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Confirmation and restoration the necessary means of reformation, and reconciliation; for the healing of…Confirmation and restauration the necessary means of reformation, and reconciliation; for the healing of…
Confirmation and restoration the necessary means of reformation, and reconciliation; for the healing of the corruptions and divisions of the churches: submissively, but earnestly tendered to the consideration of the sovereign powers, magistrates, ministers, and people, that they may awake, and be up and doing in the execution of so much, as appeareth to be necessary as they are true to Christ, his Church and Gospel, and to their own and others souls, and to the peace and welfare of the nations; and as they will answer the neglect to Christ, at their peril. / By Richard Baxter, an unworthy minister of Christ, that longeth to see the healing of the churches.Confirmation and restauration the necessary means of reformation, and reconciliation; for the healing of the corruptions and divisions of the churches: submissively, but earnestly tendered to the consideration of the soveraigne powers, magistrates, ministers, and people, that they may awake, and be up and doing in the execution of so much, as appeareth to be necessary as they are true to Christ, his Church and Gospel, and to their own and others souls, and to the peace and wellfare of the nations; and as they will answer the neglect to Christ, at their peril. / By Richard Baxter, an unworthy minister of Christ, that longeth to see the healing of the churches.
London: printed by A.M. for Nevil Simmons book-seller, 1658
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Direct. 4. The Magistrate should promote, encourage, countenance, yea command the Pastors to Associations and Brotherly correspondencies, for the more cautelous, and vigorous, and effectual management of these works; and for the concatenation and Communion of Churches, and the right understanding of each others affairs; that he that hath Communion in one Church, may by Communicatory Letters, have Communion in any of the rest; and he that is cast or kept out of one, may not be received by the rest, till it be proved that he is excluded unjustly. And those that join not so fully as the rest, may yet be provoked to own one another, as far as they can; that so we may maintain brotherly Love, with all that differ from us by tolerable differences; and may own them as Churches, though we cannot own their different opinions or ways; and may have such Communion with them, as we may, and upon their Letters may admit their members to our Communion. This the Magistrate should at least openly provoke, and encourage the Churches and Pastors ⟨p. 299⟩to; seeing no man can doubt whether it be for the edification of the Church.
Direct. 4. The Magistrate should promote, encourage, countenance, yea command the Pastours to Associations and Brotherly correspondencies, for the more cautelous, and vigorous, and effectual management of these works; and for the concatenation and Communion of Churches, and the right understanding of each others affaires; that he that hath Communion in one Church, may by Communicatory Letters, have Communion in any of the rest; and he that is cast or kept out of one, may not be received by the rest, till it be proved that he is excluded unjustly. And those that joyne not so fully as the rest, may yet be provoked to owne one another, as farre as they can; that so we may maintaine brotherly Love, with all that differ from us by tollerable defferences; and may own them as Churches, though we cannot own their different opinions or waies; and may have such Communion with them, as we may, and upon their Letters may admit their members to our Communion. This the Magistrate should at least openly provoke, and encourage the Churches and Pastours ⟨p. 299⟩to; seeing no man can doubt whether it be for the edification of the Church.