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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.
THE CONTENTS.
The First Part. The Reasons for Christian Unity and Concord, after the nature of it described: and how much may be hoped for on earth. Chap. 1. The Text opened: The Doctrines named: The method proposed. page 1 Chap. 2. The Nature of Unity: and this Unity of the Spirit opened. p. 10. Chap. 3. The necessity and benefits of this Unity and Peace to all men. p. 30. Chap. 4. The Unity of the Spirit is the welfare of the Church. p. 45. ⟨image 13⟩Chap. 5. This Unity is for the good of the World (without the Church). p. 67. Chap. 6. It is due to the honour of Christ and amiable to God. p. 71. Chap. 7. What obligations are on all Christians to avoid sinful divisions and discord, and to promote this unity and peace. p. 75. Chap. 8. What sort and measure of Union may or may not be hoped for on earth. p. 79. Chap. 9. That Christ who commanded our Union hath himself prescribed the terms. p. 98. Chap. 10. No humane terms not made by Christ or his Spirit extraordinarily given to the Apostles are necessary to the Being of particular Churches, but divers humane Acts are necessary to their existence. p. 100. Chap. 11. The danger of the two extremes: And first of despairing of Concord, and unjust tolerations. p. 114. Chap. 12. The sin and danger of making too much necessary to Union and Communion. p. 119. Chap. 13. To cry out of the mischiefs of Toleration and call for sharper execution, while dividing snares are made the terms of Union is the work of ignorant, proud and malignant Church destroyers. p. 125.
The First Part. THe Reasons for Christian Vnity and Concord, after the nature of it described: and how much may be hoped for on earth. Chap. 1. The Text opened: The Doctrines named: The method proposed. page 1 Chap. 2. The Nature of Vnity: and this Vnity of the Spirit opened. p. 10. Chap. 3. The necessity and benefits of this Vnity and Peace to all men. p. 30. Chap. 4. The Vnity of the Spirit is the welfare of the Church. p. 45.