of CONFORMITY. many of You were Faithful Labourers, and fincerely endeavoured to promote the Salvation of Souls in the execution of your Office. But fuppofing that, upon ferious confideration; being fenfible that there was good and fufficient Pro- vifion for the Souls of the People in the EJlablifheal Church ; being perfuaded that the good You could do in your private Capacities, and the peaceful confequences of laying afide the Publick Exercife of your Mini/lry, would more than coutlter-ballance the advantage of your Publick Miniflrations : I fay, fuppofing You had , upon fuch confiderations, ceafed from your Labours in Publick, What is there in this petition, which You could not fay without mocking Goal ? Could not You beg of God, to fend Ufeful and Laborious Paflours into his Church, to Minifler publickly in it; th® You thought it more for his glory, and the advantage of his Church, that You your felves íhould leave off to Minifler publickly ? Or, If You fay , that You could never be of this opinion, I anfwer, Then this is the reafon of the conti- nuance of your Publick Minifrations, becaufe You imagine it more for the E advan- PAxT IL
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