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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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Question 4: Q. 4. What are the terms of Communion between the Churches of several Kingdoms?
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Q. 4. What are the terms of Communion between the Churches of several Kingdoms?
A. This needs no more addition to the former Answer but this. 1. That their Communion in the main must be the same in Faith and Love and Obedience to God, as if they were under the same Civil Government. 2. But they must not busy themselves needlessly with the distant and unknown cases and business of others; Nor 3. Must they violate the lawful restraints of their civil Governors, nor disturb the Peace of Kingdoms, upon pretences of the Churches Privileges or Interest: 4. And if they are offended at the Doctrine, Worship or Practice of other Churches; they should send to them for satisfaction, and those Churches should send them the forementioned Confession of the Christian Religion, and either purge themselves from the Crimes of which they are accused, or confess them and forsake them.
A. This needs no more addition to the former Answer but this. 1. That their Communion in the main must be the same in Faith and Love and Obedience to God, as if they were under the same Civil Government. 2. But they must not busie themselves needlesly with the distant and unknown cases and business of others; Nor 3. Must they violate the lawful restraints of their civil Governours, nor disturb the Peace of Kingdoms, upon pretences of the Churches Privileges or Interest: 4. And if they are offended at the Doctrine, Worship or Practice of other Churches; they should send to them for satisfaction, and those Churches should send them the forementioned Confession of the Christian Religion, and either purge themselves from the Crimes of which they are accused, or confess them and forsake them.