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of CoxpoRMrrY, belonging either to it's Government, Difci- pline, or Liturgy, capable of Amendment, or which wantsfarther Reformation. Nay, Each fort have publickly fpoken, and written for afarther Reformation in fome one, or more of thefe. What hath kin- dred the accomplifhment of it, God knows. But they only are to anfwer for this, who have refilled this defign ; hinder'd the Reformation of any thing that is really amifs, and the Amendment of what it is reafonable to amend ; of whatever might be more adapted to the defign of Chriflianity, or more fitted to promote the Honour of God. If there be any, I fay, who have hinder'd this, They are accountable to God for it, not You : And you may hold conftant Com- munion with theChurch ofEngland, with- out thinking it abfolutely perfeTt, or without ever ceafng, by all proper me- thods, to endeavour the amendment of any thing in it that can be made bet- ter, or the fupply of any thing that is wanting. But 2. 1 delire it may be confidered, that you have not attained toperfection, or to a greater degree of it than what our Church may pretend to, by feparating G from PART II. 97

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