II ) for Separation, under pretence of infiff- ing upon Alterations, that might not with equal force be urged by many others, had You your felves framed the Eftablifhment ; And if you would think it unreafonable in thofe others to expoa that the Eflablifbment fhould be new model'd to their Minds ; then certainly there can be no good Argument urged for your felves, in thefe Circumf}ances : Nor can it be fo reafonable for you to expea the Compliance of the Conformiffs with you, as for them to expea your Compliance with the Church already Eftabliffbed. And this leads us to the other Suppofition I made, which is ap- parently the Opinion of all whodelire any Eftablifhrnent, as you always feetn to do, viz. That there is an obligationupon eve- ry Chriftian, to conform himfelf to what is Eftablifhed ; provided nothing be re- quired of Him, but what He judges to be Lawful. This is plain to all who plead for an Eftablifhment : For other- wife, what can any Eftabtifhment f i reify ? To what purpofe fliould we de= fire or labour after it, unle fs filch an Oh.
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