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…

I am, you know, by mere Providence, in the Series and Tract of a Discourse long continued upon this Context, led to say what I now do; and I have therefore the more hope, that, through the Blessing of God, it may be of some use to us. But this comes most directly under our notice; and let it be noted, that whereas in such Contests both sides are wont to be confident they are in the right; neither the one nor the other may be over-confident or careless of not being in the wrong, in what may be of equal or greater importance than the matters themselves, disputed among them that agree in the Substantials of Religion, (or that hold the Head) can be. Let us I say, deeply consider it, that such sinful Carnality may have place, and exercise not only about Religious Concernments, but even on that side, where the Truth lies; which is from hence evident, that the Apostle immediately before the Text, as I have noted, says, If you bite and devour one ⟨p. 27⟩another, take heed that ye be not bitten and consumed one of another. A great aptitude he therefore observed there was, to be biting on both sides, even where the Truth lay, and where it lay not.

I am, you know, by meer Providence, in the Series and Tract of a Discourse long continued upon this Context, led to say what I now do; and I have therefore the more hope, that, through the Blessing of God, it may be of some use to us. But this comes most directly under our notice; and let it be noted, that whereas in such Contests both sides are wont to be confident they are in the right; neither the one nor the other may be over-confident or careless of not being in the wrong, in what may be of equal or greater importance than the matters themselves, disputed among them that agree in the Substantials of Religion, (or that hold the Head) can be. Let us I say, deeply consider it, that such sinful Carnality may have place, and exercise not only about Religious Concernments, but even on that side, where the Truth lies; which is from hence evident, that the Apostle immediately before the Text, as I have noted, says, If you bite and devour one ⟨p. 27⟩another, take heed that ye be not bitten and consumed one of another. A great aptitude he therefore observed there was, to be biting on both sides, even where the Truth lay, and where it lay not.