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The Samaritan showing that many and unnecessary impositions are not the oil that must…The Samaritan shewing that many and unnecessary impositions are not the oyl that must…
The Samaritan showing that many and unnecessary impositions are not the oil that must heal the church together with the way or means to do it / by a country gentleman who goes to common-prayer and not to meetings.The Samaritan shewing that many and unnecessary impositions are not the oyl that must heal the church together with the way or means to do it / by a country gentleman who goes to common-prayer and not to meetings.
London: printed for Tho. Simmons, 1682
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
After all that I have said I do confidently avow and affirm, that 'tis but a very imperfect measure and degree of Peace, that the Church of God is ⟨p. 108⟩capable of in this World, and that among variety of particular Churches, some are capable of more Union and Peace, than others are; And then to attempt greater Peace and Union, than the Church Universal is capable of, is to endeavour to destroy it; And that to endeavour the reducing o• one particular Church, to the same Peace and Union, that may be found in another, is the High way to ruin it. I here mean chiefly, Forcible endeavours by Impositions, Laws, and Executions 'Tis with the Peace of the Church Universal, a• 'tis with the Health of the World, 'twill never be complete and perfect; And to attempt to make it so, were an impracticable piece of Folly, an• would make it more diseased, or destroy a great Part of it. 'Tis with particular Churches as 'tis with particular Climates and Countries, in some the Inhabitants are more hail and sound, that in others, and to essay an Equality of Health among them, would be a pernicious and vain attempt; and make many more sickly, and sen• Thousands of others to their Beds of Dust an• Earth.
After all that I have said I do confidently avow and affirm, that 'tis but a very imperfect measure and degree of Peace, that the Church of God is ⟨p. 108⟩capable of in this World, and that among variety of particular Churches, some are capable of more Union and Peace, than others are; And then to attempt greater Peace and Union, than the Church Universal is capable of, is to endeavour to destroy it; And that to endeavour the reducing o• one particular Church, to the same Peace and Union, that may be found in another, is the High way to ruine it. I here mean chiefly, Forcible endeavours by Impositions, Laws, and Executions 'Tis with the Peace of the Church Universal, a• 'tis with the Health of the World, 'twill never be compleat and perfect; And to attempt to make it so, were an impracticable piece of Folly, an would make it more diseased, or destroy a great Part of it. 'Tis with particular Churches as 'tis with particular Climates and Countries, in some the Inhabitants are more hayle and sound, that in others, and to essay an Equality of Health among them, would be a pernitious and vain attempt; and make many more sickly, and sen Thousands of others to their Beds of Dust an Earth.