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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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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.
VI. Prefer not any odd or singular Sect before the Universal Consent of the Faithful, in your Learning or Communion, so far as the Judgment of men is to be regarded.
Though we take not our Faith from the Number of Believers, and though the most be usually none of the best, and some few are much wiser than the most, and in a Controversy a few men of such knowledge are to be believed before the multitude, of less knowledge, yet Christ is the Head of all true Christians, and not of an odd Sect or Party only; and he hath commanded them all to live as Brethren in Love and holy Communion: And in all Sciences, the greater number of agreeing men are liker to be in the right, than some straggling persons, who show otherwise no more ability than they: At least, which side soever you like best in less necessary Points, you must always be in unity with all true Christians, and not unnecessarily differ from them.
Though we take not our Faith from the Number of Believers, and though the most be usually none of the best, and some few are much wiser than the most, and in a Controversie a few men of such knowledge are to be believed before the multitude, of less knowledge, yet Christ is the Head of all true Christians, and not of an odd Sect or Party only; and he hath commanded them all to live as Brethren in Love and holy Communion: And in all Sciences, the greater number of agreeing men are liker to be in the right, than some stragling persons, who shew otherwise no more ability than they: At least, which side soever you like best in less necessary Points, you must always be in unity with all true Christians, and not unnecessarily differ from them.