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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.
§. 37. XIII. Churches are not to be discountenanced merely because they are so independent, as not to be over and under each other in a regimental way, no more than Schools of Grammar or philosophy or other sciences or arts: But the Magistrate must make them Dependent on him as his governed ⟨p. 262⟩subjects; and must exhort them to that dependence on each other as is necessary to their mutual help and peace; and moderately urge them hereto for Religion sake.
§. 37. XIII. Churches are not to be discountenanced meerly because they are so independent, as not to be over and under each other in a regimental way, no more than Scholes of Grammer or philosopy or other sciences or arts: But the Magistrate must make them Dependent on him as his governed ⟨p. 262⟩subjects; and must exhort them to that dependence on each other as is necessary to their mutual help and peace; and moderately urge them hereto for Religion sake.
§. 38. XIV. Adverse, contentious, militate Churches, must be restrained from abusing one another, and destroying Christian Love and peace: And Justices of the peace should keep peace among them and correct railers, slanderers and peace breakers.
§. 38. XIV. Adverse, contentious, militate Churches, must be restrained from abusing one another, and destroying Christian Love and peace: And Justices of the peace should keep peace among them and correct railers, slanderers and peacebreakers.
§. 39. XV. But the main care concerneth practice; And here the sound in faith, the Charitable, the peaceable and of good Conversation, should be promoted, praised and maintained, with special favour and approbation.