The substance of two sermons one touching composing of controversies, another touching unity of…

4. To hold the truths wherein we agree in love, unity, and constancy, for why should not the many truths wherein we agree, teach us to join in love, which is a Christian duty, rather then the few opinions wherein we disagree, cause breach in affection, which at best is an humane infirmity? The word here used [Greek or Hebrew] in the use of Scripture usually noteth not a bare rational and intellectual act of the mind, but judicium practicum, such a judgement as hath an order unto practice, which is the same with Sapere, to have a savoury relish of truth, and so to apply the mind unto it, as Matth. 16. 23. [Greek or Hebrew] Thou savourest not the things that be of God, Rom. 8. 5, 6. [Greek or Hebrew], &c. They that are after ⟨p. 8⟩the flesh, do mind the things of the flesh; and they that are after the Spirit, the things of the Spirit; for to be carnally minded is death, but to be Spiritually minded is life and peace, Col. 3. 2. If ye be risen with Christ [Greek or Hebrew], set your affections, have your minds upon things above, Phil. 3. 19. [Greek or Hebrew], who mind earthly things, whose hearts, studies, inclinations, affections are earthly and brutish. We are not therefore barely to think the same things whereunto we have already attained, to affirm them: but in the main, to agree with one another in the same Ends and designs, that is, when we hold the same general truths, in so holding [Greek or Hebrew], to have the same purposes, to pursue the same intentions, to carry on the same designs of glorifying God, edifying the Church, and saving one another thereby. These are the four excellent ways which the Apostle in this Text prescribeth to reconcile Controversies, to close up Divisions, to reduce calmness and serenity upon the face of a distracted and dilacerated Church.

4. To hold the truths wherein we agree in love, unity, and constancy, for why should not the many truths wherein we agree, teach us to joyn in love, which is a Christian duty, rather then the few opinions wherein we disagree, cause breach in affection, which at best is an humane infirmity? The word here used in the use of Scripture usually noteth not a bare rationall and intellectuall act of the minde, but judicium practicum, such a judgement as hath an order unto practice, which is the same with Sapere, to have a savoury relish of truth, and so to apply the minde unto it, as