8. But the Doctor overlooks this important matter. He neither supposes them to have this knowledge, nor endeavours to help them to it; but in a flow of zeal, reflects at large upon all attempts towards a piety, that is not _modern, common_, and according to the present fashion of religion in the world. Thus, you every where find severe reflections cast upon pretenders to piety, pretended spiritualists; great accusations of excesses, extraordinaries and by-paths; but no where a word or a hint, in favour of those, who would only be so extraordinary, and so much out of the _common_ paths, as the blessed saints and martyrs of the primitive church were. No where are _such people_ told, that he wishes them _God speed_, that _their zeal_ is much wanted both amongst _clergy_ and _laity_, and that the gospel suffers because we know not where to find living examples of its purity and perfection. No where are they told, that he writes not against them, that he loves their spirit, and should be glad to add new fervours to it: nor what Christian perfection is, what a holiness of body, soul and spirit it requires; how powerfully all are called to it, how earnestly all ought to aspire after it, and how sadly mistaken, what enemies to themselves they are, who for the sake of any, or all the things in the world, die less purified and perfect, than they might have been. 9. If we had to do with _one single_ person sincerely good, yet seeming to carry matters too high in some part of his duty, and intended privately to dissuade him from such heights; yet even this, thus privately done and to a person of piety, would be exceeding _dangerous_ and _unjustifiable_; unless we took the utmost care at the same time, to _keep up_ the pious zeal of his mind, to shew him wherein true perfection consisted, and to encourage his utmost endeavours after it. But if this caution, instruction and encouragement, cannot be omitted without great hurt to religion, when we speak only to a person of piety, and in private, about any religious _extremes_, what must be said of the Doctor’s conduct? Who to the world dead in trespasses and sin, preaches up the _sin_, _folly_ and _danger_ of _being_ righteous over-much? To the world _eating and drinking and rising up to play_, he harangues temperance, abstinence, mortification and severity of life! To the world asleep, insensible, and careless, not only of the purity and perfection, but of the first principles of the gospel, he boldly and rashly approaches all appearances of holiness, that are uncommon and extraordinary! To _no_ part of the world does he represent or propose the _perfection_ of the gospel, or recommend it as that, which deserves all that they can do, or suffer for the sake of it.