.138 The Reafrtablenef and evil Confequences of it, togive fuch an encouragement to it as is included in this Argument. And tho' I differ, as well as you, from thofe who think the Nation- al Eflablifhment fo perfed as to need no Amendments (if there be any fach) yet I fhould think it but an odd way of fhew- ingmy judgment tobecontrary to theirs, to depart from their Church ; and very unreafonable to oppofe them, by doing mifchief to the Church and Nation ; and hardly worthmy whiletocontradid and refill them at the expence of Peace and `u- nity: and fhould judge it a great deal more defenfble, to confirm them in án Errour byCommunicating with them,than tocon- firm the world of Chrif$ians in mutual jealoufes, and animofities, by Separating from them ; tho' the former I have fhewn tobe only an imaginary, andfuppofed evil Confequence, and the latter, I doubt, is too certain, and unavoidable an evil. Withwhat Churches, therefore, will you Communicate, whilffyou are engaged in this Deign ofpre/ling a farther Reforma- tion? With imperfect Churches, or per- fect ? Ifwith imperfelt, why not with the Church of England, which, on many weighty accounts, deferves to be con - fiderc
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