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13th. 2. IF another A&t was made, by the fame power, obliging All the Clergy to subscribe the Negative of this, in these words, I do not give my Affent and Confent to ALL and EVERY THING contained &c. under penalty of forfeiting their Preferments, whether there would be One Forfeiting amongst them, from His Grace of Canterbury, to the last Collated Vicar?

14th. 2. WHETHER the Clergy would not be able to give to themselves, and to the World, much more fatisfactory Reasons for this laft Subscription, than they have ever been able to give for the former?

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15th. 2, WHETHER Granting Ecclefiaftical Preferments upon the present hard Terms, is not gilding the Pill, which would never otherwise be swallowed?

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16th. 2. WHETHER this Pill does not often occafion terrible, and fometimes mortal, Convulfions in the ftomach?

17th. 2. WHETHER in this cafe, Emetics or Opiates are the most effectual Medicines?

18th. 2. WHETHER Human Creeds and Articles are not more the Tefts of a Party, than Standards of Truth?

19th. 2. WHETHER the feveral Perfecutions and Deftructions which Chriftians have brought upon one another, from the Council of Nice to the Council of Trent, and fo on, have not been occafioned by Articles and Creeds of Human Invention?

20th. 2. WHETHER out of every hundred Inftances of Punishment upon account of Religion, Ninety nine have not been

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been inflicted upon the Profeffors of the Truth?

21ft. 2. WHETHER Creeds, Articles, &c. are not allowed by all, to be only the Means, and not the Ends, of Religion?

22d. 2. WHETHER the true Ends of Religion be not to promote Glory to God in the highest, Peace on Earth, and Good Will towards Men?

23d. 2. IF Means are found, by experience, to defeat the End, instead of accomplishing it, whether thefe Means ought to be used any longer?

24th. 2. WHETHER the Holy Scriptures are not a Complete Rule of Faith and Manners?

25th. 2, IF they be, What Neceffity is there for any Addition?

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26th. 2. WHETHER there be

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27th. 2. WHO are the beft Friends to the Church, They that would remove Errors out of it, or They that would keep them in?

28th. 2. IF the Athanafian Creed had never been inferted in our Liturgy, Would it be now inferted?

29th. 2. WHETHER the only Pretence for keeping it there, is not, Because it is there already?

30th. 2 WHETHER Many Things which gave offence to Good Men, have not been formerly removed?

31ft. 2. WHETHER Offenfive things ought not always to be removed?

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32d. 2 WHETHER there was ever any thing in our Public Worship, that gave more or juster offence, both to Chriftians and Infidels than the Athanafian Creed?

33d. 2. Is not Popery moft dangerous, even to the Liberty, and Political Conftitution, of Great Britain?

34th. 2 Is not the firmeft Union amongst Proteftants, the most effectual Means to prevent it's progrefs, which is at present very alarming?

35th. 2. Is not fixing the Proteftant Religion upon true Proteftant Principles, the most effectual way to UNITE Protestants?

36th. 2. ARE not the Proteftant Principles the fame, by which Christianity prevailed at first in the world?

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