Css) their own, as that no man muff have any other or better Paftor that they will choofe for him ; and that all mans duty, to care for his Salvation, and all the judgment of the Church of Chrtft, from the 4poftles dayes, till a few hundred years agoe, , fhould wholly give place to the pretended right of anyfellow that can buy an Ad- vow(on or.Prefentation : And it were to be wmfbt that it were whol- ly taken from them, And left to the Clergy and People alone ; the Magiftrate beine yudge whom he will Approve or Tolerate. -Put there is no hie that Patrons will let go theirfuppoled right, if an Angel from Heaven fhould fpe4 againft it. ; but in all rea- fon they Mouldgrant the Communicants that fmall confequent Vote of Content or - .Diffent, that you pleaded for ; but if they will rut do that, they fhould give them leave too to another Pazifh, or to choofe a Tolerated Paftor whom they will maintain. But men are fo Teton their own ways, that they banifh allfenfe of others cafe, and of what conduceth to the common good. M. We can but bring the truth to light, and Phew a felf- wounding people the Balfam that molt heal them, and fray. till Göd will give them a heart to ufe it. b.. But you are;fo careful, not to offend them by motioning too wide. a Toleration, that I doubt it will do little good. For, 1._ tome will temple force of the Subfcriptions, or Oaths, which, you grant , fhall be impofed on them. z. If all the Tolerated muft be refponfible,for their - DoEtrine and Miniftration, it's two to one, but the Rulers to whom they mutt giare account, will be fo te contrary to them, that theywill have no peace orfafety. M. How would you have thefe dangers and inconveniences be avoided ? An unlimitted Toleration of the Intolerable, is it fell Intolerable, and you can devife no fafer limitation. The engagements which they are to take, tell you the Terms of Toleration and ifmen will Preach againft thofe Terms, that is > againth the Chriltian' Faith, or the Holy Scripture, or their Allegiance to the King ; or if they ufe their Meetings, to deftroy Love and Peace, they ought to be reftrained ; and there are lower punilhments than depriving them of their To- leration> which are for lower faults. z. But if Rulers will opprefs,we cannot help that, and mutt not therefore be .ungc a. Nerved. L 1 a CHAP..
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