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The true and only way of concord of all the Christian churches the desirableness…

Name: The true and only way of concord of all the Christian churches the desirableness…
Author: Richard Baxter

The true and only way of concord of all the Christian churches the desirableness of it, and the detection of false dividing terms / opened by Richard Baxter.

Richard Baxter 1615–1691London: printed for John Hancock, 1680

[30], 327, 144 p. · 141k words · Wing B1432 · ESTC R18778

Title page: Princeton Theological Seminary Library copy, digitized by the Internet Archive (opens the Internet Archive in a new tab)

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56. The Unity of the spirit teacheth and inclineth men to yield for peace and concord to such lawful things (whose practice doth truly conduce to unity:) yea and to give up much of our own right for unity and peace.

56. The Vnity of the spirit teacheth and inclineth men to yield for peace and concord to such lawful things (whose practice doth truly conduce to unity:) yea and to give up much of our own right for unity and peace.

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57. This Love and Unity of the spirit inclineth men to vigorous Endeavours for concord with all others; so that such will not slothfully wish it but diligently seek it: They will pursue and follow peace with all men, Heb. 12. 14. as far as is possible, and as in them lieth, Rom. 12. 18. They that are true Peace-lovers are diligent Peace-makers, if it be in their power and way.

57. This Love and Vnity of the spirit inclineth men to vigorours Endeavours for concord with all others; so that such will not slothfully wish it but diligently seek it: They will pursue and follow peace with all men, Heb. 12. 14. as far as is possible, and as in them lieth, Rom. 12. 18. They that are true Peace-lovers are diligent Peace-makers, if it be in their power and way.

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58. This Love and Unity of the spirit, will prevail with the sincere, to prosecute it through difficulties and oppositions, and to conquer all: And it teacheth them at the first hearing to abhor back-biters, and slanderous censurers, who on pretence of a (blind) zeal for Orthodoxness or Piety or Purity of worship, are ready to reproach those that are not of their mind and way in points where difference is tolerable: And when children that are tossed up and down and carried to and fro, (

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Title as printed

The true and only way of concord of all the Christian churches the desirableness of it, and the detection of false dividing terms / opened by Richard Baxter.

Author

Richard Baxter 1615–1691

Place

London

Bookseller

John Hancock

Year

1680

Size

[30], 327, 144 p.

Words

140,838

Catalogue

Wing B1432 · ESTC R18778

Text

EEBO-TCP A27054

Passages

1,947

Sections

Title page

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

CHAP. III.