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

That commonly as mens courses of life are, so ⟨p. 34⟩would they have the Doctrines to be which their ¹Teachers instruct them, notable examples whereof we have in Scripture. The best way then to know that wherein we differ, is to obey that wherein we agree, for as a corrupt heart will make a corrupt judgment, so purity of heart is a good step ²unto unity of judgement, the Lord having promised that they who do his will shall know his doctrine, Joh. 7. 27. that they who are his sheep shall discern his voice, Joh. 10. 4. that the meek he will teach his way, and reveal his secret to them that fear him, Psal. 25. 9, 14. Let us therefore as we have received Christ so walk in him, and we shall certainly reap one of these two fruits, either we shall get to the knowledge of the truth, and so our differences cease, or we shall so allay them with humility and love (as Austin observes of Cyprian) that they shall never break forth into bitterness, animosity, or scornful esteem of our fellow brethren.

That commonly as mens courses of life are, so ⟨p. 34⟩would they have the Doctrines to be which their ¹Teachers instruct them, notable examples whereof we have in Scripture. The best way then to know that wherein we differ, is to obey that wherein we agree, for as a corrupt heart will make a corrupt judgment, so purity of heart is a good step ²unto unitie of judgement, the Lord having promised that they who do his will shall know his doctrine, Joh. 7. 27. that they who are his sheep shall discern his voice,