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

10. When mens judgements are thus mistaken about Church Communion, their Worship of ⟨p. 48⟩God will be corrupted: They will in their hearts earnestly desire that all others may be of their mind, and they will complain to God of that as a sin, which is mens duty: Especially among those of their own mind. And this offering up of their mistakes to God, in earnestness, as an acceptable service, is a sad polluting of holy things. So he that is famed to have written this Antidote, is said to have made my Book which was written for Christian Love, to be the matter of his public Humiliation. And another of my friends, in days of prayer, maketh it his lamentation, [Lord, here are those that are one day here, and another day at Common-prayer:] As if the exercise of Knowledge and Love, in impartial Communion with all Christs Churches (not forcing us to sin) were a sin to be lamented. But I need not go further for instance, than this Antidote, where the Reverend Author taketh it for a service of God, to write against those necessary Precepts of Love and Unity, which he mistakingly opposeth. And so did Mr. Johnson and Mr. Can, who most confidently presented their Writings for separation, to God, as a service which he had commanded them, and would own.

10. When mens judgements are thus mistaken about Church Communion, their Worship of ⟨p. 48⟩God will be corrupted: They will in their hearts earnestly desiee that all others may be of their mind, and they will complain to God of that as a sin, which is mens duty: Especially among those of their own mind. And this offering up of their mistakes to God, in earnestness, as an acceptable service, is a sad polluting of holy things. So he that is famed to have written this Antidote, is said to have made my Book which was written for Christian Love, to be the matter of his publick Humiliation. And another of my friends, in dayes of prayer, maketh it his lamentation, [Lord, here are those that are one day here, and another day at Common-prayer:] As if the exercise of Knowledge and Love, in impartial Communion with all Christs Churches (not forcing us to sin) were a sin to be lamented. But I need not go further for instance, than this Antidote, where the Reverend Author taketh it for a service of God, to write against those necessary Precepts of Love and Unity, which he mistakingly opposeth. And so did Mr. Iohnson and Mr. Canne, who most confidently presented their Writings for separation, to God, as a service which he had commanded them, and would own.