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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
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.
Majus quippe in eo robur virtutis eminuit, cum ist a quaestio nondum discuss a nutaret, quod aliter sentiens quam multi collegae, tantam moderationem obtinuit, ut Ecclesiae Dei sanctam societatem, nulla schismatis labe truncaret, quam si omnia non solum veraciter, sed etiam pariter sine ista virtute sentiret; De Baptismo, lib. 5. cap. 17. This he saith, even though Cyprian's opinion was confirmed by diverse Councils of Carthage. Which showeth what influence such abstinence hath on the Churches peace, which is the more observable, that he used this forbearance when he had the generality of the Church of Afric, and the authority of their Councils for him; and also was provoked by the vehemency of his opposites, and their Censuring such as were of his opinion; yet he forbore, not because he doubted of the soundness of his judgement, but because he respected the Churches peace, and even then did he write sweetly in many Epistles, and a particular treatise, pressing the unity of the Church; for which he is eminently esteemed of as an excellent pattern in such a case by all sober and judicious men.
Majus quippe in eo robur virtutis eminuit, cum ist a quaestio nondum discuss a nutaret, quod aliter sentiens quam multi collegae, tantam moderationem obtinuit, ut Ecclesiae Dei sanctam societatem, nulla schismatis labe truncaret, quam si omnia non solum veraciter, sed etiam pariter sine ista virtute sentiret; De Baptismo, lib. 5. cap. 17. This he saith, even though Cyprians opinion was confirmed by diverse Councels of Carthage. Which sheweth what influence such abstinence hath on the Churches peace, which is the more observable, that he used this forbearance when he had the generality of the Church of Africk, and the authority of their Councels for him; and also was provoked by the vehemency of his opposits, and their Censuring such as were of his opinion; yet he forbare, not because he doubted of the soundnesse of his judgement, but because he respected the Churches peace, and even then did he write sweetly in many Epistles, and a particular treatise, pressing the unity of the Church; for which he is eminently esteemed of as an excellent pattern in such a case by all sober and judicious men.
3. In such cases when union is desired, men would abstain the propagating of their opinions in any purposed and public way. This is not to restrain a mans sober, christian and necessary vindicating of