(i28) but what is in individuals, and no Lawof God or Rea- fon condemneth the innocent for the guilties faults ; much lefs all Poflerity for their Anceftors. III. But they never gain more than by aggravating the Divifions that are among other Chriftians, and boafl- ing of the Unityof their Church : And the Contentions that have been among us have given them fuch advan- tage, as that forne in the fenfe of their former guilt, ha- ving been Sea-mailers themfelves, have turnedPapifts, as thinking it thefine of Union'; and having found no fettlement in tholeways which theyhave tryed, becaufe they never rightly underítood the true temperament of the Chriflian Religion which theyprofeílèd, they think to find it in that way that they never tryed ; as lick men turn from fide to fide for eafe, while the caufe of their wearinefs and pain is within them, and turneth with them. Fiere let the Reader note, I. That Fools judge of Dif- ferences in Religion by the noi(e that it makes in the World ; but men of Reafon judge of it by the greatness and number of the points of Difference. Verily our Differences here in England, and the Neighbour Prote- ltant Churches, have (hewed in us much perfonal pee- vifhnefs, unskilfulnefs, and other. faults ; but in my.judg- ment they are fuch as greatly commendour real concord in thefame Religion, and partly our confcience in valu- ing it, and being loth to lofe it. If you fee Latine Grammarians reviling one another, about thefpetling or pronunciation of a word or two, and critically contending with Vora, cellius,; c. which is . the right, when a man that neverknew aword of La- tine but Welchor Rifh, never (trove about fuch Quefti- ons inhis life s whichof theft will you thinkhave more agreement
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