A26906:899
The cure of church-divisions, or, Directions for weak Christians to keep them from being…
The cure of church-divisions, or, Directions for weak Christians to keep them from being dividers or troublers of the church with some directions to the pastors how to deal with such Christians / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for Nevil Symmons, 1670
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Secondly, Let the cause of Love and Peace, be much in your secret and open prayers to God.
Thirdly, Instruct all that learn of you with principles of Love and Peace, and labour to plant them deep in their minds, and make them as sensible of the evil of the contraries, as they are of any other sin. Unless Divines and Parents do take the way to bring up the people, and children under this kind of doctrine, that Love and peace may become their Religion, the Church is never like to be recovered.
Fourthly, In all your conference, labour (seasonably and prudently) to inculcate these matters on the hearers minds, and to bear your testimony against cruelty and division.
Fifthly, Put such books into peoples hands as plead best the cause of Love and Peace. Among others get men to read these: Bishop Usher's Sermon on Eph. 4. 3. at Wansted before King James, Bishop Hall's Peace-maker: Mr. Jeremiah ⟨p. 304⟩