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

The faults of the Church of Corinth.

1 Cor. 1. 11, 12. [There are contentions among you—Everyone of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollo's, and I of Cephas, and I of Christ. Mark the extent of the sin (every one of you) that is, very many among you, 1 Cor. 3. 13. I could not speak to you as spiritual, but as carnal—For ye are yet carnal—v. 12. If any build on this foundation, wood, hay, stubble,—v. 15. he shall suffer loss. chap. 4. 18. 21. Some are puffed up—Shall I come to you with a rod or in love?—chap. 6. 5, 6, 7, 8. I speak to your shame, Is there not a wise man among you? Because ye go to Law one with another (before Heathens,) Nay you do wrong and defraud, and that your brethren. Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the Kingdom of God?—chap. 11. 17, 18, 19, 20, 21. I praise you not that you come together, not for the better but for the worse. For first of all, when you come together in the Church. I hear that that there be divisions among you—For there must be also Heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you—When you come together into one place, this is not to eat the Lords Supper: For in eating every one taketh before other, ⟨p. 41⟩his own supper, and one is hungry, and another is drunken. Vers. 23. 30. He that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lords body—For this cause many are weak and sick among you▪ and many sleep. Chap. 14. Reproveth their abuse of unknown tongues, and their disorder in Gods public worship—Chap. 15. 12, 13, 14, 15. [If Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you, that there is no resurrection. But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen; And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is vain; yea and we are found false witnesses of God—v. 17. and ye are yet in your sins.