Two discourses concerning the Holy Spirit, and His work the one, Of the Spirit…

What then, will some say, would you have these Divisions and Differences that are among us continued and perpetuated, when you acknowledge them so evil and pernicious? I say, God forbid: Yea, we pray for, and always will endeavour their removal and taking away. But yet this I say on the other hand, whether Men will hear, or they will forbear, there is but one way of effecting this so blessed and desirable a Work, which until it be engaged in, let Men talk what they please of Reconciliation, the worst of Men will be reviling and persecuting those who are better than themselves unto the End of the World. And this way is, That all Churches should endeavour to reduce themselves unto the Primitive Pattern. Let us all but consider what was the Life and Spirit of those Churches, wherein their Honour, Glory and Order did consist, making it our joint Design to walk in the Principle of that Grace of the Spirit wherein they walked, in the Exercise and Use of those Gifts of the Spirit which were the Spring of, and gave Virtue unto all their Administrations, renouncing whatever is Foreign unto, and inconsistent with these things, and that Grace and Unity will quickly enter into Professors, which Christ hath purchased for them. But these things are here only occasionally mentioned; and are not farther to be pursued.

What then, will some say, would you have these Divisions and Differences that are among us continued and perpetuated, when you acknowledge them so evil and pernicious? I say, God forbid: Yea, we pray for, and always will endeavour their removal and taking away. But yet this I say on the other hand, whether Men will hear, or they will forbear, there is but one way of effecting this so blessed and desireable a Work, which untill it be engaged in, let Men talk what they please of Reconciliation, the worst of Men will be reviling and persecuting those who are better than themselves unto the End of the World. And this way is, That all Churches should endeavour to reduce themselves unto the Primitive Pattern. Let us all but consider what was the Life and Spirit of those Churches, wherein their Honour, Glory and Order did consist, making it our joynt Design to walk in the Principle of that Grace of the Spirit wherein they walked, in the Exercise and Use of those Gifts of the Spirit which were the Spring of, and gave Vertue unto all their Administrations, renouncing whatever is Forreign unto, and inconsistent with these things, and that Grace and Unity will quickly enter into Professors, which Christ hath purchased for them. But these things are here only occasionally mentioned; and are not farther to be pursued.