[ 8i ] throw it afide, tho' he knew that an Enthufiaft or a Drunkard, or even an Idolater, or a Murderer had ufed the fame Words. Thofe Parts of Scripture are not the worfe, nor ought to be the fiefs regarded, which I3laJphemers or the Devil himfelf has quoted. There is one Thing more that Mr. .N: often mentions, and lays great Strefs upon. " The Puritans (fays he) did N': Hifl. " not object to prefcribed Forms of P. sys- " Prayer, provided a Latitude was in- Bulged the Minifter to alter or vary " fome Expreíhons ; and fo make Ufe of a Prayer of his own Conception, before and after Sermon." What ! the Popifh, Lutheran and Calvinifis Clergy to alter the publick Prayers as any of them thought proper ! Each had the fame Right, and each was intitled to the fame Liberty. By this hopeful Scheme, when Miniflers were forbid preaching againft each other, they had a fure Way of continuing Djéntioaas, expreffing their Diflike, and forming of Parties by their Prayers. This had been an effeóual Way to throw the Nation into great Confufion, and give the Papifts fuch Advantage as would have enabled them to fubvert the E%lablifhed Proteftant Religion. The Church of England was too great a = Friend
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