. Chart}: ,
  without either profefling her Erra:z*$,, ortpartalring
in herPera&iices, as‘in the-prefent— cafe it is
fuppofecliwea may do; fo long we,arelbound~upo11f

ltl1etPri72ciple a before, laid down not to flpanate‘

  4 from hen.  i . *

% Neither in tliefomtlvi and laft place, ié the en»-t.«

joying a more profitable Minzfiry, or livingunder
amore pure Dzfeiplirze in another Cburc/3, ajuft
caufe of forfalzieng the Commzmimolf that whereof’
we.:are-noWMem6ers.. The reafonl is, beicaufe We
are not to commit theleafi crime for the attaining
the greateft good in the World: Now it is a crime

to forfake the Communion of the C/mrc/9 whereof we .

are Members, Io long as her Commmziozzis »r:1ot_/i72-

  A fnl.  But theenjoiy of alefs profitable ‘Minifliy,

 oralefs pure ifeipIine.do.tl1.not makelher Com/m.e-~

zzion finfzel ; therefore the enijoymentiofa   more pro;

fi able  m a«. more pure’ zfeiplirze cannot
make 21 Sepczrd‘ti0?n:fi‘0mh€r lawful.       A

 .   The fift/Jand laftPro]2ofztz'a72.is, 7batst/.20ugb we

r   have a  caufe to refufii Commuvzion with the

Church w/Jereofwe are MCInbCl"SZifli.'.‘/ibfllflti?1‘flfl77C€$'-,

yet

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%;etA~ia2e~eam W ‘ifbmeefm-«e~%  procee WA /6; t'®ta«1 21 'SBpa.~  

r*ation; it as to efefir éw»€hurcI1es»i: zzf contm- %
,1yii7z:§iiar2% to it, 0rW*tAo:]W~cy/we wit/3* *Vv0fé" 't/Ja_»t-4(o;-  A
 ‘\ TI1e"%®reafi>n%% %is%c1€aI* fi‘.m*the' lCOregQgng-»PpigA&gj;

;;Ies ;"rm"zv.. b“e1ca+u4fe1. W26’ aivé bCUfid%f0~ oéey asfar as

_we can, a~ndAw=heirc*% we cannot to er. 3 A bus; at no

V.har71d% to diPcurbt’he Peace, on b1‘C3zk Ch€ 'Uz2i1y_of

’%:tI’1e~Cl2zz7*c£1.@          ¢ V  4  
 Though we . car1not?AcompIy Wiyth all that the
‘JC/Bzzrc/2 1‘C’9?}UiI’\‘3S%%A%Of‘1l«S,xwyéfti fi~i1~1'We n;m’Pvc“joy11AAwith
 Her in tliofe other things ‘whera we lawfully (:an,.; 
  Nay, tlmugh the 6/azzrc/5 fhould 1*equi1“Cth01~e
.:things as C'orza"z‘z‘—io:zs»of her Commuzziorz fo :I1acum..
  Llefi We confoa    net: at A all commu...
’ xnirzate her ; yret fi:ill~~%:tVherf e*isVv  P zz/e0Z>‘ga/gt.
;Bm‘e duefrom us : We muf’c fit flrill and 111361“, and

 

not make a‘ Rent“ in the Cburc/J bywfctting up one

flltar againftanther. 
W   This isA1iketI1
=**G0‘V7)ew~mm%72‘tV* in ~BoWe1sA0f‘t‘lw1S‘ta*te;    v V
 N0tI1V:Mi:%fmg can: jufiify fim>I1ad

 

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L g;emr4aI a. C 0 Vrrizptiazz‘ ‘of the “f/fiim‘/9  both   4oEfléi§"z

 

and ‘?ra5fice,* »=th’at tl1cSalmrifi  
.ALnicateh 

 

ith her is thercbiy..cn4angered?  Whiéh

eVfct:tiHL1La Mandi a.  A

 4   ;fC0'%W1C, fO«;, great am J

that" cb1i1m'u- .

though A  cndiitiim of tzhe V/Wefméers Q‘fth€%

.

ct. Idaré *fay& f'ew  

   

us will   %ev< tI1_é‘*:c»aaf~7@  them  thaQ:A’?comim 11.;  

fnicate with 

 

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yo -ethé   X ~tIe.<=1112w«$  thm: Deeutgy ;W§*0W?§  L  

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céiémofize MOW!    vofher  
Commuizmgz. eAI1Md»I aopel have noebeen fo ‘Zea-

