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§. 45. That the Integrals to be subscribed by the Approved Ministers be not too many, is requisite, 1. Because it is not many things that are necessary to be preached: Read the preachings or doctrine of Christ and his Apostles, and you may soon see this: And they need to subscribe no more than they need to preach. 2. Because else overdoing will be undoing; and unavoidable dissent will cause divisions and distractions.

And for the same reason it should be written if possible in the very words of Scripture, which though some deride, is of great moment: Because nothing more tendeth to avoid division by dissent: For all are agreed of the truth of the Scripture, ⟨p. 265⟩and even they that understand not the words confess them to be true, and take not the liberty to except against them as they will against the words of fallible men. The objections against this are answered after.

§. 46. Penalties must not be equal, as offences are not equal: As the Approved are not ejected for every fault, so the Tolerated are not to be silenced for every fault. A profane swearer payeth twelve pence an oath: And some faults of preachers are not worse: But some are so great at first, and others by the addition of impenitency and incorrigibleness, as that they forfeit their Toleration.

§. 46. Penalties must not be equal, as offences are not equal: As the Approved are not ejected for every fault, so the Tolerated are not to be silenced for every fault. A prophane swearer payeth twelve pence an oath: And some faults of preachers are not worse: But some are so great at first, and others by the addition of impenitencie and incorrigibleness, as that they forfeit their Toleration.