otherwise they would never be acquainted with? &c.In which Proposition, you say, 1. There is something impracticable. 2. Some∣thing unjust. And 3. Whatever Efficacy there is in Force (my way applied) to bring men to consider and be convinced, it makes against me.1. You say, It is impracticable to punish Dissenters, as Dissenters, onely to make them consider. And why so? The Reason follows: For if you punish them as Dissenters, you punish them for not being of the National Religion. And to punish a man for not being of the National Religion, is not to punish him onely to make him consider; unless not to be of the National Religion, and not to consider, be the same thing. But cannot Dissenters be punish'd for not being of the National Religion, as the Fault, and yet onely to make them co∣sider, as the End for which they are punish'd? Cannot this be the onely End, unless it be the onely Cause also of their Punishment? But after all, whoever will but consider my words, will easily see that there was no manner of occasion for this Subtlety. For my words are, If Force be used not instead of Reason and Argu∣ments, i.e. not to convince by its own proper Efficacy (which it cannot do) but onely to bring men to consider those Reasons and Arguments which are proper and sufficient to convince them, &c. Where 'tis plain that by onely, I exclude no other Ed of the use of Force, but onely that of convincing men's Minds by its own proper Efficacy.P. 12.If you suppose (as you seem here to do) that I am for unishing Dissenters, whether they consider or no; you are in a great mistake. For the Dissenters (which is your word, and not mine) whom I am for punishing, are onely such as reject the true Religion, pro∣posed to them with Reasons and Arguments sufficient to convince them of the truth of it: Who therefore can never be supposed to consider those Reasons and Arguments as they ought, whlest they persist in rejecting that Religion, or (in your language) whilest they continue Dissenters: For if they did so consider them, they would not continue Dissentes.P. 13.2. You say, To punish men out of the Communion of the National Church, to make them consider, is unjust. They are punish'd, because out of the National Church: And they are out of the National Church, because they are not yet convinced. Their standing out therefore in this State, whilest they are not convinced, not satisfied in their Minds, is no Fault; and therefore cannot justly be punish'd. To which I answer: Where the National Church is the true Church of God, to which all men ought to join themselves; and sufficient Evi∣dence 0