»a

m

4 1;’ us for i)@4‘C5;@5%*§Q;eeh3«V€91366-“I1 at alleinjxwsious 

Trflutlv. ;  

    I 21m tconfideI‘1“edt MI» have  e«11~o:thaing.buete~whate 
very agreeable toeScripeture and .R»eafim%, 21nd =tI‘~lfi;:  

;fen‘feeeof‘ti1;1e Belt and Ancientefi: C/2rz:fliazzs.e And
lam certain  l1aV»e not intrenched upon any of
tehofe GTOJLI11dS~1JpO_I1 which our Anceflbrs pmceede-~
eéde to thc'"Q{efi9rz¢zzztz'ozz of .-R’«€\;li£.i072.a.II)1i%C):L1g us.   And

for mofi of the ‘things heredeleivered we i1aeVe211«I"o—

and moderate of our a'ifl?:uting~Bretkrm.

And now if after et,h_ie any»: e be   
indeed thefe kmd Qf‘d1fCOeL1l‘fCSe a%1*e; feldom verye

k accepta1_3le; a%1II%can~fay,‘ is, Izlris, «That the Trut/A95:

 

here C[C1lee€I‘CCl are real! y offoreat impoertancee: to;

eligiorz and the  ‘Pu])[ic Peace, that they ought not

  

I diffemblned pr fuppreffed , for any bad we-;

        
f  111% _     V‘    
C/Jrgfiians eottremzeee      

 

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And I1éreemybufin€,fs is to dire€f%.you to: ethe:

the fwfi’ra}ge0ffeveraIA, ‘andethofe the mop: learned A

ay emegegt =v§ritI1fi*omef(32rze mew;    A em: ase-
 them, Iheevé taken all   

4 Putjfliétf

<24)  

Purfizit oft/fiofiz things that makefl2r_Peace'; as raw

fignifies mutual Love and C/parity in oppofition to

Strifeand Bitternfi and Ciarztentionsv.

  The things that make f'or@’eace, ' in thnisifenlie are

more efpecially thefe that follow, whichl fl1a1lcle— %

liverabyway of Rules and Advices. y e    ~
A Thefirfl Rrulais‘ to dirftinguifh carefully between

:‘inatterseof«Fa'it¥:, and mattersieof Opinion; and as

to thefe latter,   tolhe willing that every one fhould

enjoy the liberty ofiudiging for hirnfelf.   _
This is one thing that would help very much to f

the extingnifhing of thofe unnatural Heats and
Animqfities, which have “long” been the Reproach of
»Chrif’tians. t   Wouldfet no greater value up.-

« on their Notibns andiilfljaiinioizs than they d deferve;

  Heart—burnings among us. l~But alafs   

vifithey would make a difirerenlce betweefi N7zecefl"ar}
points,-and tho-fe that are not fo 9 : and in thofel
‘things that are not 7zec~efl"mj', would not it rigo;
toufly tie up others to their meafiires, but would
allwtevery man to abound in his ownl’fenl"e, fo
long as the Clmrc/:es.Péace is not thereby inju‘red,,
we fhould not havefomanny bitter Qgarrels and

  

onewill frame oat Syfleme ofDivi:2it_y fhisown heath

and every puny  Notib72 of that Sjfieme muff be
  Cbfl/ifiliélbytllfi name of‘ an Artzcle o1”Faz't‘/3.;-:and

every many ‘that th   he juf’C as 4 he! dt”h,
muff Ptraightte a«Heretz'~c/1 fofta‘, ”oi_ngfo  How can
itibe;eixpe€ced butwe” mull: wrangle eternally? “ i

    

It

It were heartillytwblelwiflmeadl that C:llrlll:l3.fl§.'

would confiden, ,that tl1e’.eArtiele5 of“Faz‘tl/J, 't;l31ofe  
things thatGod_I1atl1 made‘.nlecefl’ary by everyone A

to be believed in order to his Salvétiojz, arel but
very few, and they aorelxnll of themlo plainelly and
clearly fet down in the Scripture, that ittis li*mpof—‘ 4
fible for any fincere honef’c-minded man to mifsof

the true  of them. lAnd they have furtherthisa  

Baldg 1:0 .dil’Cinguifl1 them ufi*om all otller wfrntbs,
thatthey have» an“immedijatel influence upon mene
L.l.’U€S,‘c1lCl1l"lC(C.l? Tendency to make men Better;

