-274 Me rimy to Union. The fpeech being ended the hearers derided it, and made a Law for Unity to detiroy it, and fet every man on hating and fighting againft his neighbour, to make all one. It is very deferable that all Chriftians were perfeel: in knowledge, gifts and graces, and con- fequently that there were no different opinions, nor no different forms or modes of worship ; but that all were equal to the wifell, and to the mofi fober, pious, zealous and fincere, But if a Law be made that none Thal be endured in any King- dome, that are not of this temperament and na- ture , the fubje&s of all Princes may foon be numbered. Set Parents, Schoolmaflers and Mi- ni f ers at work to make men wifer, and drive them on diligence in their duty, and reftrain men from- hindering them , and from intollerable rvickednefs and fin , and patiently expect the fuccefs of this : And rehat this will not do expeít not, And I intreat the Separatifis who will think this doetrine of forbearance grati eth them.', to obferve that I fpeak all this to them as well as to lMlogiftrates. I told you that there is a Church- perfecretion and a Church- forbearance, as well as a' Civil. If Chril will have Ma,iflrates frobear the weak, he will have you forbear them ; and not lay, we will Lave no Communion with thole that pray by filch Forms and Liturgies, or that ufe fuch a Ccre- mony, or are not of our own opinions : Read Rory. j 4. and 15. and you will fee that it was a Church-for- bearancetowards one another, and a Receivingdif- fenters to Chritlian communion (even as Chrtft receiveth us for all our weakr.efles) whichPaul there pieadeth for, and not only a forbearance of
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