Catholic communion defended against both extremes, and unnecessary division confuted in five parts ...…Catholick communion defended against both extreams, and unnecessary division confuted in five parts ...…

And now I tell you, I the rather join in Public, 1. Lest I should harden thousands in the Opinion, That we take that to be unlawful which is not, and that we are for sinful Separation, and that we separate from, and unchurch almost all Christs Church▪ and that we are Enemies to Order, and Peace, and Concord, and that we are unruly enemies to Government, and giddy, ignorant, self-conceited people. 2. And so, lest we breed throughout the Land such a contempt of Conscience in Gods service, as they have of Quakers; and thousands by this should be alienated from the Reverence of serious Religion, and Youth should be educated to the like contempt, under these temptations. 3. And lest if any in Church-matters be guilty of sinful Extremes on the other side, (in Oaths, Professions, Ceremonies or Practices), we should harden them therein, by tempting them to think, that we have no worse against their way, than the Use of a Liturgy. 4. Lest the Conceit, that we are but a company of giddy Fanatics, encourage any contentious Preachers to render us odious, and rail at us in the Pulpits, to their own shame, and the widening of our Breaches. 5. And lest the same Error should tempt any Bishops or Magistrates to think, they do God and their Church and ⟨p. 42⟩Country service, in silencing, imprisoning, reproaching and ruining Gods faithful Servants without cause, and bring the Land under Gods wrath by persecution. Are these no Scandals? or not greater than offending or displeasing the dissenting Separators? to say nothing of occasioning our Reproach in all the Foreign Churches which have a Liturgy.

And now I tell you, I the rather joyn in Publick, 1. Lest I should harden thousands in the Opinion, That we take that to be unlawful which is not, and that we are for sinful Separation, and that we separate from, and unchurch almost all Christs Church▪ and that we are Enemies to Order, and Peace, and Concord, and that we are unruly enemies to Government, and giddy, ignorant, self-conceited people. 2. And so, lest we breed throughout the Land such a contempt of Conscience in Gods service, as they have of Quakers; and thousands by this should be alienated from the Reverence of serious Religion, and Youth should be educated to the like contempt, under these temptations. 3. And lest if any in Church-matters be guilty of sinful Extreams on the other side, (in Oaths, Professions, Ceremonies or Practices), we should harden them therein, by tempting them to think, that we have no worse against their way, than the Use of a Liturgy. 4. Lest the Conceit, that we are but a company of giddy Fanaticks, encourage any contentious Preachers to render us odious, and rail at us in the Pulpits, to their own shame, and the widening of our Breaches. 5. And lest the same Error should tempt any Bishops or Magistrates to think, they do God and their Church and