whereas rnlofl of thofe things thatmake the lmatter

of our Controverfies, F and about which we make
l"uch4a noife and clamour ,7 and for whichwe fo
bitterly cenfure and anathematize one another,‘
a-1‘€‘;q,‘_'-litgl of anotllcl“ A nature A: They are‘lneitl1erf_o
lclearlfir A revealed orpropozmcfedlin tl1e:.Scripture, but

thzxt elv en good men througl1.otl»1e great cli flerence of

tlr1'e.ir.Part”s., Learning ., 21f1(ZlEClLICa_ElOf1 may after

V 80 that it 

their be{‘tenc:lcavou.rs vary in their fentiments '21-»
  ghe~1ru Nor do tl1ey.at all concern a C/arwiarza
 bu jltiaftfifs ofgpure vzotio/2 andfl2ecm’zzti07zl.*
  reafon be pretended-

   2

       

ltl1ateel«tl;ey are pomts upon which Menfsw Salwtiorz-4

  A doth~     It cannot: be y\ thouglltx  Goa’ 

flakes concerning} 

holds thellfigllt oruthle   wrong fide 

  
 

 

be oflen        Ignorance   
be 21 Good tel.-fleavenl 

ltlellllznaetters ;

 
 
 

4  :f10:»t, ifa 4   :
%§elt:l1e1?l he  

for Godsblfakle why. fhouulfcl   we %be;l-with   any A  

E one

    

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I ‘  0

   0PifiiflS%4t 350115 them ” tfian;  
we havei?*  {Mould not rather p%eq-mi%tm@n%

toufcthcir Avndeaflandings as Well as they can, and

  ‘Where tI1cy4fi1iLftl1e¢7mt/9:tAodbearwith them, as;

 him [elf twiI:h.o4u%t*uéf’ciam1wi11%?;V then by ffimckg

ling for  gvcry%mimp*ertin*ent u11ne~Ceéi'ét‘ry?Trzzt/3 dé.g.
fl7¢‘2'z.2f}f that AoughtV~

firroythat, Peflcei, and Love, and
t'}0be amongf/;7rijZia7zs . 4   % %

 "i;*é;’.I?'}l,VéT   feco;nd§ thinigl wi11d%recm1nend , is“a

great fim;glzcz' %.gm*dA  ¢ of [z2te:2“{tAm2%AV in the p 
fuit %of7rzzt/3 ;4%‘2ind at nA”I1and to leftpafl20n=~orV 1'22.»

tgr1e:ff;Aoranyfl2'Zf-erza’ be ;ingj~edAient 1114130 our ‘Q’{e.,"
 AM       %  A %   A  ‘
       A 

 

  V Vin-or;   mre» com d uce

 

%moting of Peace. F oiriit is eafie to obferve tha.t'it

15 not always a pure concermamnt for the Truth;_
yin thepoints 1n.Contmverfie, VtbatAmakes  f zjeaa%%

Ions, fO,,fi€I‘C€~

 

* d foob» A i11ate:«i7n-» our DifpL1tes for‘

0.1fag;;ainfttl1~em ;  but fomething of  that is.

0nely~th§ %Mzzsk and rPmz‘ezzcew., {me By.-ma’sVEla2tt
 be, 4  ,       

     

5  J1-ave eit%11énA Aemgaied   

%}%¥j;,  

 
 

  W6 l1%a?*€m.m%keVn% ‘up an""01pinion 
        

   

24nd

 .m»e difcvmf   7 thafi  itiV?Wo1:45ld  the pFOu._,,

%   se«zglg¢~z§~I72fm that W36’ 
  t!'!'@»;£‘C“d,*..M”W11 be “carri‘“edi om.   V  A   1%
_ A . A E ‘S  to» fofme-s
 (1 f0» its Ir1te1*:es rlghzzmor Wrong muff 
   appeare§i%:i?nV  V?t1ie#~fa;:;;
  vou1xo4f1tA,,i .amd*wfmMw3 ; our own Vmcdvt oth Aobm

1; us to  9:17 we hav«e received f"OLrYI.e /*2
        f  

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it »iaiAdYC1“fai§i¢S. Or oi‘1%t»:1S     iar1~&;ad—
*vaaI1tag»€ wtha~t~ thfii   D1"fiQireini‘Céi3 us   be  

 

kept afoot}; or we%»defi1'e to gétaoaursfealvics a xmmie

by fame great   Ate/aieaazeats in tlic Nobltb iisaime
~ofCa¢ztr-0?oerfies ; or we arcapoflefiied W;1th»a*:fp1r1ta  
iii?01°‘«Ciontrad1€t1on ; tor we d€i1g‘ht‘1'I1Noveitieéjflil‘

