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A Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practically resolvedA Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practicaly resolved
A Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practically resolved by sundry ministers in October, 1682.A Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practicaly resolved by sundry ministers in October, 1682.
London: printed by J.A. for John Dunton, 1683
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But here take heed of Sophisters deceit: Though nothing is necessary to Salvation, but all sound Christians have still believed, yet all is not necessary, or true, or good, which all good Christians have believed or done; much less all which the tempted worser part have held: For though the Essence of Christianity have been ever and every where the same, yet the Opinions of Christians, and their Mistakes, and Faults have been none of their imitable Faith or Practice. Humane Nature is essentially the same in Adam, and in all men; but the Diseases of Nature are another thing. If all men have Sin and Error, so have all Churches; their Christianity is of God, but the Corruptions and ⟨p. 286⟩Maladies of Christians are not. You must hold nothing but what Christians of old have held as received from Gods Word; but because they have all some Faults and Errors, you must not hold and do all those.
V. Maintain the Unity of the Spirit in the bond of Peace, with all true Christians as such, and live in Love in the Communion of Saints.
V. Maintain the Ʋnity of the Spirit in the bond of Peace, with all true Christians as such, and live in Love in the Communion of Saints.
That is, with them that live in the Belief, and in holy Obedience to the Christian Faith and Law. By their Fruits you shall know them. The Societies of Malignants, who suppress true Practical Knowledge and Piety, and hate the best men, and cherish Wickedness, and bloodily persecute those that in Conscience obey not their Usurpations and Inventions, are not the Communion of Saints: Wolves, Thorns and Thistles are not the Sheep or Vines of Christ.