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 ...…

X. I find it necessary by practice, as well as by words, to confute those who would make the World believe, that the Non-Conformists affright men from the Parish-Churches, by making them believe that to be there is sinful; lest they should loose them from their dependence on themselves: Far be it from us to have any such design as to keep up any interest of our own, against the interest of the Church, and of Mens Souls, and by Selfishness and Deceit to draw the people into Error and Uncharitableness: It's Christ and not our Selves that we Preach.

X. I find it necessary by practice, as well as by words, to confute those who would make the World believe, that the Non-Conformists affright men from the Parish-Churches, by making them believe that to be there is sinful; lest they should loose them from their dependance on themselves: Far be it from us to have any such design as to keep up any interest of our own, against the interest of the Church, and of Mens Souls, and by Selfishness and Deceit to draw the people into Error and Uncharitableness: It's Christ and not our Selves that we Preach.

XI. I am not willing to be guilty of the peoples suffering as Recusants. I would encourage them to patient suffering for their Duty; but not draw them into a sinful Omission of Duty to their penal suffering. I said before, that a Man may be accepted of God for a Well-meant Action, when the Matter of it is culpable by mistake. But I that dare not Cheat or Rob men of their Money, or entice them unjustly into suretyship; dare not use the name of God and Religion knowingly, to entice many hundred honest Christians to suffer for the Omission of a Duty to God and Man.

XI. I am not willing to be guilty of the peoples suffering as Recusants. I would encourage them to patient suffering for their Duty; but not draw them into a sinful Omission of Duty to their penal suffering. I said before, that a Man may be accepted of God for a Well-meant Action, when the Matter of it is culpable by mistake. But I that dare not Cheat or Rob men of their Money, or entice them unjustly into suretiship; dare not use the name of God and Religion knowingly, to entice many hundred honest Christians to suffer for the Omission of a Duty to God and Man.