[2451 and warts, aregainers by their Nonconformity Though themfelves that have the molt and richeft on their fide, would be loth to take uP with fuch maintenance,and often Preach, how fad a cafe the Church would be in, if Minifters were left to the peoples charity : While they live in fulnefs thus they envy their poor brethren, who that they may finifli their courte, would be glad of leave to labour for nothing, and live on alms, taking Gods favour for their reward. XXXII. And to compleat all, force blu{h not to accufe them, as the bringers in ofPopery,by de- firing Liberty ; as if Preaching the Gofpel did not do more to keep out Popery, than the igno- rance of untaught people : As ifour earneft re- quefts eighteen years ago, that we might not be mafs'd up with the Papifts, nor a door opened to them by our divifions and fufferings, were all forgotten : As ifthe Noncon formiffs were neerer Popery than they that would have the Pope to be PrincipiumVnitatis to the Univerfal Church; As if their Printed Morning Lectures againfl< Po- pery, and many other Writings, did not fiifcï.- ently {hew their diftance from it : As if the J Or defied the Liberty, rather than the ¡ìlenczng of the Nnconfor milts ; or defined any thing more than that fo many hundred adverfaries to Popery, and all the Proteifants of England who adhere to them, might be calf out, and brought as low as themfelves, and put into the fame con.- dition, that they might ítand or fall together. Nay, what if on fuch neceffity they Ihould ac- cept of favour from any Papifts that would fave them ? If one Party would bring men to fúch a pals that they mart be hanged,impri[oned., R 3 ruined,
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