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And as we leave them to judge what is most beneficial to their own Flocks, who know them, and are upon the place; so it is but the like freedom which we desire: We are loath to hurt our people knowingly. The time is short; if you will answer our reasonable Proposals, it will not be too late at the expiration of our Commission, or the date of the reformed Liturgy, to use it: greater liberty hath been used about Liturgies in purer times of the Church, with less offence and accusation.

And as we leave them to judge what is most beneficial to their own Flocks, who know them, and are upon the place; so it is but the like freedome which we desire: We are loath to hurt our people knowingly. The time is short; if you will answer our reasonable Proposals, it will not be too late at the expiration of our Commission, or the date of the reformed Liturgie, to use it: greater liberty hath been used about Liturgies in purer times of the Church, with less offence and accusation.

[It can be no just cause of offence to mind them of their duty,¹ as they do us of ours;² telling us, It is our duty to imitate the Apostles practise in a special manner; to be tender of the Churches peace, and to advise of such ⟨p. 4⟩Expedients, as may conduce to the healing of breaches, and uniting those that differ: for preserving of the Churches peace we know no better nor more efficacious way then our set Liturgy, there being no such way to keep us from Schism, as to speak all the same thing, according to the Apostle.]

[It can be no just cause of offence to mind them of their duty,¹ as they do us of ours;²