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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.
But, Sir, to conclude, having gently handled this Point long enough, I ask you, What think you? when we wear the Surplice, do we wear it seemingly? if seemingly, whether we do not wear it really? if really, whether hypocritically?
And now let us put off the Surplice, and see how cunningly we plough with our Ox, and our Ass. What! with the Ox and Ass in the same Yoke? What if the Ox be taller than the Ass? Why then if we cannot put them into the same Yoke, plough with them, as the old Irish were wont to do, tie them by their Tails. But pray, Sir, how do you use to plough in your Country? with what Ass, and whose Heifer? We in the Country of Moderation plough with Oxen altogether, and hold the Plough our selves, thresh out our own Corn, winnow it clean, and sow our Land with clean Seed, and pray for a good Harvest: And this we do sincerely, with our whole Soul, and seemingly too, because apparently. An Ass may serve to carry an honest Prophet a short Journey, but having no need of Asses for the Plough, we would accommodate you with them, if we thought you had not enow of them.
And now let us put off the Surplice, and see how cunningly we plow with our Ox, and our Ass. What! with the Ox and Ass in the same Yoak? What if the Ox be taller than the Ass? Why then if we cannot put them into the same Yoke, plow with them, as the old Irish were wont to do, tie them by their Tails. But pray, Sir, how do you use to plow in your Country? with what Ass, and whose Heiser? We in the Country of Moderation plow with Oxen altogether, and hold the Plow our selves, thresh out our own Corn, winnow it clean, and sow our Land with clean Seed, and pray for a good Harvest: And this we do sincerely, with our whole Soul, and seemingly too, because apparently. An Ass may serve to carry an honest Prophet a short Journey, but having no need of Asses for the Plow, we would accommodate you with them, if we thought you had not enow of them.