A moral prognostication I. what shall befall the churches on Earth, till their concord

10. Therefore, they will pare off, and cast away, (as the greatest Enemy to Unity) all those unnecessary Controversies, or Things doubtful, which Christians (yea, or Divines) were never agreed in; and which never were the happy and successful Means or Terms of any Extensive Concord; and which have long been tried, to be the great Occasions of all the Scruples, and Contentions, and Divisions, and woeful Consequents in the Churches. And they will once more say, [IT SEEMETH GOOD TO THE HOLY-GHOST, and to Us, TO LAY UPON YOU NO GREATER BURDEN, THAN THESE NECESSARY THINGS, Act. 15. 28.] All Christians shall in general, receive the Canonical Scripture as God's Word; and more particularly, the Creed, Lord's-Prayer, and Decalogue, as the Summary of Necessaries; and shall profess, with competent Understanding of it, their Consent to the Sacramental-Covenant; and vow, and devote themselves therein to God. And this shall be all the Title, which they shall be ⟨p. 42⟩forced to show, for their Visible, Church-Communion. And though a higher Measure of the Understanding of the same Principles and Rules, shall be required in Teachers, than in the Flock; and accordingly, the Ordainers shall try their Understandings, together with their Utterance and Ministerial Readiness of Parts: Yet shall the Teachers themselves, be (ordinarily) forced to no other Subscriptions, Professions, or Oaths, (besides their civil Allegiance) than to Assent and Consent to all afore-said; and to promise Ministerial Fidelity in their Places. All Councils, called General or Provincial, Canons, Decretals, Articles, Formula's, Rubrics, &c. shall be reserved to their proper Use; but be no more used for ensnaring and dividing Subscriptions, Professions, or Oaths; or made the Engines to tear the Churches.

10. Therefore, they will pare off, and cast away, (as the greatest Enemy to Unity) all those unnecessary Controversies, or Things doubtful, which Christians (yea, or Divines) were never agreed in; and which never were the happy and successful Means or Terms of any Extensive Concord; and which have long been tryed, to be the great Occasions of all the Scruples, and Contentions, and Divisions, and woful Consequents in the Churches. And they will once more say, [IT SEEMETH GOOD TO THE HOLY-GHOST, and to Us, TO LAY UPON YOU NO GREATER BURDEN, THAN THESE NECESSARY THINGS,