Indulgence and toleration considered in a letter unto a person of honour

of so little importance are they in this matter, which hath an influence into Eternity. What is answered unto this request? Stories are told of things past and gone; scattered interests, dissolved intrigues, buried miscarriages, such as never can have any aspect on the present posture of Affairs, and minds of men in this Nation, are gathered together, and raked out of their graves, to compose Mormoes for the affrightment of […] a regard to the ways of peace and moderation: This they enlarge upon with much Rhetoric, and some little Sophistry; Like him of old, of whom it was said, that being charged with other things,

of so little importance are they in this matter, which hath an influence into Eternity. What is answered unto this request? Stories are told of things past and gone; scattered interests, dissolved intrigues, buried miscarriages, such as never can have any aspect on the present posture of Affairs, and minds of men in this Nation, are gathered together, and raked out of their graves, to compose Mormoes for the affrightment of 〈…〉 a regard to the ways of peace and moderation: This they enlarge upon with much Rhetorick, and some little Sophistry; Like him of old, of whom it was said, that being charged with other things,

—Crimina rasis Librat in antithetis; doctas posuisse figuras Landatur.—

Many inconveniences are pretended, as like to ensue upon such a condescension: but in the mean time men die, and some it may be perish for want of that help and instruction in the things of Eternity, which there are many ready to give them, whilst it is altogether uncertain, whether any one of the pretended inconveniences will ensue or no: I fear whilst men are so engaged in their thoughts about what is good and convenient for them at the present, they do scarce sufficiently ponder, what account of their actions they must make hereafter.