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CXLV expository sermons upon the whole 17th chapter of the Gospel according to St.…
CXLV expository sermons upon the whole 17th chapter of the Gospel according to St. John, or, Christs prayer before his passion explicated, and both practically and polemically improved by Anthony Burgess ...
London: printed by Abraham Miller for Thomas Underhill, 1656
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
1In the second place, This visible Union doth diffuse it self in many Branches: As 1. There is an unity of Faith and profession, when they all believe and speak the same thing; This must be laid as the foundation of unity, for unity in error and idolatry, or false ways, is not peace, but a faction or Conspiracy; This unity of faith is reckoned among the many unities, the Apostle mentioneth Eph. 4.5. Phil. 2.2. They are exhorted to be of one mind, and the Apostle notably presseth this, 1 Cor. 1.10. that they speak the same thing, being perfectly joined together in the same mind, and the same judgement: What a sad breach then hath the devil made upon Gods people, when there are so few of the same mind, and do judge the same things; but (as you heard) it must be a sameness and unity in the true Faith, for the Jews they are one amongst themselves, the Mahometans are one, the Papists are so one that they boast of it, and make it a note of the true Church; Now though this should be granted (though they have a thousand divisions amongst themselves) yet unless it be unity in the faith, unity in the sound doctrine it is nothing at all.
1In the second place, This visible Union doth diffuse it self in many Branches: As 1. There is an unity of Faith and profession, when they all believe and speak the same thing; This must be laid as the foundation of unity, for unity in errour and idolatry, or false waies, is not peace, but a faction or Conspiracy; This unity of faith is reckoned among the many unities, the Apostle mentioneth Eph. 4.5. Phil. 2.2. They are exhorted to be of one minde, and the Apostle notably presseth this, 1 Cor. 1.10. that they speak the same thing, being perfectly joyned together in the same minde, and the same judgement: What a sad breach then hath the devil made upon Gods people, when there are so few of the same minde, and do judge the same things; but (as you heard) it must be a samenesse and unity in the true Faith, for the Jews they are one amongst themselves, the Mahumetans are one, the Papists are so one that they boast of it, and make it a note of the true Church; Now though this should be granted (though they have a thousand divisions amongst themselves) yet unless it be unity in the faith, unity in the sound doctrine it is nothing at all.