of CoNPORUITY. which looks as if more regard were had to the maintaining the Credit, and fup- porting the Intereft of a Party than to the fupplying the Necef:fities of the People, or making up the Deficiencies of the Eflablifhed Miniflry. Could we but fee you heartily concerned (as Mr. Baxter was once, if not always) that the People fhould attend upon their Mini/ler, when he is a fuficient Man ; as much concerned for this, as you are to gain Profelytes, and increafe the number of your own Followers; Were you as ready to encourage the People to keep to their E/lablifhedMiniher whom you know to be fufficient, as you are to receive any that leave the moil fufficient of them all; Did you ad as if you were willing that the People fhould feparate only upon good grounds, and not upon phancy that they fhould know what a Publick Service there is fettled in the Church of England, and how fufficient for thepur- poles of Publick Worfhip, before they for- fake it; Could we fee the moft able and ufeful amongf} you fettled where you imagine there are not able 1Ylinijlers al- ready ; and could we fee that in all other places, you exhort and advife the People, and 45
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