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motion on the one side, nor glory and heat on the 

 other side, ought to continue those challenges and 

 cartels at the cross and other places ; but rather all 

 preachers, especially such as be of good temper, and 

 have wisdom with conscience, ought to inculcate and 

 beat upon a peace, silence, and surseance. Neither 

 let them fear Solon s law, which compelled in fac 

 tions every particular &quot;person to range himself on the 

 one side ; nor yet the fond calumny of neutrality ; 

 but let them know that is true which is said by a 

 wise man, That neuters in contentions are either 

 better or worse than either side. 



These things have I in all sincerity and simplicity 

 set down, touching the controversies which now 

 trouble the Church of England ; and that without 

 all art and insinuation, and therefore not like to be 

 grateful to either part : Notwithstanding, I trust 

 what hath been said shall find a correspondence in 

 their minds which are not embarked in partiality, 

 and which love the whole better than a part ; where 

 fore I am not out of hope that it may do good ; at 

 the least I shall not repent myself of the medita 

 tion. 



