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There is a most sad story we have of those that fled to Frankford from England in Queen Mary's time, and when they came there, though they fled for Religion, and for their lives, yet there were such grievous breaches, as they sought the lives of one another, picking out some words against the Emperor, in a Sermon that Master Knox had preached in England long before, and now accusing him for them to the Magistrates of Frankford, upon which divers of them were fain to flee. This is through the malice of the Devil, in sowing tares, and therefore if you will be offended in this way of scandal, you must be offended

There is a most sad story we have of those that fled to Frankford from England in Queen Maries time, and when they came there, though they fled for Religion, and for their lives, yet there were such grievous breaches, as they sought the lives of one another, picking out some words against the Emperor, in a Sermon that Master Knox had preached in England long before, and now accusing him for them to the Magistrates of Frankford, upon which divers of them were fain to flee. This is through the malice of the Devil, in sowing tares, and therefore if you will be offended in this way of scandal, you must be offended

Yet we must all take heed of giving offence, for though offences will come, yet woe to them by whom they come: Howsoever there fall out offences, through the sinful distempers of mens hearts, let not the Ordinance of God be challenged as the cause of these offences. Joining in Church-fellowship is a special Ordinance of God, to maintain love and peace amongst his people, yet by the abuse of it many times, divisions and dissentions are stronger, and more bitter in the Church, then elsewhere; let not Gods Ordinance be accused as the cause of it, nor declined for this, but let the wickedness of mens hearts be accused, let us seek to have it purged.

Yet we must all take heed of giving offence, for though offences will come, yet wo to them by whom they come: Howsoever there fall out offences, through the sinful distempers of mens hearts, let not the Ordinance of God be challenged as the cause of these offences. Joyning in Church-fellowship is a special Ordinance of God, to maintain love and peace amongst his people, yet by the abuse of it many times, divisions and dissentions are stronger, and more bitter in the Church, then elsewhere; let not Gods Ordinance be accused as the cause of it, nor declined for this, but let the wickedness of mens hearts be accused, let us seek to have it purged.