its Excellence, and no farther. And if any Perfons think fit to call it by the Name_ of Moderation, it is not worth while to difpute that Point. But I muff then obferve, that Modération, in this Notion of it, bath not the leaff Tendency, in its Nature, to hinder your Confiant Conformity to the Church of England, or to induce you to give any Encouragement to a Separation from it. For if it be the peculiar Office of Moderation to keep your Value for eve. ry thing, within due Bounds ; and to re- gulate it fo that it be not placed upon ar nyObjeE in an undue Meaíure : It will, indeed, teach you to value every thing lefs than your own eternal Salvation; but it cannot teach you to undervalue the Peace, and Concord, of Chriflians, as Trifles of no Importance. No, the Value of thefe will be always great, next to your own everlafting Happi- nefs ; and cannot he affeaed, or alter- ed, by Çhriflian Moderation: Which, if it rightly fettle the due Place of e- very thing, will certainly fix thefe in a very high Degree, and make them fe. fond to nothing but Salvation it fell. And,
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