The dying man's testament to the Church of Scotland, or, A treatise concerning scandal…

9. He may consider, If union be not made up upon such or the like terms; and if upon other terms ⟨p. 430⟩it be impossible, What will follow, or what usually doth follow in such cases? Doth not bitterness grow to a height amongst orthodox men, as if each of them were enemies to the truth of Christ, and enemies to one another's persons? names also are often imposed upon each by the other, as if they were not both of the same body; or, as if it were good service to God, and advantage to the Truth, by such designations to render one another odious▪ contemptible and useless: As these that refused to join with the Church of Rome in Easter, were called Quartodecimani; whereupon followeth abstinence in communion with one another, turning aside unto error and novelty amongst some; indulgence if not connivance at, and compliance with gross and corrupt men amongst others; coldness in zeal to God, and love one to another; and upsitting in the power and practice of godliness amongst all, and many such like woeful effects. And shall, alas, shall the weight of all these sad and Religion-ruining consequents, be stated upon the refusing of such condescendency as is here called-for? G•d forbid.

9. He may consider, If union be not made up upon such or the like tearms; and if upon other tearms ⟨p. 430⟩it be impossible, What will follow, or what usually doth follow in such cases? Doth not bitternesse grow to a height amongst orthodox men, as if each of them were enemies to the truth of Christ, and enemies to one anothers persons? names also are often imposed upon each by the other, as if they were not both of the same body; or, as if it were good service to God, and advantage to the Truth, by such designations to render one another odious▪ contemptible and uselesse: As these that refused to joyn with the Church of Rome in Easter, were called Quartodecimani; whereupon followeth abstinence in communion with one another, turning aside unto errour and novelty amongst some; indulgence if not connivance at, and compliance with grosse and corrupt men amongst others; coldnesse in zeal to God, and love one to another; and upsitting in the power and practice of godlinesse amongst all, and many such like wofull effects. And shall, alas, shall the weight of all these sad and Religion-ruining consequents, be stated upon the refusing of such condescendency as is here called-for? Gd forbid.