289 ] the IntroduElion of their own, with Penalties, even fharp ¶Punifhments to be infliTed upon thole who did not comply with it. " Both Parties (Mr. N's Hiftory,? " fays) agreed too well in afierting the P. ' 47. Necety of an Uniformity of publick Worfhip, and ofcalling in the Sword of theMagifirate for the Support and Defence of their feveral Principles." Whether the Church Party deferve to be thus equally charged with the other, the judicious Reader will fufpend his Judgment, till Mr. N. has produced an Irfiance of abovefive hundred Clergy- men at one.. time beneficed in a Puritan Church, who not only publickly de- clared their dpi,flil'e of its Conílitution, and Diffent from it, but alfo openly avow'd their Defign to overthrow it. However, we may take it for granted from his Account, had it not been other- wife proved, that the .`Puritans were for aflriU Uniformity, to be fupported by Perfecution ; and that a Toleration, either for themfelves or for others, was no Part of their Defign or their Desire. There was a Circumflance in Queen Elizabeth's Affairs, that made it ex- treamly difficult for her to grant afor- mal Toleration to force of her Sub- jeT}s, when the refuted the fame to the principal Powers of Europe, who LT warmly
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