The cure of church-divisions, or, Directions for weak Christians to keep them from being…

And (to prevent many objections) let these three things be noted.

First, That this grand difference which lieth in the greatest matters, in head and heart, must needs have influence upon abundance of inferior controversies: Both as the Persons and main cause are concerned in them. Reason and experience have put this past controversy.

First, That this grand difference which lieth in the greatest matters, in head and heart, must needs have influence upon abundance of inferiour controversies: Both as the Persons and main cause are concerned in them. Reason and experience have put this past controversie.

Secondly, That this doth not concern only the visible Church and the world, but the visible Church within it self: For all the Hypocrites and carnal worshippers, have still the Cainish serpentine nature: Yea those that by advantages and interest are brought over to the Orthodox as well as Christian side. And it is a happy Church where the Hypocrites are not the greater part: And it is neither great Learning, nor degrees, nor the Pastoral ⟨p. 356⟩office, nor the profession of the highest zeal, which will serve turn to cure the carnal enmity, without the sanctifying spirit of grace. So that when controversies arise, we see not in the hypocrites that carnal mind, which in the strictest pro•ession, or greatest learning, or most venerable function, will work against the interest of holiness: But we are sure that there it is, though we know not the persons in whom but by the full effects.