The Review, or, A representation of the late sufferings & condition of the dissenters written some years since, but not then suffer'd to come abroad : now publish'd as well to encrease their gratitude to the King for delivering them from all those calamities, as to excite them to joyn vigorously in all lawful means that many conduce to the prevention of their falling under the like, or worse severeties hereafter.

SECT. II.

1. If the terms of Communion may not be altered, we pray that there be such a sense of Savour put upon them, as may make us capa∣ble of consenting to them, and that that sense be declared by Parlia∣ment, or by the Judges of the Land, that so there may remain no scruple concerning it; this would satisfie the Fears and Jealousies of our Consciences: The opinion of some private persons pri∣vately delivered, though they may be great men, and give great rea∣sons for it, will not satisfie us; we speak it from experience, we have heard and read what hath been said on the behalf of such an Expositi∣on, as we could acknowledge and assent unto, but when all is done, our Judgments are not at rest in the determination of one or two pro∣bable Doctors or Expositors.

2. We do not desire by any Exposition of the imposed Oaths, Sub∣scriptions and Declarations to be discharged from any part of the Du∣ty

and Allegiance we owe to our King, we desire not to be freed of any obligation that God hath laid upon us; nay, we do suff••ciently understand that 'tis impossible: No humane Interpretation can weak∣en or dissolve the force of the divine Laws; we are willing to give to Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and we are willing to oblige our selves thereunto; our Judgment concerning the Power of Prin∣ces and the Duty of Subjects, we desire the Reader to receive from Mr. Baxter in his Second Plea, Chap. 3, 4, and 5. and a Book before named.

3. Nor is it our wish or Intention by any Exposition to be left at Liberty to subvert the Fundamentals of Christian Religion, or to revile the Articles, Liturgy or Discipline of the Church; there are many things that we can endure, that we cannot approve, and may we have the Liberty of our own Judgments, we can quietly per∣mit to others the Liberty of theirs; we will maintain no Con∣troversies about differing Opinions in things of no great moment, and such as are of obscure and uncertain nature and truth; in such things let men think as they list, and we will do so too; we will not break the peace of the Church for the sake of them; but the imposing these things upon our Faith, and obliging us to avow them of equal truth with the Word of God, is, and we think ought to be an abomination: We know no medium between truth and falshood, nor doth truth receive magis and minus, all truth is equally true; what is not contrary to the Word of God (they are the words in which we are to subscribe to the 39 Articles, the Li∣turgy and Book of Ordination) is agreeable thereunto; and what is agreeable thereunto, is as true as the Sacred and inspired Volumes; which (to speak modestly) is to our apprehension a very bold and daring assertion.

4. Such a favourable Exposition (as we have mentioned) of the things imposed and required of us, hath been several times Print∣ed for the use of the Sheriffs and Citizens of London, as also by the Learned and Judicious Author of the Peaceable Resolution already ci∣ted; to which we will add the Author of the Peaceable Design, in his answer to Dr. Stillingfleet's Sermon: We think the sense of sa∣vour put upon the impositions by these Authors, or rather Author (for we think indeed they came out of the same mint) to be the result of many thoughts, and of much consideration; and might it have publick and authentique approbation, it would heal almost all the Divisions and Separations that are among us.