The Case of the Protestant dissenters represented and argued

But we would fain know whose is that Holy Table? Is it the Table of this or that Party, or the Lord's Table? If the Lord's; are not persons to be admitted, or excluded upon his terms? Never can there be Union or Peace in the Christian world, till we take down our arbitrary Inclosures, and content our selves with those which our common Lord hath set. If he falls under a Curse that alters Mens Landmarks, to alter God's is not likely to infer a Blessing.

The matter is clear as the light of the Sun, that as many persons of excellent worth, sobriety, and godliness, are entirely in the Communion of the Church of England; so that there are too many of a worse Character that are of it too; and divers prudent, pious, and sober-minded persons that are not of it. Let common Reason be consulted in this case; Suppose the Tables turned, and that the Rule were to be made the contrary way, viz. That to do this thing, but not by any means after the manner of the Church of England, were to be the qualification; and now suppose one of meaner endowments as a Man and a Christian, do what is required, and not in the way of the Church of England; another, that is of much better, do the same thing, in that way; Were it suitable to Prudence or Justice, that because it is done after the way of the Church of England, a fitter Man should be reckoned unqualified? and one of less value be taken for qualified, because he does it a different way? Then is all that solid weight of Wisdom, Diligence, Sobriety and Goodness, to be weighed down by a Feather.

The matter is clear as the light of the Sun, that as many persons of excellent worth, sobriety, and godliness, are entirely in the Communion of the Church of England; so that there are too many of a worse Character that are of it too; and divers prudent, pious, and sober-minded persons that are not of it. Let common Reason be consulted in this case; Suppose the Tables turn'd, and that the Rule were to be made the contrary way, viz. That to do this thing, but not by any means after the manner of the Church of England, were to be the qualification; and now suppose one of meaner endowments as a Man and a Christian, do what is required, and not in the way of the Church of England; another, that is of much better, do the same thing, in that way; Were it suitable to Prudence or Justice, that because it is done after the way of the Church of England, a fitter Man should be reckon'd unqualified? and one of less value be taken for qualified, because he does it a different way? Then is all that solid weight of VVisdom, Diligence, Sobriety and Goodness, to be weighed down by a Feather.