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Moderation a virtue, or, A vindication of the principles and practices of the moderate…Moderation a vertue, or, A vindication of the principles and practices of the moderate…
Moderation a virtue, or, A vindication of the principles and practices of the moderate divines and laity of the Church of England represented in some late immoderate discourses, under the nick-names of Grindalizers and Trimmers / by a lover of moderation, resident upon his cure ; with an appendix, demonstrating that parish-churches are no conventicles ... in answer to a late pamphlet entitled, Parish-churches turned into conventicles, &c.Moderation a vertue, or, A vindication of the principles and practices of the moderate divines and laity of the Church of England represented in some late immoderate discourses, under the nick-names of Grindalizers and Trimmers / by a lover of moderation, resident upon his cure ; with an appendix, demonstrating that parish-churches are no conventicles ... in answer to a late pamphlet entitled, Parish-churches turned into conventicles, &c.
London: printed for Jonathan Robinson, 1683
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
3. Our Moderation is our Conformity to Christ, and his Gospel, to the Doctrine of this Church.
4. As the Law is our Rule, so it is our Security, and we rest under it.
5. When we shall stand in need of Favour, we will thankfully accept it, but think it our Duty so to live, and carry our selves, as little as may be not to need it, though we know, Nullum Ingenium placuit sine Veniâ.
6. We are Strangers to that part of History, which preserves the Memory of Mischiefs or Ruin, brought either to Kingdoms or Churches, by Moderation, or Moderate Men: We are utter Strangers to any undermining Practices; and if our Words be not taken, we can endure a Trial, and therefore know no reason for this giving notice to the Magistrate, or the World, to beware of Moderate Men. We never heard that sitting even, ever overthrew the Boat. But on the other hand, we know what Moderate Men have done to settle, compose, reform, to preserve States and Churches.