94 The Keafanablenef. to need no Amendments, and without for faking this Caufe in which you fay, you are engaged. It is none of the Terms of Communion in our Church, as I know of, that we íhall think it in every refpea perfed; that nothing is wanting, to make it compleat, either in it's Government, Difcipline, or Worfhip : Nor is it contrary to the Principles of Honeflj and Sincerity, for any one to Minifler, or Communicate in a Church, to o' He think fomething or other in it may be made better, and more adapted to the ends of Religion, and the intereft ofChri/lianity. Almighty God, tho',without doubt He would have his Church as perfec`l in all refpeEfs as pof fible; yet, without doubt alfò, He would not have us upon every defed we ima- gine to be in it, withdraw our felves from the communion of it : becaufè at this rate we muff not Communicateat all, but live SFp.rratifls from all the Churches in the World. Peace, and Unity, are the concern of all Chrifliani; and the breaches of them, all are anfwer- able for: but the Conflitution of a Nati-e onal Church is not the Concern of every Chriftian, fo as that He becomes anfwer- able for the defects ofit. ifHe can him- felt;
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