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The other instance is in New-England; The first Planters drew up a Platform of Church Discipline, before they had much time to weigh those things, and when they were under prejudices, from the experience of their sufferings in England; and some of their Posterity are mightily devoted to it, as if the Platform were the Pattern in the Mount, and all deviations from it, are looked upon as a degree of Apostasy; others have taken the liberty to Examine it, and can discover no foundation in the Word of God for many Positions therein: these differences do much interrupt our quiet and hinder ⟨p. 3⟩the flourishing of Religion. Some Persons place a great part of their Religion in their being of this or that party; and others who have better Principles, spend more of their zeal in these Controversies than is meet, and thereby it comes to pass that weightier matters are too much neglected. Mens Corruptions are drawn forth, offences are given, and some times offence is taken, to the great disadvantage of the Interest of Religion. There is a necessity of the vindicating the Truth, yet we cannot do it without making some disturbance

The other instance is in New-England; The first Planters drew up a Platform of Church Discipline, before they had much time to weigh those things, and when they were under prejudices, from the experience of their sufferings in England; and some of their Posterity are mightily devoted to it, as if the Platform were the Pattern in the Mount, and all deviations from it, are looked upon as a degree of Apostacy; others have taken the liberty to Examine it, and can discover no foundation in the Word of God for many Positions therein: these differences do much interrupt our quiet and hinder ⟨p. 3⟩the flourishing of Religion. Some Persons place a great part of their Religion in their being of this or that party; and others who have better Principles, spend more of their zeal in these Controversies thau is meet, and thereby it comes to pass that weightier matters are too much neglected. Mens Corruptions are drawn forth, offences are given, and some times offence is taken, to the great disadvantage of the Interest of Religion. There is a necessity of the vindicating the Truth, yet we cannot do it without making some disturbance