282 you alter your opinions and praCtife in meer op- pofition toone another; and to take up and lay down as the two ends of the ballance move, which mutt be contrary to eachother. Secondly, that you truly underf}and what intereft inch zealous perfons as your felves had in thofe opinions, farms and praetifes at the firff, that if you will avoid them tortoise mens fake, you may th ink the better of them for other mens P fo far as to bring you to force impartiality. Thirdly that you fafpea that zeal in your felves, which you think fo much mfcarried in your anceflors. Y do not take all that I have mentioned forfu- perflition, but I Phew you the circulation which zeal, and formality and malignity make, both in things warrantable and unwarrantable. But efpecially take heedof that which is true fe per(tition indeed : By which here I mean , the mating ofany nayparts of Religion to ourfelves, and fathering themupon God , -who never made them. Of this there are two forts, Poficive and Nega- tive When we fallly fay,This is aDttty commanded by God ; or whenwe falfly fay,7häi is a fin forbid- lien by Ço4. Take heed of both. I do not (peakhere of doingor not-doing the fame things upon any o- ther account (as humane duties, or meer conve- niences or the like) but as they are falfly pre- tended to be Divine. For firth, this is properly a belying ofGod, and that adding to his word (whetherprecepts orprohi- bitions ) which he hash fo firicaly forbidden us. jer. 5. i t. Dent. 12, 3 2 . Secondly. , it debafetb Religion objec`;tively con-
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