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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
Part 4 › Chapter 21: The grounds and motives of the desired union.
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5. The Reader may consider, if ever in the practice ⟨p. 429⟩of the primitive times, or in the writings of orthodox and sober Divines, old or late, any so circumstantiated division will be found warrantable, or if, out of the heat of debate, they would probably have stuck at any condescension that is here required upon either hand.
6. It may be considered, If all the present reformed Churches being appealed unto in such a case, were singly and impartially to give judgement thereanent, whether it could upon any ground be thought, that they would judge such condescending unlawful upon either side, if by it and no otherwayes union were to be attained?
6. It may be considered, If all the present reformed Churches being appealed unto in such a case, were singly and impartially to give judgement thereanent, whether it could upon any ground be thought, that they would judge such condescending unlawfull upon either side, if by it and no otherwayes union were to be attained?
7. It would be considered, That if all that ever have written on this subject of old or late were consulted, that (for ought I know) it will be found that the condescension that they allow for attaining, and preserving of union in the Church, will be of a larger extent, than any thing in this case required; And, I suppose, hardly will it be found, that from such writings there will be a sticking allowed upon any such thing as is proposed. And will it be safe, at once to condemn so many?