Speaking of the French Protestants in the Kingdom of France^ they say, " So that it was not in their Power ever to Compel any " of the French Subjects to submit unto their Discipline and ^' Government, nor to Restrain or Punish any of their Number " who had submitted to their Form of Worship, Doctrine, " Disciphne and Government, who were minded to forsake " them, and alter their Profession, &c.

I don't know to what purpose, nor to what end they tell us all this, neither do I know what Consequence they will draw from it, nor what Advantage they pretend to get by it, this seeming rather to be against themselves, since they pretend now to a Power to Compel me and to Force me to sign what they will, against all Reason and Equity.

But leaving there what they mean by it, I say, that this is not true. Let any one read the Preface of our Discipline, and look on the 16, 17, and 31, 32 Articles of the 5th Chapter of the same, besides a great many others, and he'll see what great Power our Protestants had in France^ to Compel and Restrain or Punish any of their Number, who had submitted to their form of Worship, &c. by means of their Ecclesiastical Censui-es, Excommunication, Suspension, &c.

Speaking of me, they say, " Such Contract we made with Mr. " Rou &c. and since he has been amongst us, whilst he behaved -' himself conformable to his Agreement, and for his Encour- ■ ' agement so to continue, did come to a second Agreement, &c." Here they would insinuate that I have not always performed my Agreement, and that there has been one time when I behaved myself conformable to it, and another time when I did not so.