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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
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These remedies then being laid aside, Let us consider, what are truly and properly so, what is the fit oil to be poured into the Churches wounds, seeing it is so often like that man of Jericho; whereas then this breach of unity may be made three ways, Of the true Doctrine by heresy, Of godly Order by schism, 1and Of Christian love by wrath and contentions in outward matters. Let us see what are the peculiar Remedies; for what is proper to one is not to another, and as for the way of unity in Doctrine, these are uniting and closing principles.
These remedies then being laid aside, Let us consider, what are truly and properly so, what is the fit oil to be poured into the Churches wounds, seeing it is so often like that man of Jericho; whereas then this breach of unity may be made three wayes, Of the true Doctrine by heresie, Of godly Order by schism, 1and Of Christian love by wrath and contentions in outward matters. Let us see what are the peculiar Remedies; for what is proper to one is not to another, and as for the way of unity in Doctrine, these are uniting and closing principles.
- 1The true uniting principles. As to true Doctrine.
1. So far as there is an agreement in judgement, to close heartily, and embrace one another in that. It's a mercy that the difference is not in the very fundamentals and vitals of Religion, seeing therefore there are common opinions and doctrines, wherein the godly do agree, let that unity be nourished, this will be a means to produce further union. This Rule the Apostle giveth, Phil. 3.15, 16. Whither we have attained, let us walk by the same Rule, and if any man be otherwise minded, God shall reveal this to them. It's a great frowardness in the rigid Lutherans, that they will not own the Calvinists as brethren, though there may be a reconciliation in fundamentals, as Pareus pleadeth. So far then as men do retain Christ, and fundamental truth with an humble godly disposition, desiring to be further informed. Let not the want of what they should have, make thee despise the good things they have.