The Preface. 63 The great pains he hath taken in his Preface, to prove the Non-conformi(ts to have been the means of furthering and promoting 'Popery in this ation, might, as I fuppofe, have been omitted without any difldvan- tage unto himfelfor his Caufe. For the thing it felf is not true, as it is utterly imposble to affect the Minds or Confciences of the :kon-conforms with a fenfe, of it, becaufe they have a thonfand witneffes in themfelves, a- gainft the Truth of the Charge ; fo it is impoffible it should be believed byany who are in the leaft acquaint- ed with their Principles, or have their Eyes open to fee any thing that is doing at this day in Religion. But as there are many palpable Miflakes in the account he. gives ofthings among our felves to this Purpofe, fo if on the otherhand, any fhouldout ofReports, Surmizes, . 7efites Letters and Politicks, particularly thole of- Contzen, Books written. to- that purpofe againfl them,, Agreement of Principles,, notorious compliance offorce Bilhops and others of the fame way, with the Papifts,, force dying avowedly filch, Stories of what hath been Paid at Rome and elfewhere, which are not few, nor unproveable , concerning the Inclinations of many unto a fair compofition of things with the Church of one, the deportment ofTome before and Pince the Difcoveryof the Plot,, with fuch other Topicl¿s as the Difcourfe of our Author with refpeer unto the kon conforms will furni(h them withal;. as alto from the wofsrl Negka there bath,been of. inftruéting the. People in the Principles of Religion, fo as to implant a'fenfe of theLife and Power ofit on their Souls, with all things that may be fpoken, on that Head, with reference unto the Clergy under their various diftributions, with the cafiing.; out offo, great number of Minifters. who they- knew.
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