A17412:968
Sermons upon the ten first verses of the third chapter of the first Epistle…
Sermons upon the ten first verses of the third chapter of the first Epistle of S. Peter Being the last that were preached by the late faithful and painful minister of Gods word, Nicolas Byfield. Wherein method, sense, doctrine, and use, is, with great variety of matter, profitably handled; and sundry heads of divinity largely discussed. Published since the authors death by William Gouge.Sermons upon the ten first verses of the third chapter of the first Epistle of S. Peter Being the last that were preached by the late faithfull and painfull minister of Gods word, Nicolas Byfield. Wherein method, sense, doctrine, and vse, is, with great varietie of matter, profitably handled; and sundry heads of divinitie largely discussed. Published since the authors death by William Gouge.
London: printed by H. Lownes for George Latham, 1626
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Thus of the motives to unity in judgement. Before I come to the use, I must put you in mind of a limitation that concerns this doctrine. We must be of one mind, but then it must be according to Christ Jesus, Rom. 15.5. that is, this consent in judgement must be in the truth, and in such truth especially as may further the edification of the mystical body of Christ: else agreement in judgement, is a conspiracy rather than unity.
Thus of the motives to unitie in judgement. Before I come to the use, I must put you in minde of a limitation that concernes this doctrine. We must be of one minde, but then it must be according to Christ Iesus, Rom. 15.5. that is, this consent in judgement must be in the truth, and in such truth especially as may further the edification of the mysticall body of Christ: else agreement in judgement, is a conspiracie rather than unitie.
The use may be both for instruction and reproof: for instruction, and so we should all be affected with a great estimation of unity in judgement, and strive by all means to attain to it, and keep our selves so all of us, that we do live in unity with the Church of God. Now that we may do thus,
The use may be both for instruction and reproofe: for instruction, and so we should all be affected with a great estimation of unitie in judgement, and strive by all meanes to attaine to it, and keepe our selves so all of us, that we do live in unitie with the Church of God. Now that wee may doe thus,
11 We should beseech the God of patience and consolation, to give us to be like minded, even to work in us the unity he requires of us.