Welovoto befingtliar. A   ‘I 4 .V
V iThefe are .theaithi,I1gs that too of"ite1”1ibthgive
birth to our Controverfics,‘ and ialfo 4 nourifliaand
foment thorn,     A  A    
If   Wet would but caft thefie Beams out of our
~eyes., we fhould both fee more clearly," andcertaim
Iy live more peaceably. But wIiiIef’twepurfi1e aaflz

and fi2r1a’zT;!’ em/5 under the pretfinceb ofmoaiintaininig ”

frat/3, we  ailwgiaao   be in ié6~W'7i077-,{ and in
wnterztiozz.    i   * A

' A Lot usthereforke quitoL1r”fcéIv«es of aIItouir"t1pite-

tpoiieiiins ; let us mottify a1l;0u.t ‘Pride and Vaizz...
glam, our Pa/fiozz arid Emulation, our Covetaufizefi

  andfieveage ; and biting nothing in the world to

our flebatas about Religion but oneiy tlmopnré lavé
of rail:  and  3ot;1r«CAo11ttoverficsuwlll not be»

fl!
,\

 

fo long‘; and they will be more caImiy:‘"ond peaiciiaa

ably manaiged, and they will redou to the 
tor good of~alIiiaP;afties.i            ’   

 

   And this I d fay ifutitheavto encouiraige ayou
to labour aftgevt thistcmipor of mind, Thatiahc: that
comes thusi qualifiefl to “th€.PEU(Ziy“iif*(R€Zigf072;5‘i
though he may not have the Iuck%at17Ways to light

1332 %   on

      (28)

  don’ the tifrui"/*2", A yet with all‘ his errors he theyfl“ what“

they willed, het is more tacceptable to God than the

A Manthathath~ Tmt/Jon his fide; 5 ye: takes it up
n ormaintains 1t to ferveh a turn.~ Hethat heheves

on Fa//élvooa’, afteaihe hath ufed“I1ihs-fincere endea- A

vours *th find the 732::/2, is not’ha1fTo mucha Hét.

o r.itiC1(= as he thatprofeifeth a dfrzztb out of'E'z/2’! Prim.

tiples, and proflituteth it toturzrvort/’9y ém2’s'. 4

d Thetthird RuIeis=, Neverttot quarrel‘ about
Words and tPbrafis, but fotlong has other men mean
much What the fame that we do, let us» be content
though ‘theyzhave no~t”the luck to exprefs them-2.
{elves fowell. ‘ t V A A   1”‘ A A    
A    do :;    to-tpafs, Whether
  =é.rg%1*1 ‘toohmuicI1 heat and eatgemefs~tfdifpucimg.,$

that We do not mind one anothers Senfet; or, whe...

   

therthrough too much love to our own manner.

0f“7/.7z'n1(iflg or Speaking, thatwe will not tendsnte
2L1’1:~thing butwhat is conveyed ;to; us in our own
Mei‘/3oc2{s— :~But, rea.lI*y., it ofien happens A that mofi:
hitter Qgarrelsedto Commence, not fo much from
the difierentflenfie of the contending“ Parties, con-
eerning ‘ the: things they contend   abotltl, 
 d ifierent Terms expreffing A mime ” enjé, and

  

%ht11edifi'ergent Gromzds they proceed upon,   or ?Ar-4*  

glli7Z€I2l'5C«hCy1T1’dh€ ufe offotth-e proofof it.  

 For my‘ t;bteIiev“e that ft] trsteis the  
Cafe oflevetal asfthofe Dgflzutes, , in Wh71chwedPrt A
teflajzts doofienettttkgage at thlstday  do not:

 

M wtide

,‘Y"i:I1r any‘ POiT1tSe our Dtifleermtces ate nearfoa.

 3.9 ) 4
iwidfe as tficyr aeré fometimes re . Fofcn t_6d’~,p but~ _that
they might eafily be made up W1 «  a little allowiiance  

 to mens Ffifds and?/2rafés,randtI1e idifFerenté~Mee...
tlaods ofideducingtheir Not1~onsj._  r A

