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A defence of the principles of love, which are necessary to the unity and…
A defence of the principles of love, which are necessary to the unity and concord of Christians and are delivered in a book called The cure of church-divisions ... / by Richard Baxter ...
London: printed for Nevil Simmons, 1671
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.
11. This narrow judgement tempteth men on one side, to Anathematize all that say, There are any other true Churches in England, save of one form and fashion; and it tempteth others to deny the Parish Churches, to be at all true Churches, and so to narrow the possessions of Christ. And hereupon it tempteth them to endeavour to disgrace and dissolve each other. It draweth ⟨p. 49⟩many to think, that it is the Interest of Religion now in England, to have the Parish Churches to be brought low in reputation and deserted, and Gods public Worship, which they would have all Religious people use, to be only that of tolerated or more private Churches. By which they little know what they wi•• against the interest of the Christian and Pro[…]nt Religion in this Land? Nor what hurt they would do, if in this they had their wills.
11. This narrow judgement tempteth men on one side, to Anathematize all that say, There are any other true Churches in England, save of one form and fashion; and it tempteth others to deny the Parish Churches, to be at all true Churches, and so to narrow the possessions of Christ. And hereupon it tempteth them to endeavour to disgrace and dissolve each other. It draweth ⟨p. 49⟩many to think, that it is the Interest of Religion now in England, to have the Parish Churches to be brought low in reputation and deserted, and Gods publick Worship, which they would have all Religious people use, to be only that of tolerated or more private Churches. By which they little know what they wi•• against the interest of the Christian and Pro〈…〉nt Religion in this Land? Nor what hurt they would do, if in this they had their wills.
12. These dividing Principles and Spirits which I oppose, will on one side give shelter to all the profane malignant minds, that itch to be afflicting others, that fear God more than they: And on the other side, it will give shelter to all kind of Heresies and Sects; of which experience is too full a proof.