The other extreme
Who can then be surprised if many reasonable men, seeing the dreadful effects of this delusion, and laboring to keep at the farthest distance from it, should sometimes lean toward another extreme? If they are not ready to believe anyone who speaks of having this witness, concerning which others have erred so grievously? If they are almost ready to set down as enthusiasts all who use the expressions which have been so terribly abused?
Yes, if they should question whether the witness or testimony spoken of here is the privilege of ordinary Christians, and not rather one of those extraordinary gifts which they suppose belonged only to the apostolic age.
1771 text
2. Who can then be surprized, if many reasonable men, seeing the dreadful effects of this delusion, and labouring to keep at the utmost distance from it, should sometimes lean toward another extreme? If they are not forward to believe any who speak of having this witness, concerning which others have so grievously erred? If they are almost ready, to set all down for Enthusiasts, who use the expressions which have been so terribly abused. Yea, if they should question, whether the witness or testimony here spoken of, be the privilege of ordinary Christians, and not rather, one of those extraordinary gifts, which they suppose belonged only to the apostolic age.