It  be perhaps no hard matters tomake_ir

this aptiear in thofe tforztrozzet/its that "are T o much  

agitated amiorig usconcerning Faét/9 andi}'uflzfic.q....
  tiorz, and the zzeceflity ofgeod wsrk_s- T0p5'aly(1tz'072,  
and Impnitea’ Rigbtteotufnejfs, ' and the dtfllwerzce 5£’- r
~tweenVirtue and Grace; withfome others, if‘ this

werea ti.tp1acéfor~ it. p[The c:1ifl'"erenceethar<t isau.
mong us as to thefe Points is A poflibl y not rnuch
greater than this, that Tome men; in thefemzitters
fpeavk more clearly zindfiullyg others more imper.
feéily and obfcurely. Some men convey «-ti1€il'-ffinfé

in plainand proper words ;_ others deiightiiin Mei
itz2}‘27'9'ors., and do~*pe‘rh~ps too far eXten.d"the Figu»-X

ratizxe expreflion-3 ofS‘crz'p‘turei : Some rea-fonamore

c~1ofeiytand“t1pon moreroertaiin Priftcziplés ~others V

poflibly may proceed uponweakeitgroundsg and
mg/Zzpplyed Texts of Scriptuxeand difcoizrfei more

v

lo'ofely.~ But both Parties (efpeciaily thernore

moderate ofr»boti1~iiIfe2;oemri»tto:~dtrivetatmuichtwhat‘ the A

famep  «, tfihougii»   d_5ifii§1“»e1at 'Wé'tyeS‘«% 4',  as apuiipi
pears from this , that be-1-ngtwnterrogated 
ceming the »C'oz:]éque2zces of their {everal Opinions;

they «gene1%a11}’%1p%greep1“:nt admitmmg’ or  the 

fatme.~                   -    
4 .   ut fourthly, antlieri thting that iioulmahet
for pteace' is this;   Never to chargeiupon men the

A A A   ' Cor/fé.-1»

 

  

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  Caféfequenaes re Ofiifliém e :¢<‘«:z ¢xpa*eTfly

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  em  anottxer e:1a:»ng1aaa:1«aom %  e»t”mdAeo  

Widen our‘ Diflerencesa and to exazfperate «mens

..e.fpirits one agaeinft another; when llavipg exalin.
-edfo   Willa”  of a   M4725 0re1’mye0fe Wenee, and
 fi~n“cl1“n  very grezilz a/aflzm/ztzeeseeeapd ev1»1¢confi2quge7zce;

~~;nece{T;;1rifyeto flow flrom It, weprefently throw all
thofe into the  of them that hold the Opizziorz,

eezrsif theyecouldnotewntheoyge, but they mufine-.
. cefTar1i.=y;Wn the at/oer : whexéeas indeed themen

»*?weth11s charge, may befo inriocentinethis mattere,

eethatthey   do no; m~eethe1eaf’c dream aoffuch Corzfe...

 Q1‘    Elm  swou-1d be f0e1‘3U:efr0In

  »~amz2imge§heme,e%e ablwelp  izzforz for
»:their fakes. V A

L  e '1“ 0 gieveyou an iI1fianceOr two in this matter:
fltis  D¢0&1";111 ma1nta1ne6d;by fomeea ’That Gods I?!/«ilk!

_   e T:  God weills it. e 7I?hfe~thdat are c”Q~n-
ecernecitoeeoppofe this Dofirln do contend that if

this Doéi‘riz2 ebeetrue, eitwil;l_neqe‘fl"ari1y4followmetluat

    can Iiraavfi 2111:)? écerfmintyf ofethe  

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ture. «iCiranting ;nC)w E1123: by jufl; cQnf<§,.,
~~quenceee made out, yet I dare ‘lay e_.thofeAthatehoIcI

ethé   be V.€1‘y a1;1gr[e

  

gdod reafon fo :6 be, if they were told tI1at,the;  
   emf; I10 Arie: rm» Prirzciles’

 

 

    
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 eethas&‘:'e*eEl17eay ‘M1214: With?   

tive evi.den.ce emakeee~eo»ut,~ that the Dor§?ri7z5Ve“o&‘.';G%es 4

irrejjveéiive Deerees doth iniets Confeq uences om.
rlxrow tI’1eeweh1re: G;0fl7:€l, that lt.“e‘d’O—t11,Ad€‘flZi§Oy .the

1,

n»atL11‘C.O%flR€WflWdS and   eI;z7A2zflv:¢2e‘72tse, ~cLf1»ti@ A the 
.S?i72m2s.m mans Endeavere after   vexrtue ;» makes‘
  a11,Laws, Prmifies, eEx/aortatzonseeeperfeéfly Idle and‘

infigneifiwcante things ; and   rendersGr!od.the mofir
zz,22Z0*z/461)!  B eifige ;;1r1 'theeWor1d.: * A owe  ebfing 2111

this to-~e truMe;,   yet itwould be 2.“ A mfi:AvuIijufi’. eiid “

m1”Cl1ari1:ab1e theing to affirm of any that” believe

1:h2ttDofirier1 (many of whome are certainly pious»
and t good  D that they do  ma?I.11ta:eimezijnvye   _(='u‘cI1e e

impiousand bIa‘fpI1€emous Opii1ié>:ns as tho‘feee.;tI13;:E*

areenow mentioned.

