OfCONFORMITY. I F all others whatfoever ; if you mean pre- ferable in it felf, as to the matter of it : which I fuppofe you do. My conftant joyning with the Eflablifhed I'Vorfhip can prove nothing but there Two things That I think it Materially lawful ; and, That, upon fome Confiderations I think it preferable to Separation, without which I cannot joyn with otherForms ofWar/hip: But, whether there Confiderations be taken from it's own intrinfc rrorth, or from the advantages of Peace and 'Union, fome other Declaration mutt determine. As, when you keepCompany cent/ant), with any Perfon, no one can fay, unless you tell them, whether you do this, be- caufe you think his Company, in it Pelf, preferable, in all refpeEs,to that of others; ór, becaufe there are force other Con- federations fufficient to determine you to it, as Intereff, or Ufefulnefs in one par- ticular inftance, or the hope of doing good, or the like. Nay, I argue farther, that your Occafional Communion with the Church ofEngland,dotll reprefent theWor- Chip of it aspreferable at this particular. time. But you fay, preferable, only in order to flew your Charity. As,therefore, Occafonal Communion doth not reprefent it,
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