A37042:696
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.
Now these distinctions being premitted, we come to consider accordingly, How union may be made up, where division standeth upon such accounts?
In reference to all which, in the general, we say, That peremptoriness and self-willednesse being excluded (which are expressly prohibited to be in a Minister) it is not impossible to attain union amongst faithful, sober, and orthodox men, who will acknowledge that mutual condescending and forbearance is necessary; which by going through the particular steps will appear: wherein we may relate to the former general grounds laid down, and be the ⟨p. 385⟩shorter in instances and reasons, because this draweth out in length beyond our purpose; and also, because Verbum sapienti satis est: and these especially that are concerned in this, need not by us either to be instructed, or persuaded to their duty, many of whom the Lord hath eminently made use of to teach, convince, and persuade others. We shall only, as in all the rest, offer some things to their view, which may occasion the remembering of what they know, and the awakening of the zeal and affection that they have, to act accordingly.
In reference to all which, in the general, we say, That peremptorinesse and self-willednesse being excluded (which are expresly prohibited to be in a Minister) it is not impossible to attain union amongst faithfull, sober, and orthodox men, who will acknowledge that mutuall condescending and forbearance is necessary; which by going through the particular steps will appear: wherein we may relate to the former generall grounds laid down, and be the ⟨p. 385⟩shorter in instances and reasons, because this draweth out in length beyond our purpose; and also, because Verbum sapienti satis est: and these especially that are concerned in this, need not by us either to be instructed, or perswaded to their duty, many of whom the Lord hath eminently made use of to teach, convince, and perswade others. We shall only, as in all the rest, offer some things to their view, which may occasion the remembering of what they know, and the awakening of the zeal and affection that they have, to act accordingly.