in another Generation be brought to comprehend, that is, if thoſe who ought to inſtruct them would do it) and by which they would be govern'd. As the Caſe now ſtands, they are directed by the various Interpretations of various Preachers; nay, by the various Interpretations of one Preacher; for who can ſuppoſe that any Man ſhall at all Times (tho' on the ſame Subject) uſe the ſame Expreſſions, Words, or Terms. Does not this Method open a Door to that endleſs Confuſion, which ſome think they prudently exclude by prohibiting the Publication. Beſides, without being accounted malicious, would not any diſintereſted Perſon aſk the Queſtion, why theſe People are ſo ignorant, why there is not better Care taken in forming their Youth? But I ſhall add no more on this Head, leſt I be thought by ſome (whoſe earthly and ſpiritual Welfare I heartily wish) too buſily concerned in an Affair which they may think foreign to me; but let them conſider, Chriſtianus ſum, Chriſtiani nibil a me alienum puto. Leaving then this Queſtion, I ſhall ſay ſomething of their Method of inſtructing the People, young and old.
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