lo The Preface. England wouldbe content to yield you this : But what if there befame that are not ofyour mindconcerning the flared Preftdency whichyou defire ? will you therefore unchari- tably refufe communion with them ? fo would not your Leaders ! In this thereforeyouwillforfake them, andfor- fake many holy churches ofChrift, andforfake charity, and Chrift himfelf that teachethyou another le(fon. Will it not contentyou that you have freedom your [elves to do that whichfeemeth belt inyour own eyes, unlefs allothers be of your opinion ? But perhaps you will fay that you havenot Libertyyour felves to prac?i[e according to this yourjndgemerlt. Towhich I anfiver, t. Tour Brethren ofthe Ufrtini(tery have not the power of theSword,and thereforedo neither deny you Liber- ty,nor cangive it you: It is the Magifirates work. Andwill you [eparate from us for other mensdoings? For thatyou haveno rationalpretence. If you knowof any thatperfwade Magi(irates to reflrain your Liberty , thats' nothing to others : Cenfure none but thofe that you know to be guilty. 2. 1 never knew that you were deprived of the Liberty of exercifing fuck an Epi¡copacy as the forementioned Bithopsdo defire. 1 do not believe you could be hindered, andwe that are your neighbours never hear ofit. 1 know not ofeither Law or Execution againfi you If you think that the claafe in the Covenant, or the ordinance againfl Prelacy, or the late Advice that excepts Prelacy from Liberty, are any refiraint to you, I think you are much miflaken. It is only the lateframeof Prelacy it flood by Law, exercifedby Archbi/hops, Bithops, Deans, Chan- cellors, &c. and that byforce upon diffenters, that is taken downs Tou have net Liberty to force any by corporal pu- nïfhment to your obedience: But you have full Liberty (for ought that ever 1 heard) to exercife themeer Epifcopa-. cy defired by Hall, Lifher, and filch like, on all that are of
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