of making the being and the worship of God a creature of the state
It is necessary to notice the exact meaning of these words, according to the usage of Swift's day. In our own day they might be used to express, in the mouth of an opponent of Establishment, the Erastianism of the defenders of Establishment. But Swift refers to the 'noble scheme' of making out that the being and worship of God have no higher authority than that which they derive from the State. That making is used in the sense of 'arguing' or 'maintaining' becomes clear from the next clause, which is introduced by 'that,' and where making, or a similar word, must be supplied. Swift upheld the duty of the State to maintain Christianity as part of its legal constitution ; but he did so because he believed that the State, and not Christianity (which had a higher sanction), was thereby benefited.