 Thee {um ef'32.1’1A.iS“g= etI1at a" mzmmay believe as

 

  Jghtbeleievaez all that :f1lo~*ws fi‘om *

1::  neot,:e4;eut* etha t alie. the  fL"o.rh" 
tiorzr areee eqL1aIIy trLI)ea’W»r;\:vg' andt euaellye  cred"ieb1e- With‘

the Propofltzjozz fi*omVwE1ence theyieare deduced: But

33 man may 311012 ‘V I0 clwly fee ethromi*ghf»t4i1:e Prapeo/z'e.¢e
170,72 3: s. to; dietheat *efluch:2 afifeqwenefee  

deducible from it eSg;;Ekx5atwAem'ane;.m-,:p1§‘ea;

 

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Che Fgc V ‘then'1 upon hirri fu’n”1efshe5 geexipliéeitiy 7&w11.:

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nets 'tnak<ite {Q grieaetie efeg,  ‘Ewen: *
“and.VHeter0daxi.es Iilaeie  rai1:1eHe aniong ‘ us«§ppear'   fa»
nuonflrous and cxtrava@g.ax41t ;*l‘yaI1& w~eee»*leiy“V{’0u_Id fpeé1‘:e~
a ,grea.tm2mye ha1“d. wor*ds%e.ean%d_odei¢:e0e emesappelleatiozmsg,

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V “ » -W‘, war‘

which   we V n<3Wtto»o ~prodigaI‘1y"befiEow: etudjjon ‘~t.l:Lo{é

that difl”erttfi*omus.t A A   A At  At   A   4 A
 __j‘(Ihe'fifth Rule Is, to aftraét mens Perfl)nsfr0m
their Ogbtgzions ; tandt In examtnmg ‘or‘oppofingt¢bgg,,

tnvetvertto makeanyteffleftions upon tbdfle'. 

  This~i*s.;atthi1’1tgTo hVigl1Iyreafontab1e%, that me.
tI1i.nksd*n0~p‘tetender to ingenuity fhould ever need
to be Called upen. to vobfi-zrvete it. A For it feems very
abfurd and ridiculous inany >  meddle
with ;tl1at,t ~that. nothindgccmcernts the Qzefliorzt But
twhattdo Pei:/bnai Rqdefiioizs concernttthe Caztjé of
Religion P what ever it maytt be to the Reputatioizof

d dopizzion, lamfi1tei'tistnothi.tng.tto thetlfruib d

 

tit»; t.«tl:1tatJ ch;  §tttnan~i‘h»01 <33 di’5-  1
And “truly if m

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en would; I.ea,ve etdh:idtstttimpertdi—

d nence we might hopetfbrt better iifue of out Re-.

:i @968 ; and hee;a1*t§:bi1rni"eiigts; : 1: e

1111 g the 5a0ré,::“d~ét

Zigiozw Deéates  but whileftmen will f‘0rfake_tI1e
Iwerits .t 01°*t~tI%1e .Cd1t]é,— and tunmanly fall, to nailttmgi
atlldd difpaFagindMene 1?erf0ns.,..;t.andt fcmping toge-

{h€§I"3.U1'hCti;H t11.art can be, fai d of At tH§em;,.%hey. blow  

13116 Ceale Qf ,.CQnte,I:1ti~on,e they {'0' imbitter and en:

V611 Cm:  mntkles into incurable

 

4  'iI?,hI'i{\H3hS would C10,; wellgto confidergthat thefe
mean arts ofcxpofing Mens Per/b72s—to difcredit”
their    ;1revery.n1uchV :.1mwo'rt1f1y»::th‘e zg...
flilfj? of  mo  :of, 1%ttt¥>tm;is~fecom*-

