The second part of The nonconformists plea for peace being an account of their…

71. Such Carnal minds are enmity to God, and neither are nor can be subject to his Law, because they savour not the things of the spirit, but of the flesh: Rom. 8. 6, 7, 8. And how Christs enemies are like to guide his flock, and preserve the parity or Unity of them, I leave to all to judge.

71. Such Carnal minds are enmity to God, and neither are nor can be subject to his Law, because they savour not the things of the spirit, but of the flesh: Rom. 8. 6, 7, 8. And how Christs enemies are like to guide his flock, and preserve the parity or Vnity of them, I leave to all to judge.

72. They wrong us that say, we would reduce the Church to the primitive persec[…]tion and poverty, when we call them to the Primitive terms of Unity (Though we should be glad that our worse corrupting prosperity were ⟨p. 169⟩changed into their holy suffering and poverty, rather than go on to be the Churches ruin) we bless God that we live under a Christian Protestant King, and we commend our Rulers pious zeal, for the saving of the Clergy from poverty and contempt; And we are of their mind that think that excellent Godly painful Pastors or Bishops may do much good with a great deal of wealth and power: But we doubt that they talk but by the book, or of some rare wonders, and never think how such excellent persons are ever like to have those advantages, nor what hurt others will do with them. He that said, If the Pope were a good man, what a deal of good might he do, to all the Christian world; did never live to see that good done.

72. They wrong us that say, we would reduce the Church to the primitive persec〈…〉tion and povertie, when we call them to the Primitive terms of Vnity (Though we should be glad that our worse corrupting prosperity were ⟨p. 169⟩