Excerpt from Plain Truth Vindicated and Asserted: The Fallacy of Man-Made Rules of Faith Detected, and the Faith of Christ Alone, Maintained and Exalted

The following work affords a striking instance, to prove, that we may often have to adventure upon those things to which we have the greatest aversion, and even the least apparent qualification seeing that. I cannot fully set forth the reluctance I feel to controversy, or any thing like con tending about religious tenets, or even to interfere with the ceremonies of any people whatsoever, and that for divers reasons; but especially, because it looks somewhat like trifling with precious time, which should rather be employed with reference to everlasting concerns, even to be exercised in vital experimental religion or godliness, which deeply concerns all people (of what profession so ever) to be exercised to have always a conscience'void of offence toward God, and toward men which should bring the mind into stayedness and stability, as in Isaiah 26, which saith, Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee; because he trusteth in thee, 81c.

But alas! How different is that mind which only dotes after the signs and ceremonies, of a' forced arti ficial profession, and may be influenced therein by exte rior objects or motives; nay, even by the threats or pro mises of self-seeking men, with their curious metaphysical subtilties; such a state is deplorable indeed, and it matters little what their profession may be, while they are only exercised in external observations, or bodily exercise, which profiteth little - see 1 Tim. 4 - 8.

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