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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…
Catholic unity, or, The only way to bring us all to be of one religion by Rich. Baxter.Catholick vnity, or, The only way to bring us all to be of one religion by Rich. Baxter.
London: printed by R. W. for Thomas Underhill and Francis Tyton, 1660
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
But on the other side, if you will turn to Christ, you will come out of the greatest shame, and obtain the greatest honours that you are capable of: You will be the sons of God, and heirs of heaven, coheirs with Christ, fellow-Citizens of the Saints, and of the household ⟨p. 127⟩of God, John 1.12. Rom. 8.17. Eph. 2.19. and be built up an habitation of God through the Spirit, Eph. 2.22.
But on the other side, if you will turn to Christ, you will come out of the greatest shame, and obtain the greatest honours that you are capable of: You will be the sons of God, and heirs of heaven, coheirs with Christ, fellow-Citizens of the Saints, and of the houshold ⟨p. 127⟩of God, Iohn 1.12. Rom. 8.17. Eph. 2.19. and be built up an habitation of God through the Spirit, Eph. 2.22.
6. Moreover, this is most considerable in our treaty, that if we Agree, it must be upon Universal terms that all will agree upon; or else it can be no Universal Agreement. If a few should Agree with you, this would not make a Unity in the world. We must have terms that are fit for all to Agree upon. And in good sadness, would you have all the world be such as you? Tell me, you that are covetous and proud, would you have all the world become proud and covetous to Agree with you? Nay if they should, when they are likest you, they would not Agree with you: or the Proud will envy the Proud, and their Pride will set them together by the ears. And the covetous would be greedily snatching