about a reconciliation, my Lord, before we meet? Do you not think that this would vastly promote and strengthen your present scheme? At present we are all to meet, it appears, each retaining his wonted mind, and continuing his usual exertions; that is, we all meet under your Lordship’s auspices, still to continue pulling, with all our might, different ways! Surely, to every thinking man it must be plain, that although your Lordship should call upon such a babel of lips and languages, with all the powers you have, for zeal and exertions united, there appears not the least probability that that unanimity will come when you do call, till you can prove that those very means which the Almighty adopted to confound and divide, have changed their nature, and now may be used to collect, and unite, and carry on a simple plan with effect. Mistake me not, my Lord, as intending to deny the possibility of any _sort or degree_ of union among certain descriptions of persons composing the society. This, I am sure, would be to deny that which authentic histories have abundantly proved to be true. I am perfectly aware, that all the various and discordant tribes of dissenters from the Church of England, may unite, from the Papist down to the Quaker; for they frequently have, and frequently do unite _against_ the Church. “Many times have they consulted together with one consent, and have been confederate against the church,” saying, “let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession.” But when was it ever known, that they have united _with_ the church? Shew me the history, lay your finger upon the page, and say, my Lord, _when_, _where_, and upon what _occasion_, did they ever unite _with_ the church, for any important and righteous design. I must be satisfied upon this point; I must request some fair example and precedent, to prove that the thing is neither impossible nor improbable, before it can be even prudent to listen to your Lordship’s proposal!