( 229 ) deavour to cheat his Confcience by Díftinaions, and mental Refèrvations, in any concernments of Religious Vv'orí`hip, I fear he bath little of it, ifany at all, that is good for ought. On thefe fuppofitions, I fay, the .Impo ition of the things fo often contended about, on the Confciences and Profeífion of Chriftians, as namely, the conftant foie ufe of the Liturgic in all Church Adminiftrations, in the Matter and Manner prefcribed ; the Life and Pra- e`tice ofall Canonical Ceremonies, the Religious Obferva- tion of Rated Holidays, with other things of the like Nature, is fufficient to warrantany lober, peaceable Di- feiple ofChrift, who takes care of his own Edification and Salvationto refrain the Communion required in this Rule ofConformity, unlefs he be fully fatisfied in his own Mind, that all that is requires, is according to the MindofChrift, and all that it forbids isdifapproved by him. And whereas the whole entire matter ofall thefè Impofitions, are things whereof the Scripture, and the Primitive Churches,, know nothing at all, nor is there any rumour of them tobe impofed in or on any Church ofChrift for force Centuries of years, I canbut pity poor men who muff bear the charge and Penalties ofSchifme for diffenting from them, as well as admire the fertility of their Inventions, who can find out Arguments to: tannage fuck a charge on their Account. But whereas the Difvt *dared from that Commu- nion with 'Parochial Afmblies, is that whereon we are fo fiercely charged with the Guilt ofSch f e, and fo fle
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