The vanity of this mortal life, or, Of man, considered only in his present…

Especially when Conscience it self becomes a sacrifice to this impure, unhallowed Idol; and the question is wholly waved, Is this thing just and honest? and nothing is considered, but that its commodious and gainful.

Yet (if herein we will take upon us to pass a judgment upon other men) it will be no way ingenuous or just, that in smaller and disputable matters, we make our own apprehensions a measure and standard to them. They are commonly aptest to do so, who have least studied the matter, and have nothing but their ignorant confidence to entitle them to the Dictator's Chair; where, however, having placed themselves▪ they liberally bestow their censures and reproaches on all that think it not fit to throw away ⟨p. 100⟩their own eyes, and see with their bad ones. And conclude them to have no Conscience, who go not according to theirs. And that they cannot but have some base design, who in any thing presume to swerve from their judgment, especially if the advantage, in any temporal respect, happen to lye on that side from which they dissent.

Yet (if herein we will take upon us to pass a judgment upon other men) it will be no way ingenuous or just, that in smaller and disputable matters, we make our own apprehensions a measure and standard to them. They are commonly aptest to do so, who have least studied the matter, and have nothing but their ignorant confidence to intitle them to the Dictator's Chair; where, however, having placed themselves▪ they liberally bestow their censures and reproaches on all that think ir not fit to throw away ⟨p. 100⟩their own eyes, and see with their bad ones. And conclude them to have no Conscience, who go not according to theirs. And that they cannot but have some base design, who in any thing presume to swerve from their judgment, especially if the advantage, in any temporal respect, happen to lye on that side from which they dissent.