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…

But perhaps you will Object; If all this be so, whence comes it to pass that there are so many differences still among those that you call the sanctified? Do we not see that they are more contentious, and divided into parties, and make more stir about Religion then any others?

BUt perhaps you will Object; If all this be so, whence comes it to pass that there are so many differences still among those that you call the sanctified? Do we not see that they are more contentious, and divided into partyes, and make more stir about Religion then any others?

Answ. 1. The differences among the godly, are nothing for ⟨p. 289⟩number, or greatness, or weight, in comparison of yours. I have showed you in my Discourse of the Catholic Church, twenty great and weighty points in which they all agree together, and in which the ungodly agree not with them. What if they agree not, whether Church-Government should be exercised by the Elders only, the flock consenting; or by all the flock, the Pastors Guiding? Or whether One among the Pastors should be of a superior Degree, or of a superior Order, or whether they should only be of the same Degree and Order, though chosen to preside and moderate for the time? What if one think that its Necessary to read the public Prayers out of a Book; and another think its necessary to pray without book; and a third more truly thinks it is in it self indifferent whether it be within book or without? ⟨p. 290⟩with other suchlike differences as these, which will keep no man out of Heaven. Are these like our differences with ungodly men? Our differences with you are, Whether Heaven or Earth is chiefly to be loved and sought after? Whether Grace and Holiness, or sin and carelessness be the better? whether it be the more sweet and desirable life, to be heavenly minded and live in the Love and Service of God, and to be much in holy communion with him, and meditating upon his Law, and upon the Life to come; or on the contrary, to live to the world and to the flesh? whether it be better to obey the Word of God, and his Ministers that speak it in his name; or obey our fleshly desires and the proud conceits of ignorant minds? In a word, our difference with the ungodly, though they will not confess it and speak out, is plainly