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The true and only way of concord of all the Christian churches the desirableness…
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.
London: printed for John Hancock, 1680
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.
and some whose doctrine fretted like a Cancer, who subverted whole houses, whose mouths were to be stopped: And the Colossians had such as were for humane ordinances, touch not, taste not, handle not, and for worshipping Angels, and prying into unknown things: Col. 2. And Paul telleth the Philippians that some preached Christ, not sincerely but in envy and strife to add affliction to his bonds, whom yet he silenced not, but rejoiced that Christ was preached even by such: And he foretelleth Timothy that in the later days much false doctrine should be vented, And even then he had none like minded to Timothy that naturally sought the Churches good; but all sought their own (too much) and the things of Jesus Christ too little. And the Apostle John met with such as he would not have Christians bid Good speed to, nor receive them into their houses; And James was put sharply and largely to reprove such as in conceited wisdom would needs be Masters, and had the envious wisdom which is from beneath, and is earthly, sensual and devilish, producing strife, confusion, and every evil work, Jam. 3. And could it then be expected that all Christians be of the same opinions in all things?
and some whose doctrine fretted like a Cancer, who subverted whole houses, whose mouths were to be stopped: And the Colossians had such as were for humane ordinances, touch not, taste not, handle not, and for worshipping Angels, and prying into unknown things: Col. 2. And Paul telleth the Philippians that some preached Christ, not sincerely but in envy and strife to add affliction to his bonds, whom yet he silenced not, but rejoyced that Christ was preached even by such: And he foretelleth Timothy that in the later dayes much false doctrine should be vented, And even then he had none like minded to Timothy that naturally sought the Churches good; but all sought their own (too much) and the things of Jesus Christ too little. And the Apostle John met with such as he would not have Christians bid Good speed to, nor receive them into their houses; And James was put sharply and largely to reprove such as in conceited wisdom would needs be Masters, and had the envious wisdom which is from beneath, and is earthly, sensual and devilish, producing strife, confusion, and every evil work,