A vision of unchangeable free mercy, in sending the means of grace to undeserved…A vision of vnchangeable free mercy, in sending the means of grace to undeserved…

Now by the concession of these, as I hope not unequitable demands, thus much at least I conceive will be attained, viz. that a peaceable dissent in some smaller things, disputable questions, not-absolutely-necessary assertions, deserves not any rigid censure, distance off affections, or breach of Christian Communion and amity: in such things as these, veniam petimusque damusque vicissim: If otherwise, I profess I can hardly bring my mind to comply and close in with them, amongst whom almost any thing is lawful but to dissent.

Now by the concession of these, as I hope not unequitable demands, thus much at least I conceive will be attained, viz. that a peaceable dissent in some smaller things, disputable questions, not-absolutely-necessary assertions, deserves not any rigid censure, distance off affections, or breach of Christian Communion and amity: in such things as these, veniam petimusque damusque vicissim: If otherwise, I professe I can hardly bring my minde to comply and close in with them, amongst whom almost any thing is lawfull but to dissent.

These things being premised, I shall now set down and make public, that proposal, which heretofore I have tendered, as a means to give some light into a way for the profitable and comfortable practice of Church-Government; drawing out of general notions what is practically applicable, so circumstantiated, as of necessity it must be: and herein I shall not alter any thing, or in the least expression go off from that which long since I drew up at the request of a worthy friend, after a discourse about it: and this, not only because it hath already been in the hands of many, but also because my intent is not, either to assert, dispute, or make out any thing further of my judgement in these things, then I have already done, (hoping for more leisure so to do, then the few hours assigned to the product of this short appendix will permit) but only by way of a defensative, to evince, that the rumours which have been spread by some, and entertained by others, too greedily about this matter, have been exceeding causeless and groundless; So that though my second thoughts have, if I mistake not, much improved some particulars in this Essay, yet I cannot be induced, because of the reason before recounted (the only cause of the publication thereof) to make any alteration in it, only I shall present the reader with some few things, which