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This were fufficient; efpecially fince I am of Opinion, that those who do not think your Doctrin contained in the Scriptures, will never fanfy that they find it in our Church's Liturgy; and that those who do think it contained in the Scriptures, will affert and defend it, even tho' they should chance to believe, that our Church Liturgy is a flat Contraction to it. So that an Inquiry into the Confiftency of our Church's Liturgy with what you have written concerning the Holy Trinity, cannot be at prefent efteem'd neceffary.

But I will further add, in Juftice to our Holy Mother, that (tho' I do not at prefent enter upon that Debate, becaufe 'twould enlarge the Controverfy to no great purpose; yet) I am firmly perfuaded, that your Doctrine is not either exprefly affirm'd, or fo much as intimated, in our Liturgy, and confequently there is no need of reconciling her Paffages relating to the Trinity, either to the Scriptures, or to each other. And as I am firmly perfuaded, you are a Perfon of fo great Integrity, that you will not venture (notwithstanding your Attempt for explaining) to repeat your Subfcription, c. till you have altered your Sentiments touching thefe Points (which I pray God may be fpeedily effected) fo I hope none of thofe Perfons who efpouse your prefent Sentiments, will be influenced by what you have written, to think your Senfe of those Paffages tolerable. I really tremble at the Apprehenfion of that Guilt, which fuch a Collufion must pollute them with; and I can't but earneftly intreat you to do what lies in your Power, in the most public Manner, for preventing fuch an Interpretation of our Liturgy, as muft (I fear) neceffarily lay waft the Confciences of the Complyers, and pave the Way for a Man's fubfcribing

fcribing and ufing fuch Forms of Devotion as thwart the Senfe of his own Mind.

But I have don. May the God of Truth, and Lover of Souls, illuminate and direct us both; and may that Bleffed Spirit, without whose Aid we can do nothing that is good, guide us by his Grace, and conduct us fafely to that glorious State, in which, how much foever we differ in our Opinions here, we shall be perfectly united in holy Love to all Eternity. I am, with the fincereft Affection,

Your most Faithful Friend,

and most Humble Servant,

THO. BENNET.

THE EN D.

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