A defence of the principles of love, which are necessary to the unity and…

And for further silencing the calumny, ⟨p. 154⟩let it be noted, that the Churches in New-England are commonly called, Independent, or Congregational, and yet they are against Separation, and do find by experience that Separation is as perilous a thing to Independent free Churches, as it is to Diocesan Churches, and somewhat more, Because they use not outward force to preserve their Unity, and because one single Congregation is sooner dissolved by division than such a thing as a Diocesan Church is. And therefore no men should be more willing to suppress Dividing Principles and Passions than the Independents, both because they are most charged with them, and with all our Sects and Confusio••, and because they are not the least in danger of them.

And for further silencing the calumny, ⟨p. 154⟩let it be noted, that the Churches in New-England are commonly called, Independent, or Congregational, and yet they are against Separation, and do find by experience that Separation is as perillous a thing to Independent free Churches, as it is to Diocesane Churches, and somewhat more, Because they use not outward force to preserve their Unity, and because one single Congregation is sooner dissolved by division than such a thing as a Diocesane Church is. And therefore no men should be more willing to suppress Dividing Principles and Passions than the Independents, both because they are most charged with them, and with all our Sects and Confusio••, and because they are not the least in danger of them.

And that the New England Churches are against the Separation which hath been commonly known by the name of Brownism, I will give you these following evidences.

And that the New England Churches are against the Separation which hath been commonly known by the name of Brownisme, I will give you these following evidences.