 

they ‘Con.§;And.tAb}Ct‘iE%I«vdficSa.l:qVV Caufc flcatzidse in

needofthen1.b ut fmeheandt;%onee stextdredmcly bafied
  A   - and

3;
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Ianéideiig ereatf-'  and even tI1:enAethey are tii1ei"i*w'oi?fi:  
A1*ge§,g«ments eheworld ietiiefiippiortiit: eF.ori quick»... A
ifighned Amen we-iilieafily fee«~tht5eugIa: the*DuFti:we   en-
deavourw fi3i=f€,;;eniditl1ofe that are duller will be

  apt to ifL11f1€& ifr0"m;0uri ‘being for angryaznd {wan

=P’ifl1aTithaCeeW€hav€i"i3utiabadi*matte1* ca *miamageei-  

‘A _We  confide!‘ that Mans :'fP€if/572$ ‘alte *eie;z2~ii>
credthiflgfia that What ever 7p0WeirTW’e ehm to judg
of their Opinions, we have no authori+1:yt‘0 "iiltgior
«cenfure Zbem.   That.to br»i*ng ifbem upon the Stage,«
..an,dV there mmw dirt them is highly rude and
-tmcivilg ar1da5nviafi"r~ont toHumazz~Society, and the

 

i mo£’c con tmriyii thing in the world to C /arzfiimz; Chu-
wri_t}5wl11eh is fofar from enduring Reeproaches an

Eviiltifpeaking, thatitoebliges us tocoveras much

 

.  iiallitilxe   and evsenthe very Izm’£fl're—

  rtimazeffl ~ 

  as well 215 your Headsbii

  

 and 1211’: thing Lflaall recommendeito
you as anilixpeeeiieent of ‘Peace, is a vigorous pur...
fuitof ~H0litzefs.      5 "      ‘ A    

. V Do butferiioufly let your‘ {elves to be goon’: D0
but get your«Heart$ deeply .affe&ed with Reléigijon.
id  thezre  Ino ifear

 

’ bUt'§7Hr Will be all the Sons affiieace.  Li

  T e imaiyitalki what weiiwill giiieiulzziiteally it: isiicmr‘
not    4   makes us  
ientiozaws and  is pueaziauaiiiéwi   air is my
 of £he*:Di22izzeeL'ee~ e Uhatim.a:1re.sius    of   
euiation 1  and   Con   iveirfie  was   Wt bi: Ce
finnliy rooted in us, thefe.eWeed§   and‘E;1c_cr¢€fl‘e7zcie.cF

 
     

 

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'of_Religi0nlwou'l?pref'em:ly  tip Azindiwlitllefi ; l~w~e~  

ihould loath any lonjger Ftloi flee upon fiiCll1~Hzl5ks5~

. afierwelonce cametohavefiReli=fl1oftha‘tlBieaa/,;l g

   Ah  how little   fatisfafiion can all 011 r lplr‘ectyw
Noticmsl. and finelpunl Corztroverfies   yxeld; to 3;  lggyu 1;
that tpulyghuxlgerls e and tl11rfl:‘s after R1gl1teoul"nell*s~?~

lHo”w5pietifi1lIyflatlyandinfipidly will they -taflc, in

lcomparzllbn. of the ‘Divine Entlertainnxentsl 0ftl1”e~~

Spiritual‘ Life;

. .l Weree we bu~t~llfériaufly < t'ake11l up with ~tli~e-

£W‘21flLQv3Y .*€Qp«, all 

Suéflantials bf‘: our (Religion, awe lhould lnotl have
leilure M for the Talking‘ Diyjmting Dilvinizy ; we
fhould have lllgrealterg  meattersl  to itakew up llomg
Tho   ‘ mble Argl1vm.enEs wto 

 

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171llll1:i(9)711’tO;1;1I‘lll"l[C().l]I‘fEfS.l Se lfdnlglllas we l coul& bu f i

our {elves inworlrimgl out O1JI‘5»la[zIati07z5~ andlfur..e
tl1e1“mg the Salvation ofothers, We flrould tl1»~i‘ln;k~l~lit~

Emit 3 mean Elnploymeimt to  lpend our time 

fling  Nets? fol? t;helca"t(:l1in~glof« Flzles.le l A
  V Beficles this 131'?/irze Life, if it 011¢elt0eI{ place
 us; would-« ffraxigely. dzilate alnhcl; enll’arge~ our

Wide «ml. the »   V i l

  
 

milk lllus pLpen.6t1r azrlm  j
on; itwould perfellglr  W   v‘ A A hat: Pee;
VAl»,l}1I1€_l’l»3lfl.fld_'SO.WI'fl€f§,l:é.T1d)7PCI11lIvI3lOl.lfl'l€l§ offirit
lwllllicl-1"_lll’$V€l%@1Q,i5,:tQllofifimgv  flgrlafil by :bei.t1lgl:,ald*di&ed%
 &:*ll5€_&5:e23lr&%Clfilf§zVOJ;1ld  Swlelc‘Ea;llamm  “    ll 
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 tlae-.;S‘z2pery’c“rz7‘112ti072 bffithei“ lHdly‘5}'efzz}3lgsgwoultleé need r

no other Commendatories t;o'our“ Afl’eé’cion,l but;

"A would u"pon—-that alone lacceunt beinfinitelly clear

and pretious to us.

