Seasonable truths in evil-times in several sermons / lately preached in and about London

Something by way of Rule—Something by way of means; and yet not long, because I must pass on to other things.

Rule 1. Something by way of Rule. Be sure that your testimonies do agree. Though there be 100 Witnesses about a business, if their witness don't agree, 'twill be of little worth. And now so it is, Christs Witnesses this day are divided into many Opinions and Persuasions, but they may agree in the ⟨p. 102⟩main for Christ, they may all agree in opposition unto Anti-Christ. If that you wou•• •ave your witness valid and good, labour you tha• are the witnesses, for unity in your testimony. T••re are three, saith the Apostle John, that bear witness in Heaven, speaking of Gods testifying of the truth of Grace. There are three that bear Record in Heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: these bear witness of Christ, and their witness is good,—why—For these three are One, 1 Joh. 5. 7. And saith he at the 8. v. There are three that bear witness on earth, the Spirit, and the Water, and the Blood. The Spirit: I come to know that I am the child of God by the testimony of the Spirit, bearing witness with my Spirit that I am the child of God.—And I come to know that I am the child of God by the witness of water, by the testimony of Sanctification.—And I come to know that I am the child of God by the testimony of Blood, by the testimony of my Faith, relying upon the Blood of Christ. And these three agree: and these three agree in One. The testimony is good, because they agree in one. So in our testifying of Christ, If our testimonies do agree, our testimony is good: that's the first thing. We have bin too much divided, God knows we have, and he hath punished our Divisions with Divisions; 'tis time to unite our testimony: If you would bear witness, unite your testimony.