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

And lastly, those that are of uncharitable, humorous, peevish, contentious and fiery spirits, and will stir up mutinies and •idings, and causeless divisions in any Church where they come. And truly they that think of the present state of Hartford and some other Churches in New England, (which I will not here make a Narrative of) me thinks should fear Separations, Schisms or Divisions, from o• in the Churches called Independent, as much as those of a different Discipline do as to theirs: (if not somewhat more, on several accounts.)

And lastly, those that are of uncharitable, humerous, peevish, contentious and fiery spirits, and will stir up m•tinies and •idings, and causeless divi•ions in any Church where they come. And truly they that think of the present state of Hartford and some other Churcheses in New England, (which I will not here make a Narrative of) me thinks should fear Separations, Schismes or Divisions, from o• in the Churches called Independent, as much as those of a different Discipline do as to theirs: (if not somewhat more, on several accounts.)

Thirdly, And remember that I am not here speaking of any mens former faults, by way of uncharitable bitterness, insulting or reproach; but verily brethren, if we are not impartially willing to know the truth of eve•y side, and of our own selves as well as others, we choose deceit, and resist the light, and provoke God to forsake our understandings. Do we not yet know where Judgment hath begun, after such plagues and flames, and Church convulsions? And do we not yet know where Repentance must begin? Enquire for good news whence you will, I vvill enquire whether we are awakened to a true Repentance; and by that I will fetch my prognostics of our future state? Not whether you cry out against other mens sins, but against your own, and that particularly with all their aggravations; and whether Professors of Religiousness do as heartily