( 251 ) . with the Guilt of Schijme, to the difadvantage of the Common Intereft of the Proteffant Religion amongff us. 4. Whereas there are two parts of the Charge a- gainft us, the one for refraining from total communion with Parochial AJmblies, which what it is, and where- in it doth confift, bathbeen before declared ; the other for gathering ourfelves into another Church Order in particular Congregations as the Keafons and Grounds of the things themfelves are dif}ina, fò mutt they have a difl:in t confederation, and be examined diffinaly and apart. Thefe things being premifed, I (hall proceed to exa- mine what the Reverend Door bath further offered, againft our former Vindication of the 71Con-conformyls from the charge of Schifete, and I defire the Reader to take notice, that we delight not in there contentions, that we defire nothingbut mutual Love and Forbearance; but we are compelled by all Rules of Scripture and natural Equity, to abide in this Defence of ourfelves. For whereas we are charged with a Crime, and that ag- gravated as one of the molt heynosts that men can incur the Guilt ofin this World, and to juffifie men in feve- rities againft us; being not in the leaf} convinced in our Confciences of any Acceffions thereunto , or of any Guilt on the account ofit, I fuppofe the Doecor himfelf will not think it reafonable that we fhould altogether negleft the Prote&ionofour own Innocency. In the Method whereinto he bath call his Difcourfe; he begins with the reinforcement of his Charge, againft I i 2 our
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