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

Nor will the Church find any more dangerous Opponents, upon any emergent occasion, that those who have been compelled to Uniformity against their Conviction. For bearing their Condition always as their Burden, they will not be wanting unto an opportunity to ease themselves of it.

Nor will the Church find any more dangerous Opponents, upon any emergent occasion, that those who have been compelled to Uniformity against their Conviction. For bearing their Condition always as their Burthen, they will not be wanting unto an opportunity to ease themselves of it.

And it may be sundry Persons now vested with Ecclesiastical Power, if they would recollect their former Thoughts and Expressions, might remember that they both conceived and declared their mind to this purpose; that former Severities in the like kind, were unduly and disadvantageously pursued against that strong inclination in so many unto an Indulgence, and Freedom from their Impositions, which surely they cannot think to be now lessened or weakened.

And it may be sundry Persons now vested with Ecclesiastical Power, if they would recollect their former Thoughts and Expressions, might remember that they both conceived and declared their mind to this purpose; that former Severities in the like kind, were unduly and disadvantagiously pursued against that strong inclination in so many unto an Indulgence, and Freedom from their Impositions, which surely they cannot think to be now lessened or weakned.

But present Power is apt to change the minds of Men, and make them neither remember what were their former apprehensions, nor foresee what would be their thoughts upon a disappointment in their present Undertakings.