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 ...…

Were it not lest the Papists take advantage by it, to undermine and ruin Peace-makers, under the Name of Trimmers, I would name you many places up and down in England, where all the people live in love and quietness, as if there were no Convulsive Cruelty or Schisms in the Land; and this through the wise and conscionable behaviour of the Ministers; the public Ministers, with the ejected Nonconformists, living in so great and open amity, as uniteth all the people: Those that desire Reformation, won by the good preaching and living of the public Minister, and by his kindness, go all to hear him; and when at other hours they meet to edify one another by praying, singing Psalms, repeating a Sermon, or reading a good Book, he is far from hindering them.

Were it not lest the Papists take advantage by it, to undermine and ruin Peace-makers, under the Name of Trimmers, I would name you many places up and down in England, where all the people live in love and quietness, as if there were no Convulsive Cruelty or Schisms in the Land; and this through the wise and conscionable behaviour of the Ministers; the publick Ministers, with the ejected Nonconformists, living in so great and open amity, as uniteth all the people: Those that desire Reformation, won by the good preaching and living of the publick Minister, and by his kindness, go all to hear him; and when at other hours they meet to edifie one another by praying, singing Psalms, repeating a Sermon, or reading a good Book, he is far from hindring them.

Let any man that hath the Spirit of Christ judg, whether this be not a better state of the Church, than for some to be railing men from Communion, with the charge of Idolatry, and making the rest odious; and for others to profane the Pulpits, by preaching up slanders, and scorns, and serving Satan in Christ's Name, by making Religion seem Hypocrisy, and conscionable men pass for odious Rebels for fearing lest some points of Conformity be sin; and stirring up Rulers to use them accordingly, if they were so bad and miserable as to be persuaded by such to persecution: Which of these, think you, is the better and more desirable case?

Let any man that hath the Spirit of Christ judg, whether this be not a better state of the Church, than for some to be railing men from Communion, with the charge of Idolatry, and making the rest odious; and for others to prophane the Pulpits, by preaching up slanders, and scorns, and serving Satan in Christ's Name, by making Religion seem Hypocrisie, and conscionable men pass for odious Rebels for fearing lest some points of Conformity be sin; and stirring up Rulers to use them accordingly, if they were so bad and miserable as to be perswaded by such to persecution: Which of these, think you, is the better and more desirable case?