A39674:569
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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Consectary VI.
Lastly, Let us learn hence, both the Duty and Necessity of Charity and mutual Forbearance; We have all our mistakes and errors one way or other, and therefore must maintain mutual Charity under dissents in judgment.
I do not say, but an erring Brother must be reduced if possible, and that by sharp rebukes too, if gentler essays be ineffectual, Tit. 1. 13. and the wounds of a Friend have more faithful love in ⟨p. 165⟩them, than the kisses of an Enemy: And if God make us instrumental by that or any other method, to recover a Brother from the error of his way, he will have great cause, both to bless God, and thank the Instrument, who thereby saves a Soul from death, and hides a multitude of sins, Jam. 5. 20. 'Tis our Duty, if we meet an Enemy's Ox or Ass going astray, to bring him back again; Exod. 23. 4. much more the Soul of a Friend. Indeed, we must not make those Errors that are none, nor stretch every innocent expression to that purpose; nor yet be too hasty in meddling with contention, till we cannot be both silent and innocent; and then whatever the expense be, Truth will repay it.