[ ,9o, warmly interpofed in Favour ofothers of them. 'Twas more advantageous for the Puritans, and more gafe for her, to connive at their Nonconformity, and indulge them in the Enjoyment of Church Preferments. They are to thank themfelves, if this Indulgence was in force Inflances diminifh'd, and their Friends are indebted to their Conduit, that the fame Mildnefs and Indulgence were not filly continued. Had that warm Zeal, which enflam'd the Pro- teflant Populace throughout the Nati- on, been employ'd to convince the Pa- pills of their Errors, they h.ad promoted the Interef} of true ; they had done their country good Service, and preventedmuch Trouble and Vexation to the Government ; and, in all human Probability, would Bill have enjoyed that Favour and Indulgence, of which they had fo large Experience, till their own Behaviour leffen'd it. Mr. Rapin was fo fenible of the Difficulties that attended the granting aformal Toleration, that, as much a Friend as he is to Liberty, he would not determine, whether the Puritans had Reafon to complain upon that Rapin'sE1iz. Head. " The Presbyterians (fays he) t."3". " think allo, they have Caufe to corn- " plain of the Statute enaóed in this " Reign."
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