A37042:610
The dying man's testament to the Church of Scotland, or, A treatise concerning scandal…
The dying man's testament to the Church of Scotland, or, A treatise concerning scandal divided into four parts ... : in each of which there are not a few choice and useful questions, very shortly and satisfyingly discussed and cleared / by ... Mr. James Durham ... who being dead (by this) yet speaketh ; and published by John Carstares ... ; to which is prefixed an excellent preface of famous Mr. Blair ... ; together with a table of the contents of the several chapters of each part.
Edinburgh: printed by Christopher Higgins, 1659
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2. This condescension would be mutual upon1 both sides, that is, one party would not expect full submission from the other, for that is not union, but dominion; Hence the Apostle in his pressing of union in such cases, doth ordinarily pray, and obtest both sides. And seeing affection is the main ground of union, it is fit, there should be condescension for mutual testifying of respect each to other. This is also confirmed by an Epistle of Calvins to Mr. Knox (afterward cited) wherein he presseth that condescension be mutual for removing of a division that was in his Congregation at Frankford.
2. This condescension would be mutuall upon1 both sides, that is, one party would not expect full submission from the other, for that is not union, but dominion; Hence the Apostle in his pressing of union in such cases, doth ordinarily pray, and obtest both sides. And seing affection is the main ground of union, it is fit, there should be condescension for mutuall testifying of respect each to other. This is also confirmed by an Epistle of Calvines to Mr. Knox (afterward cited) wherein he presseth that condescension be mutuall for removing of a division that was in his Congregation at Frankford.
- 1It ought to be mutual.
3. Even that party that seemeth to be rightest in1 the matter, or to have authority on its side, or to have countenance from others, ought yet to condescend, yea in some things to be most condescending, because such are in some sort parents and strong; they ought therefore the more tenderly to bear and cover the infirmities of the weak: and because they are more sober and at themselves, they therefore ought to carry the more seriously toward others, whom they suppose to be in a distemper, and not to be equally gross in handling the tender things of the Church,