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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.
§. 40. XVI. The merely Tolerable (as to Doctrine, Charity and conversation) should be defended and kept in peace.
§. 40. XVI. The meerly Tolerable (as to Doctrine, Charity and conversation) should be defended and kept in peace.
§. 41. XVII. The Intolerable must be suppressed or restrained according to the quality of their offence.
§. 42. To these great ends (as Campanella, would have every Sovereign to have three sorts of Councils under him, One for Learning and Religion, another for Civil affairs and another for War, so) it may be wished however that the Prince have a Council that shall specially take care of Religion and the necessary subservient learning: And that there be drawn up three several Catalogues or Laws for these various ranks of Christians: That is,
I. The foredescribed necessary parts of Christianity and Communion, (the Baptismal Covenant, Creed, Lords Prayer and the Essentials of Ministry and Communion) which all Tolerated Ministers shall subscribe to or profess, having also Testimonials of their competent Abilities, Piety and peaceableness.