THE REASONABLENESS OF CONFORMITY Τ Ο Τ Η Ε Represented to the TERS. In Answer to the Tenth Chapter of Mr. Ca- lamy's Abridgment of Mr. Baxter's History PART II. By BenJAMIN HOAdly, M. A. One moreld have thought, that if their opinions had been cer- tainly true ; and their Church-Order good ; pet the interest LONDON, the West-End of St. Paul's Church-Yard. 1703. THE PREFACE To Mr. Calamy . Have at length finibed my Reply to the Tenth Chapter of your Abridgment of Mr. Baxter's History: And now recommend the whole to your serious Examina, tion. Whatever the success of it prove, it will be always a very great Jatisfaction to my own Mind, that nothing but a sincere love of Truth bath induced me to appear in this Controversy. And, since I have engaged my self in this Cause, 1 efteem it no small happiness, that I have 10 do with a Person, whose Character, and open Professions forbid me to ex pect A 2 pe&t any thing from Him, but fair, open,and ingenuous dealing ; luch as becomes a Man, and a Chriftian. You have publickły professed, That you much more desire that Truth . should be advanced than any Party. You have declared, That Your being engaged in a Separate way shall not hinder you from attending to any thing that can be fairly proposed against it. But that you will, after fresh Confideration of this whole Reply, either let the World know your Reasons for fill continúing in Non-conformity; orelle frees ly yield to the force of our Arguments, as becomes an honest Man. This is indeed what becomes an honest Man; and all that ought to be expe&ted from a Reasonable Creature. And it is this serious and os per Promise,that hath raised in me the greateft Hopes, that, tho? we may dif |