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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.
Those had the villainy to manage the Contrivance, but the cunning to disappear in the Execution. The Apodosis or reddition of this Comparison, should be some such thing as this. 1. The Grindalizers do either contribute to the encouragement or are professed encouragers of these disloyal ill-principled Dissenters: But how? By their moderation & similibus. But, pray Sir, in what capacity do we Church-Moles contribute to their encouragement? In the capacity of Church-Moles in black Coats, or in some other colour? In the capacity of Subterraneous ⟨p. 19⟩Moles, throwing up the Mole-hills for the Dissenters to build Garrisons, Forts, and Castles upon, or at least to build Meeting-places upon? 2. These Grindalizers have only the villainy to manage the Contrivance: But, good Sir, of what? To disappear in the Execution; but still, Sir, of what? Is it left to the Reader's understanding, and charity, to make what he pleases of it? Now here's cunning and no cunning in the Church-Moles; cunning to disappear, and no cunning in disappearing; for the cunning would be not to appear at all, and then they could not disappear: but to disappear, and for this quick-sighted Friend to see them disappear, is too open a disappearance. The Comparison is lame: but what is wanting in the Square of the Comparison, is made perfect by his great love and kindness to us. But, Sir, for all love, be pleased to discover the Contrivance, and then to follow the Disappearing, till you make it to appear. And further, either you know the Contrivance, or do not know it? if you do, and have been a false Contriver with us, be honest and spare not: if you have not, let the Reader make his Consequence. Either you know the Encouragers, or the Contrivers, or do not know them? If you know them, tell; if you do not know them, keep silence hereafter. We Moles have Noses though we have no Eyes; we smell your rank Uncharitableness, though we cannot see your Art: but we never yet did smell those Foxes that you pretend to unkennel; and so in one respect we have neither Eyes nor Noses like yours: and we hope we shall make better use of such Senses we have, than you have done. But whether your Comparisons hit or miss, smite or smite not, be sure to beat out this Conclusion, That there are no Villains, much more villainous, than the new Sect of Grindalizers, that's the scope of all your Comparisons.
Those had the villany to manage the Contrivance, but the cunning to disappear in the Execution. The Apodosis or reddition of this Comparison, should be some such thing as this. 1. The Grindalizers do either contribute to the encouragement or are profess'd encouragers of these disloyal ill-principled Dissenters: But how? By their moderation & similibus. But, pray Sir, in what capacity do we Church-Moles contribute to their encouragement? In the capacity of Church-Moles in black Coats, or in some other colour? In the capacity of Subterraneous