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of CONFORMITY. 309 heretofore, how can they noir ? If they do nor, how could it be lawful hereto-, fore ? If it were lawful heretofore, not- cvithf}andiug thefe Circumfiances, for the fake of expected Amendments (which is nothing but a Colour put upon the Conte) why is it not lawful now, nothwithílan- cling thefe Circumflances, for the fake of Peace, and Concord ? which are, in my opinion, no lets weighty confederations, than the Amendment and Reformation of a tolerable National Conflitution. Sup- poliing, therefore, that you have here reprefented things aright (which , in truth, You have not done) yet, if thefe be the Circurnflances which render Con- flant Communion unlawful, th'e Conclufip on muff be either , that it was not lawful heretofore ; or, that it is lawful nor. Thus have I confidered every one of thofeCircumflances which, you fay, render Confiant Communionunlawful to Tou, who hold Occafional Communion to be lawful, and necelfary ; and have endeavoured to fhew,asl propofed,That thefeCircumjiances either do not attend upon Confiant Communi- on ; or, if they do attend upon it, that they do not make it unlawful. And what I have O laid PART IL

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