The defence of the nonconformists plea for peace, or, An account of the matter…

His two Conclusions, pag. 55. from my words are, 1. That they are no Churches that want this cementing Covenant. Ans. They are none that are not so related ⟨p. 176⟩by consent expressed, by one way or other: If you turn this into [cementing Covenant] when you had newly cited my express denial, that express Covenanting was necessary, ad esse, it's worse than Ceremony, which you are already come to think lawful.

The 2d Concl. is, [The Churches that have it not in the most plain obliging way are defective, spotted, and ill-favoured,] because I said that the more express way is laudable ad bene esse: As if all were called spotted and ill-favoured, that want any thing laudable ad bene esse, (And will Christ take away his Churches spots and wrinkles, Ephes. 6. when there were none?)

And he saith, [This he calls the true and only way of the Churches Concord.] As if every word in the Book were called [the true and only Way.] [It rather tendeth (saith he) to Discord, and to make every single Minister a Pope, or Church-tyrant, and to make Churches Schismatical and traitorous Combinations, dividing themselves from all other Churches and Christians, &c.]

And he saith, [This he calls the true and only way of the Churches Concord.] As if every word in the Book were called [the true and onely Way.] [It rather tendeth (saith he) to Discord, and to make every single Minister a Pope, or Church-tyrant, and to make Churches Schismatical and traiterous Combinations, dividing themselves from all other Churches and Christians, &c.]