A26897:320
Church concord
Church concord containing I. a dissuasive from unnecessary division and separation, and the real concord of the moderate independents with the Presbyterians, instanced in ten seeming differences, II. by Richard Baxter.Church concord containing I. a disswasive from unnecessary division and separation, and the real concord of the moderate independents with the Presbyterians, instanced in ten seeming differences, II. by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for Tho. Parkhurst, 1691
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Q. Seeing you have oft affirmed publicly that the Terms of Concord among Christians are easy to be known, if their unwillingness to practise them were not the hinderance, you are desired to answer these Questions following. 1. What are the necessary Terms of Catholic Communion of Christians as Members of the Church Universal? 2. What are the necessary Terms of the Communion of Christians personally, in a particular Church? 3. What are the Terms on which Neighbour Churches may hold Communion with one another? 4. What are the Terms of Communion between the Churches of several Kingdoms? 5. What is the Magistrates Power and Duty about Religion, and the Churches and Ministers of Christ?
Q. SEeing you have oft affirmed publickly that the Terms of Concord among Christians are easie to be known, if their unwillingness to practise them were not the hinderance, you are desired to answer these Questions following. 1. What are the necessary Terms of Catholick Communion of Christians as Members of the Church Universal? 2. What are the necessary Terms of the Communion of Christians personally, in a particular Church? 3. What are the Terms on which Neighbour Churches may hold Communion with one another? 4. What are the Terms of Communion between the Churches of several Kingdoms? 5. What is the Magistrates Power and Duty about Religion, and the Churches and Ministers of Christ?
I. It is to be understood that the Universal Church is considered as Spiritual or as Visible: As Spiritual, it is the Universality of true Spiritual or Regenerate Believers, as Headed by Jesus Christ. As Visible, it is the Universality of the Baptized, or Professors of true Faith, as Headed by Christ, (the Author and Object of that Faith.) And accordingly Christians are to be distinguished. And that the Question is of the Visible Church and Christians.