C34g) §. 19. 5. One other witnefs ofthe Presbyterians readinefs to accommodate on thefe terms, thall give, andnomore, and that is Mr. Richard Vines, a man that was mutt eminent for this ma- nagement of the Presbyterian caufe in the Affembly, and at Vx- bridge Treaty, and in the Iile of Wight ; the Pap:rs there pre.. fented to the King are to be feen in Print. When we did let up our Affociation in this County,I purpofing to donothingwith- outadvife, and deuigning a hearty clofure of all lober Godly men , Epifcopal, Presbyterian, Congregational and .,raffian did confult firft about it by Letters with Mr. Vines, and in his anfwer to mine, he approved of the defign, and thought our diftance very fmall, and yielded to a fixed Prefidency though not to a Negative voice : ( which I would have none forced to.) Becaufe theyare too long to put into this fe&ion,I will adjoyn that partof his Letter that concerns this fubjeâ, prefixing one that went next before it againft the felling of the Church la.nds,that the Bifhops may fee how little fuch men as he con- fented to it or l,ked it ; and may take heedof charging them with Sacriledge. Ç. zo. Laftl y theEraffians are known tobe for Epifcopacy it fell, fo be it, it come in by the power of the Magiftrate. And that nothing propofed croffeth the Principlesofthe Cengregatiá nRll rnen, .I have fh wedbefore: But whether really we fhall have their confent to a Peace upon thefe propofed terms, I know not ; becaufe their writings that I have teen, do not meddle with the poinr,fave onlyone Congregational man, Mr. Giles Firnain, bath newly written for this very thing, in his TreatifeofSchifm agairsft Dr. Owen, page 66, 67, 68. I defire you to read the words to fave me the labour of trarafcribing them. In which he gìveth us to underftand, that fame ofthe Moderate Congrega- tional Party,will joyn with us in a Reconciliation on thefe terms: Whethermany or all will do fo, I knownot. Let their pra&ife Blew whether they will be the firft or the laft in the Healingof our Divifions. But if they refute, we will not for that refufe to Love themas Brethren, and Rudy to performour duty towards them : as knowing that we Puffer much more when we come fhort ofour duty and love toothers,then when theycome fhort of their duty and love to us, Yy 3 Mr. Ricbed
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