 '  l ILlet“*§11s¢l~éllm:l1enefore ea rnéfislye. contend lzfflerthisle» L

Divine Pri'ncipleef‘Ho[izzg]§;A let us bringedownle

lfleligiorzl from : our: Hem:/s.tO«~elou~rl Hearts ; fi‘om% Spe-- -
eculatlon to Pr/aEl1ce : Let us make  ourflbufilnefsee

heaetily to Llove~»Geoc:l*aencl do.»hi~sA w*il:l, and ..tlaen;we

‘may hope to»2l"cee~fPeczre«lir1"ou-relays.           
    Th". ,th1s 4 that that will rlellore-totl1e%World7t=

.the:~ Golden Age of‘ ’

 

  M     A V V    imitiwzC/Jfliizzzziigzgllliwhenthew
Love a-11d7}’i2ity of1:l1e Difciiples Ql'.‘;:J6l:US» was lb 

ecejnfpilcuo'us— ancl rei1m1*lmble~[lc:hat   it  became into»

 a««lP%‘r0wer5,5 iS*lee bpm ftbe C/hiriflimzslelozvel one azzot/ms. 
Vie ,‘ ; lee-: Ls l ‘tlalaltza tl:1a,t§w1ll l bmng in thee Accom- L
pliflunent of all thofell llglor1‘1usll.Pro;f1ifese~.of ll (Peace V

 and Zfdnguilliyz   ;maclel;t0eel14i sl«C}Ju2*~c/3:
Then" {hall the ClW:Cl§el1lW.ll!h~- the Lamb, A and ltlle A
Leopard lie down with the Kid : Then lhall nlotr“

A E12/ar;iime1av7;vl*ll Eiulu/aw«b;.*. non lylm/9 vexalfipbrailmgbut 

we £ha.ll  ulr»n";.:;e.u‘r% z5‘mi:*a’.s'.»: ;§i;mO’.§.r1l’l0lM‘,_rgL[9ufZ:Zflr€lT.%, anda;
our Spears Into Pruflj@¢i70.kS‘3q "ahdl,tl1er«e will be:
no more confumxnlg or clcivouringinall Gods Holwv

Mountain.»...

I lhouldl new proceecl to tlle fecon'lelGe”nera1.l;
Point in my propofecl Method of handling, tI1wis+«

  lie-xt ;_ viz“. ‘ To fer before you thevery great ~<Ez2~..~»~

gegemezzt.s>»r

(375 )

 and Abligafioézs wey-hav;.e ~upon :us~~to   F1.‘ %
low 21 mt  _  that «for PéI&Ce#44;4 -aI_A1:»

,2.‘ ‘FIfOm.Ch¢;gl';C‘3-t 4Weightsthe§9cripmre .Iay%sV%upon
  thiS47JW£t)'V- V M %   V      " A    

 From the greAat'l7nreafozza 5Z¢z12e/3 ~of; ourTRc--.

 ligious :§Difl}srence5.   

 ¢Er%omA%tl1cwveryjev-il \ Corzfégmeizces .t%hat 

them .3 as r~1.»In thatthtzy areA.great Hinderzinu  

m;ces~of:.agood VLife;% A 2. They are veryperni-
%;ci‘ousfAto.the Cim’l P’earae%9fthe State. 3. They
,aTrc: ;.  A f   Q;l1}S; ‘£0 Clorifcianityfl in
§7nemI. A And  and1a£’tly,d Very dgangerou-s4
to the Frotefitmtfictligion, as giving too ma».

       
 

ny advantages, and too much Cncour3g€m€n£« V

  torzhc ‘Fmfiors of thc  rzqy.    A W‘

    ‘at I ha..vie1;I .* faar mready   Afidfc the Limits

zémf 21 ’Ser*m07z,   and tha1*cf0r&V£hiaIl%  no   mre.

     

      

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A ia?erfiafldi*be   sfi» tZzelo7alg.fm,.»P»*cé5e~
  * fare they be bzfdfiwm     A %

 

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