A moral prognostication I. what shall befall the churches on Earth, till their concord

33. If any Heretics (as Arians, Socinians, &c.) would creep into the Ministry, there shall not be new-forms of Subscription made to keep them out (which its like, with their vicious Consciences would be uneffectual, and would open a Gap to the old Church-Tyrannies and Divisions); nor an uncertain Evil be uneffectually resisted by a certain greater Mischief. But while he keepeth his Error to himself, he is no Heretic as to the Church (non apparere being equal to non esse:) And when he venteth his Heresy, he is responsible all the ways aforesaid, and may be by the Magistrate punished for his Crime, and by the Churches be branded as none of their Communion; ⟨p. 56⟩which is the regular way of reforming Crimes' viz. By Judgment and Execution, and not by making new Rules and Laws, as fast as Men break the old: As though Laws could be made, which no Man can break.

33. If any Hereticks (as Arrians, Socinians, &c.) would creep into the Ministry, there shall not be new-forms of Subscription made to keep them out (which its like, with their vicious Consciences would be uneffectual, and would open a Gap to the old Church-Tyrannies and Divisions); nor an uncertain Evil be uneffectually resisted by a certain greater Mischief. But while he keepeth his Errour to himself, he is no Heretick as to the Church (non apparere being equal to non esse:) And when he venteth his Heresy, he is responsible all the ways aforesaid, and may be by the Magistrate punished for his Crime, and by the Churches be branded as none of their Communion; ⟨p. 56⟩which is the regular way of reforming Crimes' viz. By Judgment and Execution, and not by making new Rules and Laws, as fast as Men break the old: As though Laws could be made, which no Man can break.

34. The Magistrate shall countenance or tolerate no Sin or Error, so far as he can cure it by just Remedies, which will not do more harm than good: But he shall unwillingly tolerate many tolerable Errors and Faults; because it is not in his Power to remedy them, by such means. But, 1. The Sound and Concordant Ministry only, shall have his Countenance and Maintenance. 2. Smaller Errors and Disorders, shall be best cured by gentle Rebukes, and Discountenance, and denial of Maintenance; together with the disgrace that will be cast upon them, by the judgment and dissent of all the united Concordant Ministers and Churches (which two together will do more and better, than Exasperating Cruelties will do) 3. The publishing of pernicious Principles, shall be restrained more severely.