Catholic unity, or, The only way to bring us all to be of one…Catholick vnity, or, The only way to bring us all to be of one…

I Have been all this while but about preparatives: and now I come to the work that I intended. Do not think that I have spoken all this of the ungodly to hinder a Union and Christian Concord, but to prepare for it, by telling you the reason of our distance, and division, and what must be removed before we can be One. Truly Sirs, I come to you with Peaceable intentions. I come upon a treaty with you, to see whether you will become One with us, and be reconciled or not? For the Lords sake attend me considerately and impartially, for it is a weighty business that I have to propound to you, and a most excellent motion that I have to make. As you regard ⟨p. 89⟩the God of Unity that sends to you, and Christ the Prince of Peace, and the Spirit who is the Principle of Unity, and the Church that is the seat of Unity, and your selves that may have the blessing of Unity, hearken to the motion of Peace and Unity that I have to make to you from the Lord. Sirs, What think you! hath the world been long enough divided or not! Are our distances from one another broken into pieces enow or not? Are we cut into shreds enow, and great enough, and our spirits bitter enough or not? Is it not time think you to sound a retreat to our foolish wars? You call for Unity: Y•u talk for Unity, and against sects and divisions: Do you mean as you speak? and are you in good sadness, or are you not? Would you have us to be all of one mind and way, or not? You talk against being of so many Religions: Is it ⟨p. 90⟩the true desire of your hearts that we should be all of one Religion? If it be, hold fast to this: So far we are agreed: Let us lay this as a ground-work; We must be all of One Church, One Faith, One Religion, if we will be saved.

I Have been all this while but about preparatives: and now I come to the work that I intended. Do not think that I have spoken all this of the ungodly to hinder a Union and Christian Concord, but to prepare for it, by telling you the reason of our distance, and division, and what must be removed before we can be One. Truly Sirs, I come to you with Peaceable intentions. I come upon a treaty with you, to see whether you will become One with us, and be reconciled or not? For the Lords sake attend me considerately and impartially, for it is a weighty buness that I have to propound to you, and a most excellent motion that I have to make. As you regard