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Show were not wanting to themfelves in ma. king their defence , both by .their tongues and pens. The States of J{ol/and and Weft. frifia ·following the Counfil , firft of the Judges of t~1eir own u~per Bench , and then alfo of the King of Grea,t Britain . deliverd by word of mouth and by wri~ ting : (when ·cvvas dear, that the determination of thofe Controverfies by mofi voices of the Pallors would m<~,ke a rent and much affli& both the body of theRe~ formed Religion, and the Commonwealth too, and tbat many of the Magi£hats (to fay nothing now of a great number of private Citizens, lovers of Vertue and of their Coumrey) were fo well affe6te~ to t~ accufed party ., that they could not thmk the condemnation therof could con· fill with the fafety of Religion, nor could they ule their power to that purpo(e:) They judged it belt to fet forth a Decree of mutual Toleration, chCJrging the Pafiors , chat in thofe Comroverfies they ~ould bear with one another ,. and not handle that Argtrment, but temperately, and only in order to Godlynels,preferving among themfelves the bond ofChrifiian Charity unbroken. And that all:~bmpt points of thofe que !lions might be· fuun· ned, and no new ones fiarted, more and more De cree~ were m1de, which pleaied very many God! y-learned Men , both at home and abroad. But, fome of the Pa· fiors -, aifudng themfel ves of certain vi .. &.ory .. flory by a qefinitive fentence , no~ ab~e tQ at.~~n WlCO it la~fully , the way ~111g ohlhuCted by the iatd Decrees, did, by Cl~nddhne Meetings and fecret cornT l>inations, moy~ the cotnmon p~o.ple to a Church-fc.pafatlo~; a.nd,to,gainthe countenance of Au~honty )laboured with fame T?wns and ueighbouting NatiQils,, to bnng the bufineie to a Cammon Synod · ·which themi"elves , as if the ffven Confe~ derate Nations ,'A'ereone Nation,call National : w hkh <Was a gainft the will of moft of. the RuJers <')( HQlt.t.nd?againfh the will of the Trl:Jjecfins aJ.1cl Trrmfi{a¥enf and pat:t of G eldrill. , be ina afraid of the ill effeCts ufually Qui~d l,y determining_ and defining ~efhon~ The tame were of opinion, that they could not be: compell' d by thofe Nations which were leis. molcfted with thofe cantrovcrGei , to joyn with them in the indiCtion of~ Synod fqr the. iaid definicjon: becaufe , cyery Nation,. even after~ the TrA..jc£ti,.. league had ex<;epted for it felf ~ as other poin~s of fupremacy ~ fo alfo the right o{ ord~rmg t~c: Church afl4 p~p~}c)< divine ferv1ce ~ ~ttnefs the lea~ue it felf ,and tbc: fucceedtog Adls, and tbe practice conti· nued to thefe lafi times. Nev€rthc;lefs they affirmed, They would !Jnft!J ~~he l.e ... form•d Religion , on thef~ t~.11ms, that~ liberty of diffenting' in thofe Con trove;;_ hes ihould be permi~tech for the ufe of which liberty in a moderate way with. out |