A letter written out of the country to a person of quality in the…A letter written out of the countrey to a person of quality in the…

Now let us see what the Reverend Doctors judgement is upon this state of our case, who dissent from the established way, whether the people, or their Ministers, and that both concerning what they do, and what, by consequence from his judgment upon their case, they are to suffer.

Now let us see what the Reverend Doctors judgement is upon this state of our case, who dissent from the establisht way, whether the people, or their Ministers, and that both concerning what they do, and what, by consequence from his judgment upon their case, they are to suffer.

For the Practice of the People in this case (at least the negative part of it) he hath some Charity in his Censure, for in their declining to join in the Public Assembles, he believes them generally to practice according to their judgement as he professes P. 37. of his Sermon. For the Ministers, most of them, none at all, who as he says in the same Place he believes go against theirs. His Words are, I dare say, if most of the Preachers at this day in the separate meetings were soberly asked their judgements, whether it were lawful for the People to join with us in the Public Assemblies, they would not deny it; and yet the People that frequent them, generally judge otherwise. For it is not to be supposed, that faction among them should so commonly prevail beyond interest.

For the Practice of the People in this case (at least the negative part of it) he hath some Charity in his Censure, for in their declining to joyn in the Publick Assembles, he beleives them generally to practice according to their judgement as he professes P. 37. of his Sermon. For the Ministers, most of them, none at all, who as he saies in the same Place he believes go against theirs. His Words are, I dare say, if most of the Preachers at this day in the separate meetings were soberly asked their judgements, whether it were lawful for the People to joyn with us in the Publick Assemblies, they would not deny it; and yet the People that frequent them, generally judge otherwise. For it is not to be supposed, that faction among them should so commonly prevail beyond interest.