Excerpt from A Preservative Against the Principles and Practices of the Nonjurors Both in Church and State: Or an Appeal to the Consciences and Common Sense of the Christian Laity

The Nonjurors now at length think it time to open the estene, for which They have been long preparing the Way, in a more cover'd and private manner. Whether They imagine that All the Lenny with which They have hitherto t been treated, hath been nothing elfe but Fear and a Confcioufnefs of Wrong or that their own Caufeis for ever loll, if this Crt¿t of Time be B no: 9 not laid hold on or that the Pallions and Mad nefs ofmen, at this Time, have fitted Them for any Impreflions: Whatever it be, The E¿a hlfhrnent is now openly and direfily charged with the Want of all Right. Their Caufe is now publickly declared to be the Caufe of God. The Chat-eh is made a principal part of the Ar. Gantent. The words Untt), Sthzfin, Altar, Exé commanitatton, Dantnatton, and the like, are thrown about in fuch a manner, as to con-a found the Underftandings of Honell Men of low Capacities, to excite the Rage of the Tua multuous and Wicked, and to be Enginetof Defirufiion in the Hands of the Defigning and ocraf'ty, as well amongll Proféft'd Pepi/t5, as there.

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