Of CONFORMITY. II? Drunkennefs, without the lean fign of Re- pentance, or acceptance with God.; were there exprefjìons defign'd for him ? Can the Canon which refpets this, be fuppo- fed to command the ufe of thisform, any otherwife than as it was delîgned by the Church 2 Doanyofour Governours, or did they ever infift upon obedience to the let- ter of this Canon in fuch cafes ? not as I know of; and if they did, I íhouldven- ture any penalty rather than obey : be- caufe my confcience would not let me fay, Ihoped the dead perfon refis inChrifl, when there cannot be the lea[ ground for hope ; and becaufe I cannot reconcile fuch an obedience with the obligations I am under to the Church. But , as for omitting what was never intendedby the Church for fuch occafons, I could do it with a very eafy confcience : having by no vow, declaration, or fubfcription, as I apprehend, obliged my felt* to the ufe of any thingagain[ the plain intent of that Church in which I nmini[er. And did it appear, that, it was the defign of this Church, and of the %overnours of it, to oblige thole who nsinifler in it to declare in publick,. that they hope commonSwear- çrs, Drunkards,' Adulterers, , urtherers, 14 B of he.
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