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 can you possibly be ignorant how like you are to the other Extreme, 1. While you excommunicate far more than they do, even almost all the Body of Christ, as to External Communion: 2. And are for silencing us as well as they: Why else may not I have leave to render a Reason of my Judgment and Practice, to those that are offended at it? 3. And as they would deprive Congregations of sound Doctrine, Instruction and Worship, for the Cause of the Opinions of their Faction, would not you discharge almost whole Counties from all Church-worship, where Forms are used, and your way is not tolerated?

And can you possibly be ignorant how like you are to the other Extream, 1. While you excommunicate far more than they do, even almost all the Body of Christ, as to External Communion: 2. And are for silencing us as well as they: Why else may not I have leave to render a Reason of my Iudgment and Practice, to those that are offended at it? 3. And as they would deprive Congregations of sound Doctrine, Instruction and Worship, for the Cause of the Opinions of their Faction, would not you discharge almost whole Counties from all Church-worship, where Forms are used, and your way is not tolerated?

Had not the MS. been against all Forms of Liturgy, but only against the real or supposed faults of the English one; and had it been only against owning the faults, and not against Communion in necessary Duty, I had not troubled you, by my Defence.

II. I did much approve of your brotherly motion to debate the Case friendly, on the perusal of his larger Writings. And tho your Letter came to me a week after the Book was printed, the Bookseller said he had sold but two, and I purposed thankfully to accept your offer, and (tho to my cost) to have done my best to stop the rest, and recall those two: But not knowing you, nor how to send to you, I must suppose that you retract your Motions, your Messenger not calling for my answer, as we appointed.