Hoadly - BX5136 H6

41 The Realnablenefi Truth, let it have it's due weight with you : and,if you be convincedyourfelves, fuller not your People to think that the Caufe you are engaged in, will juflify Separation either inyou, or them. I mean, if there be any of your People who fepa- rate from theC'hurch,and, follow you,upon this Principle. It is time now toproceed to the Fourth Argument, in vindication of your People, which is this, It is theDuty oftheDiffentingMiniflers to continue in the Exercife oftheir Miniflry, tho' filenced by the Magiflrates. Therefore, The People are therein obli- ged tofupport and encourage them. But, If I have before fbewn, that it is not the Duty of theDifTenting ldini[ters to continue in the Exercile of their Miniflry then it will follow,That thePeople are not therein obliged tofupport andencourage them. Whether I have or no, I muff leave to others : But the Duty of the People feemm ing to depend upon the Duty of the Mi- nifters, in this Argument,what I havead- vanced againfl the neceffity of their Pub- lick illiniltrations,will equally deflroy the Obligation of the People tofupport and en- courage them therein, Suppolingtherefore that thisConclufaon is jufliydrawn,yet fifth Pro,

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