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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
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§. 6. And doubtless Concord even in perfection is so desirable, that it's easy for a man to set forth the beauty and excellency of it: And discord is so bad, that it's easy to declaim against it: But for him that Causeth it, to do it, is self-condemnation. And for him that falsely describeth the cause, and justifieth the Schismatic, and accuseth the innocent, to write Books and preach Sermons against Schism and Toleration, is but delusion tending to their own shame, and others deceit and ruin.
§. 6. And doubtless Concord even in perfection is so desirable, that it's easie for a man to set forth the beauty and excellency of it: And discord is so bad, that it's easie to declaim against it: But for him that Causeth it, to do it, is self-condemnation. And for him that falsly describeth the cause, and justifieth the Schismatick, and accuseth the innocent, to write Books and preach Sermons against Schism and Toleration, is but delusion tending to their own shame, and others deceit and ruine.
§. 7. And he never was a good Musician, Builder, Watch-maker, nor good at any Art or Science, that ⟨p. 128⟩thought all diversity was discord: He that would with zeal and learning write a Book to prove that a Lute or Organs must not be tolerated, if each string and key be not of the same sound; or that all the parts in a Clock, Watch, Building, &c. must be of the same shape and magnitude, or all men of one language or complexion, &c. would scarce get so much credit as most of our Hereticaters do, when they call for fire and faggot and Jailers, as more meet and able confuters of error than themselves.
§. 7. And he never was a good Musician, Builder, Watch-maker, nor good at any Art or Science, that ⟨p. 128⟩thought all diversity was discord: He that would with zeal and learning write a Book to prove that a Lute or Organs must not be tolerated, if each string and key be not of the same sound; or that all the parts in a Clock, Watch, Building, &c. must be of the same shape and magnitude, or all men of one language or complexion, &c. would scarce get so much credit as most of our Hereticaters do, when they call for fire and faggot and Jaylors, as more meet and able confuters of error than themselves.