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II.
Reverend
Mr.
Richard
Baxter.
165
fskncing
fame).
They
do
in fame
neighbour Counties zealoufly preach
again;
us,
and
cry
down
our
way as
formal and deluf
ry;
making
the
People
believe
that
we make
a
Parißi
and
a
Church
all
one,
and that
to
cafl themout
of
the Church is to
call them
out
of
the
Parsfb;
and that
we take
in
all
that will
come,
be
they
never fo
bad
:
Though
we have
fully told
them
that
we are
taking
in
none,
but difcerning
who' are
in;
and
fhall ca
ft
out
all
whom
they
can prove
fit
to
be
oar
out. Some
Brethren
all
of
founder
f
udgments,
do
rand
at
a
defiance,
and will
not
come
amongfl us,
to
tell
en
the
Reafans
of
it.
Some
in
other
Counties,
that
are
zealous to promote the Work,
do meet
with
fo much
oppofition,
tergiver-
fatien, and
dileouragement,
that
we bear
it
es
like
to binder
it
with
them.
Argo
we
find
not
that
love
and
inclination in
the exaff
crated port
of
tbe Epifeopal Brethren,
as
might
be
expeaed from the
Sons
of
Peace.
But
the
greateft
difeouragement
with
w
is
from
our
People
:
for
though through the mercyofGod
divers of
us
have
encouragement
yet
in
melt
placer the
Multitude
bold
off,
and
wì11
not
own us. And thougb
God fo orders
it,
that
the worfl
do
generally
keep
f
tbemfelees,
and
few
but Men feeming
to
fear
God
do
:me,
with
us, yet fame
fewof
the
molt
zealous
of
our People,
ire
fonte places,
do
.bold
off,
as
diking
the
broadnß of
.our
way.
We
find
it
ei
not
only
in
Doh(rinals, but
Pradicals,
that
mot(
are
for
the
Extreams,
and
the mean pleafoth
few,
but
is
confuted
of
both.
No
Party
will
come
to us,
unle
we
will
reject aß other
Parties,
but
thorn.
It
is
in
Chore
dif
engagedChriflfans,
that
are truly Catholick,
and
are the
Servants
of
Chrifl
and
not
of
Men,
and that
love
their Brethren asCbriftians,\
and
not
chiefly
as
of
their Party,
that
the
great
hope
of
our
Succeedotbconft/(
o
Though
(mart
Experience may
pofbly
recover fosse
of
the
reff. Our
hopes
depending
in
thee
doubtful
rate,
we
give thanks
to
God,
that
he
addetb
fomewbat
to our
encouragement
by
you.
We
adventured
not rafhly
on
what
we
have
done.
It
is
near a
year
and
half
rnce
we
began our Confultationr. Our
Profefon
was
perufed
by.
Bifhep
Ulher
and
others :
Our
Propofttions
fcand
by
man
far
and
near
:
and all
was
altered
in
them
that
any
of
them were
offended
at.
Tee
it
es
far
from
our
Expeelations
that
all
fhossld
jayn
only on
our
Terms
o
Could
we get
them to Confultations
for
Unity and
Reforma-
tion,.
and
to
hold
on
till
they
did fumed,
we
had
our defire.
But
indeed wefeefuch
exceed
-
ing
eli
forence
in
Mens Apprehenfions,
and
fuch
addiaedneß
to
their Party in
too
many,
and
filch
a
loabnef
in
others
to
d/leafe
the
People,
er weaken their own Intere/( in them ,
and
hazard part
of
their maintenance
that
comes
from them
that
we
do expect
this
Work
gourd
go heavily
on
;
and
if
it
prove otherwife,
we
Moll
of
rite
it
to the meer
good
pleafure
ofGod
and
bee
extraordinary
bleffing
o
for
no
doubt
but
all
theforce
will
be
rail
d againfl
it,
that
theinterefl of Satan in
the ungodly, the heretical
Dividers,
the
dark
imperfect
Saints,
can
procure.
But
though
our
greater
Comforts
would
lye
in
the
Stecceß
(becaufe we work
-not
for
-our
Elves,
but
for
God
and
bis
Church)
yet
we
find
very much
in
our
upright Endea
-,
vours.
Indeed we
have
Experience
of
mach fweetnefr
in
the
Work
:
Our very Thoughts
and
Speeches
and
Confeltatiom
of
Peace
are fweet.
That
our
Mindsfhould
be hereby
occafoned
to dwell fo
_much
en
jach
a
bleed
Subject,
we find a
great
advantage
to our
own Soule;
it
much compolth
and
calmetb our
Minds, and
killeth the contrary Corruptions,
and
dfofetb
elite
love
and
tenderise, to
our
Brethren
: So
that
were
wefare
to
have
no
other
Seacceß,
we
have
a
plentiful Reward.
As our
rudies of
Heaven, andpreaching
of
it
to- our
Peo-
ple,
eecafsaneth
loch faretef(s
that
are
worth
our
labeur
a
thoufand
fold
,
fo de the
fludies
and
attempts
for
Peace.
Brethren,
our
hearts
defire
is,
that as
the
Lord bath
let
fall
on
you
,
forme
of
the
fame Spirit
of
Peace
, as
on
no bee
unworthy
Servants, that
you
would
joyn
with
w at
the
Throne
of
Grace
in
profecutien
of
this Deftgn,
and
follow
it
bard
with
God
and
Men,
and
let us be
minded
of
yen
in
thofe
your
Addreffes to God
,
not only'
as
Cbririans,
as you
do
others,
but
in f¢ecial
as
Peace-
makers
,
that
we may
proffer
in this
Work,
and
the
Lord would
call
in the
Spirit of
Divifsan,
and
command down
thole Wmde
and Waver
that
bave threatned
the
ruin
of
hit dirrefféd
Church; and we
hope
the Lord
will
help
en
to
be
mindful
all
of
you. Truly,
it
is
fweeter
treating with
God
than
with
Men.
Ter
both
mull
be done.
And as we
delire
to refill.
all
Temptations
to
Dfondency,
fe
we
hope
that
the
Lord will
enable you to
break over difeouraging
Oppofstions,
with
fuch
fixed
victorious. Refolution
as
becomes
Men
that
are engaged
info fweet a
Work,
and
honou-
red
to
be
Leaders underfo
faithful,
omnipotent,
and
vittorioso a
General.
Tou
love not the
Work
of
Piety in
general ever the werfe
for
appofitios;
nor
would you
furceafe
as
difcou-
raged
thoughyou
had
met
with
more.'
Let
it
be
fo a
to
in particular
for
Unity
and
Refor-
mation.
We/hall next
give
you
our
Anfwer to your threeQuef(ions.
t.
As we
did
parpofely
leave
the
firs. Que/ion unref
lved,
fo we are loth
to
put the
Que{(ien to
any
one
Affeciation,
muck
lee
to
all ;
left
weeither agree not, or agree in Points
that
may binder
the Work, when
we
orefee
the
certain difagreement
of
ethers.