A defence of the principles of love, which are necessary to the unity and…

And Dr. Ames was half an Independent, and yet against separation. I need not mention the great moderation of New-England, where their late healing endeavours greatly tend to increase our hopes of reconciliation? (O that the rest of the Churches were as wise and happy!) Whose experience hath possessed them with a deep dislike of the spirit of separation and division.

And Dr. Ames was half an Independent, and yet against separation. I need not mention the great moderation of New-England, where their late healing endeavors greatly tend to increase our hopes of reconciliation? (O that the rest of the Churches were as wise and happy!) Whose experience hath possessed them with a deep dislike of the spirit of separation and division.

Yea (if any thing may be believed which I have not seen) Mr. Ph. Nigh himself hath written to prove the Lawfulness of hearing the Preachers in the Parish assemblies. And yet it is as confidently confuted by another of the Brethren, as my book is by this Excepter. And he that proveth it Lawful to join with them that profess themselves a Church, in their ordinary Doctrine, and pulpit prayers, and Psalms of praise, I think can never prove it unlawful at all times, to join with them in the use of the Liturgy, or in the Sacrament (supposing the scruple of Kneeling removed) For the most of the Liturgy is the reading of the Scripture it self, and the rest is sound matter, though in an imperfect mode and fashion of words.

Yea (if any thing may be believed which I have not seen) Mr. Ph. Nie himself hath writen to prove the Lawfulness of hearing the Preachers in the Parish assemblies. And yet it is as confidently confuted by another of the Brethren, as my book is by this Excepter. And he that proveth it Lawful to joyn with them that profess themselves a Church, in their ordinary Doctrine, and pulpit prayers, and Psalms of praise, I think can never prove it unlawful at all times, to joyn with them in the use of the Liturgie, or in the Sacrament (supposing the scruple of Kneeling removed) For the most of the Liturgie is the reading of the Scripture it self, and the rest is sound matter, though in an imperfect mode and fashion of words.