The questions between the conformist and nonconformist, truly stated, and briefly discussed Dr. Falkner,…

But to speak more close, I deny that the state of your Church now, is the same it was then, when these worthy men condemned Separation from it. For,

1. There are many thousands now in England, who were never admitted into your Church, were never members of it; then they could not condemn these as Separatists from it. This I have proved before from your Interpretation of the sign of the Cross. It was not so in their time.

2 The Liturgy and the Homilies were then brought in out of necessity, because of the want of gifts; now it is imposed in scorn and opposition of gifts. By what some of your Arch-deacons have spoken in your Courts, and others, we can conclude no other, than it was composed to bring over the Papists to your Church, and for several years the Papists did frequent your Divine Service; but now it was imposed with such words (as in my next) that it was made an engine to turn ⟨image 5⟩Protestants out of your Church. A Member of that Parliament that made the Act for Uniformity, visiting his Sister, a Lady (who told it me) related to her what they were about; she disliked their Act, and told him, I see then you are laying a snare in the gate. Ay, said he, if we can find any way to catch the Rogues, we will have them.

2 The Liturgy and the Homilies were then brought in out of necessity, because of the want of gifts; now it is imposed in scorn and opposition of gifts. By what some of your Arch-deacons have spoken in your Courts, and others, we can conclude no other, than it was composed to bring over the Papists to your Church, and for several years the Papists did frequent your Divine Service; but now it was imposed with such words (as in my next) that it was made an engine to turn