© H E S T E R, AGAINST IN Different Communions. By Charles Leslie, Chancellor of the Cathedral Somewhat Improved. . And the same Şubject farther prosecuted, Trinity College near Dublin. LONDON, Printed by W. B. for Char. Brome at the Gun at the West End of St. Paul's, and Geo. Strahan at the Golden Ball againft PREFACE. T HE Substance of the ensuing Dilcourse was deliver'd twelve Years ago in a Sermon at Chester ; in which and the neighbouring County it is more common than elsewhere in England to match with Diffenters, at least of one Sort, from our Church. And cross the Water in Ireland, the Examples are many of English Families, who, by marrying with the Natives, have lost their Nation as well as Religion, and are turnid mere Irishmen, as well as Papists: Before I adventur'd to commit this to the Press, I sent it to the most learned and judicious Mr. Dodwell ; who return'd than following Letter, with his Leave to make it Publick, and to go along with this; which will make this Valuable, as being the Occa-, fion of sewing so learned a Treatise to the World. And so necessary, at this time, to revive the true Notion of the Peculium, the Holy Seed, or City of God, which He has distinguished from the rest of the World, by particular and most glorious Privileges and A 2 Promises, |