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The Difference between the Calvinists and Lutherans, is as great, and in some things greater than betwixt the Churches of Public Establishment, and those that I do wish might be tolerated among us; and why there might not be the same interchanges of Love, Familiarity and Kindness betwixt them, as this Learned and Pious Pacificator wishes and desires, yea hopes might be amongst the Augustans and Reformed, I can see no reason. What reason might be given why a Conformist might not hear Dr. Owen, Dr. Bates, or Mr. Baxter at Pinners-Hall, or elsewhere? yea or why he might not Preach there himself? What reason can be given why these worthy and excellent men might not be permitted to Preach at Guild-Hall Chapel, Bow, or other Churches in the City? Is not their Doctrine as sound, their Ministerial Qualifications as great, and their Manner of Preaching as likely to do good, at least as some of the Conformable Clergy? I am not ignorant what Objections the Interest, Passions, and Prejudices of men, do make against what I have proposed and discoursed, nor shall I undertake to answer them. Humble, holy, mortified men, that love Peace, and the Souls of men, before their own petty Interests and Advantages, can easily answer them themselves, and others will not be convinced by any thing that I shall reply unto them. There's no confuting the Objections ⟨p. 95⟩that are made by Pride, Covetousness, Ambition, Love of Empire and Dominion, and other Passions of Infernal Race; and I have no present Inclination to spend any Words upon the Objections of inconfutable Men. It is true, that what I propose may seem at present unpracticable, by reason of the Inconsistency of such Practises with the Established Laws: But it is not impossible, I hope, that His Majesty (who is the Breath of our Nostrils) with His Parliament, may come to think fit, that such Laws be relaxed for the Uniting and Strengthening the Protestant Interest, against the Roman and French Enemy. And if it should please God to incline the Heart of the King, and His Great Council so to do; then will that which I have said be not only very practicable, but, as I think, very useful; that is, to lessen and abate Differences, restore decayed and dying Love, and to bring Christians to a greater Uniformity in Judgment and Practice, than any other Means or Endeavours whatsoever.

The Difference between the Calvinists and Lutherans, is as great, and in some things greater than betwixt the Churches of Publick Establishment, and those that I do wish might be tolerated among us; and why there might not be the same interchanges of Love, Familiarity and Kindness betwixt them, as this Learned and Pious Pacificator wishes and desires, yea hopes might be amongst the Augustans and Reformed, I can see no reason. What reason might be given why a Conformist might not hear Dr. Owen, Dr. Bates, or Mr. Baxter at Pinners-Hall, or elswhere? yea or why he might not Preach there himself? What reason can be given why these worthy and excellent men might not be permitted to Preach at Guild-Hall Chappel, Bow, or other Churches in the City? Is not their Doctrine as sound, their Ministerial Qualifications as great, and their Manner of Preaching as likely to do good, at least as some of the Conformable Clergy? I am not ignorant what Objections the Interest, Passions, and Prejudices of men, do make against what I have proposed and discoursed, nor shall I undertake to answer them. Humble, holy, mortified men, that love Peace, and the Souls of men, before their own petty Interests and Advantages, can easily answer them themselves, and others will not be convinced by any thing that I shall reply unto them. There's no confuting the Objections