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

Were not he a gracious promoter of Unity in the world, that would say [Unity is so excellent a thing, that it is meet we should be all of one complexion, or at least that the world should speak but one language; and therefore no other but one should be tolerated] And here how easy is it to dilate of the great inconveniences of many languages: I could write a Volume in folio of it my self; and all true and evident. Methinks I see hereupon how these Books are scattered and read, and how those called Learned men and politicians applaud them, and shake their heads and gnash their teeth at those that would have so great a mischief tolerated: And hereupon they set about the business, and desire a Law that upon pain of imprisonment and banishment (I know not whither) no one in the world shall speak any other language but one. And now I hope Unity will be promoted indeed; when all the world is thus engaged in a war to perfect nature and make men one.

Were not he a gracious promoter of Unity in the world, that would say [Unity is so excellent a thing, that it is meet we should be all of one complexion, or at least that the world should speak but one language; and therefore no other but one should be tolerated] And here how easie is it to dilate of the great inconveniences of many languages: I could write a Volume in folio of it my self; and all true and evident. Methinks I see hereupon how these Books are scattered and read, and how those called Learned men and politicians applaud them, and shake their heads and gnash their teeth at those that would have so great a mischief tolerated: And hereupon they set about the business, and desire a Law that upon pain of imprisonment and banishment (I know not whither) no one in the world shall speak any other language but one. And now I hope Unity will be promoted indeed; when all the world is thus engaged in a war to perfect nature and make men one.

But me thinks I hear one man that is awake thus bespeak the promoters of this Concord [Unity and Concord in those points where God hath made them necessary, cannot be over-valued: But yet it is visible that there is a marvellous diversity which nature is delighted in: when of all faces and of all voices, and of all the sorts of animals and plants; there is so discernible a difference: