A39674:1088
Planelogia, a succinct and seasonable discourse of the occasions, causes, nature, rise, growth, and…
Planelogia, a succinct and seasonable discourse of the occasions, causes, nature, rise, growth, and remedies of mental errors written some months since, and now made public, both for the healing and prevention of the sins and calamities which have broken in this way upon the churches of Christ, to the great scandal of religion, hardening of the wicked, and obstruction of Reformation : whereunto are subjoined by way of appendix : I. Vindiciarum vindex, being a succinct, but full answer to Mr. Philip Cary's weak and impertinent exceptions to my Vindiciæ legis & fæderis, II. a synopsis of ancient and modern Antinomian errors, with scriptural arguments and reasons against them, III. a sermon composed for the preventing and healing of rents and divisions in the churches of Christ / by John Flavell ... ; with an epistle by several divines, relating to Dr. Crisp's works.Planelogia, a succinct and seasonable discourse of the occasions, causes, nature, rise, growth, and remedies of mental errors written some months since, and now made publick, both for the healing and prevention of the sins and calamities which have broken in this way upon the churches of Christ, to the great scandal of religion, hardening of the wicked, and obstruction of Reformation : whereunto are subjoined by way of appendix : I. Vindiciarum vindex, being a succinct, but full answer to Mr. Philip Cary's weak and impertinent exceptions to my Vindiciæ legis & fæderis, II. a synopsis of ancient and modern Antinomian errors, with scriptural arguments and reasons against them, III. a sermon composed for the preventing and healing of rents and divisions in the churches of Christ / by John Flavell ... ; with an epistle by several divines, relating to Dr. Crisp's works.
London: printed by R. Roberts for Tho. Cockerill, 1691
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Motive V.
Consider how directly your Divisions cross and frustrate the Design and End of Church-fellowship which is instituted for the improvement of each other's Graces, and helping on the mortification of each other's Corruptions.
God hath distributed variety of gifts and graces in different degrees amongst his People; the improvement of these gifts and graces to the glory of God, and our mutual edification, is the very scope and end of particular Church-fellowship ⟨p. 434⟩and Communion: every man hath his proper gift of God, and (as a late Worthy notes) the gifts and graces of all,1 are this way made useful and beneficial. Job was exemplary for plainness and patience: Moses for faithfulness and meekness: Josiah for tenderness, and a melting Spirit: Athanasius was prudent and active: Basil heavenly, and of a sweet Spirit: Chrysostom laborious, and without affectation: Ambrose resolved and grave. One hath quickness of parts; but not so solid a Judgment: Another is solid, but not ready and presential. One hath a good Wit, another a better Memory, a third excels them both in utterance. One is zealous, but ungrounded; another well principled, but timorous. One is wary and prudent; another open and plain-hearted. One is trembling and melting; another cheerful, and full of comfort. Now the end and use of Church-fellowship is to make a rich improvement unto all by a regular use and exercise of the gifts and graces found in every one. One must impart his light, and another his warmth. The Eye (viz. the knowing man) cannot say to the hand (viz. the active man) I have no need of thee. Unspeakable are the benefits resulting