of CONFORMITY. Pelf, with that care which every Chriti- an ought to exercife, live in the Com- munion of it, righteoufly, foberly, and godly; enjoy God's Ordinances without any finful mixtures, and be in a fate and fecure way to Heaven; whence, I be- leech you , can arife any Obligation upon Him to break the Publick Peace and Quiet of this Church ? Can you imagine it fufficient for him to urge, This Church is not perftl enough: it wants fome- thing in the adminiilration of it's Govern- ment : The Difcipline of it is loofe anddefe- [live : This expreffion, or this word, in it's Liturgy, is improper? What if it be? and what if thefe things be not amended, juft when He calls for Reformation? mull He therefore diflurb, and ruine the Quiet and Charity of the Nation ? And will there Pretences anfwer for filch evil Con fequences, which are what He knows to be unavoidable ? I think it is plain they will not. Suppofing therefore the Church of England to want force Amendments, and a farther Reformation ; yet fence it wants nothing neceflary to the edifica- tion ofany ferious Chriffian, and requires nothing in order to Communion, but what you acknowledge in it lelf lawful, what fhould 95
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