A Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practically resolvedA Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practicaly resolved

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.

VII. Never set a doubtful Opinion against a certain Truth or Duty: reduce not things certain to things uncertain; but contrarily uncertain things to certain: for instance, It is certain that you ought to live in Love and Peace with all that are true Christians, and to do good to all, and wrong to none: Let not any doubtful difference make you violate this Rule, and hate, and slander, and backbite, and hurt them for a doubtful, indifferent or unnecessary thing: Set not your Mint or Cummin, Tithes or Ceremonies, against Love and Justice, and the great and certain things of the Law: It's an ill Sect or Opinion that is against the Nature and common Duty of Christianity and Humanity.