The carnality of religious contention in two sermons preached at the merchant's lecture in…The carnality of religious contention in two sermons preach'd at the merchant's lecture in…

Thus for thirteen or fourteen hundred Years hath the Church been gradually growing a Multiform, mangled, shattered, and most deformed thing; broken and parcelled into no body knows how many several sorts of Communions. The Measures whereof how strangely alien have they been from those which were genuine and primitive, i. e. from substantial Christianity, and the things that must concur to make up that.

Thus for thirteen or fourteen hundred Years hath the Church been gradually growing a Multiform, mangled, shatter'd, and most deformed thing; broken and parcell'd into no body knows how many several sorts of Communions. The Measures whereof how strangely alien have they been from those which were genuine and primitive, i. e. from substantial Christianity, and the things that must concurr to make up that.

Instead of sound Knowledge of the few, clear, and great things of Religion, a great many doubtful Opinions; the taking one side in a disputed Point; the determination of a Logical question, understanding, or saying one understands (whether we do or no) a Metaphysical Nicety; and sometimes professing to believe somewhat that Scripture never said, or shows it self never to ⟨p. xiv⟩have meant, and that is most manifestly contrary to all reason and common sense.

Instead of sound Knowledge of the few, clear, and great things of Religion, a great many doubtful Opinions; the taking one side in a disputed Point; the determination of a Logical question, understanding, or saying one understands (whether we do or no) a Metaphysical Nicety; and sometimes professing to believe somewhat that Scripture never said, or shews it self never to ⟨p. xiv⟩have meant, and that is most manifestly contrary to all reason and common sense.