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Paul's last farewell, or A sermon, preached at the funeral of that godly and…Paul's last farewel, or A sermon, preached at the funerall of that godly and…
Paul's last farewell, or A sermon, preached at the funeral of that godly and learned minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Thomas Blake. By Anthony Burgess, pastor of the church at Sutton-Coldfield in Warwickshire. With a funeral oration made at Mr. Blake's death by Samuel Shaw, then schoolmaster of the Free-School at Tamworth.Paul's last farewel, or A sermon, preached at the funerall of that godly and learned minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Thomas Blake. By Anthony Burgesse, pastor of the church at Sutton-Coldfield in Warwickshire. With a funeral oration made at Mr. Blakes death by Samuel Shaw, then schoolmaster of the Free-School at Tamworth.
London: printed for Abel Roper, 1658
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First, that this difference amongst our selves, is an old objection, The Pagans and the Jews urged it against Christianity, whose Arguments Clemens Alexandrinus answered, retorting upon them the same divisions; the Philosophers likewise objected this to the Christians, when that Synod was gathered together at Nice, as the Centuriators inform us; Though Augustine (lib. de vera religione) brandeth them for this, that the Heathens, though they had divers schools, yet they had Commune Templum, a Common temple, which argued, they worshipped their Gods more out of Custom, then because of their opinion.
First, that this difference amongst our selves, is an old objection, The Pagans and the Jewes urged it against Christianity, whose Arguments Clemens Alexandrinus answered, retorting upon them the same divisions; the Philosophers likewise objected this to the Christians, when that Synod was gathered together at Nice, as the Centuriators inform us; Though Augustine (lib. de vera religione) brandeth them for this, that the Heathens, though they had divers schools, yet they had Commune Templum, a Common temple, which argued, they worshipped their Gods more out of Custome, then because of their opinion.
2. We are to know, that all the Godly do know only in part, perfection in knowledge, and unity is reserved for heaven; there will be no parties, no dividing opinions, there will be no different Forms, and ways of worshipping of God in that place, so that although this difference amongst the ⟨p. 20⟩Godly be as Calvin said to Melanchthon, pessimi exempli, of a very bad example, yet if we consider, that the measure of Light & grace in this world is imperfect, then we may not wonder at such breaches; had not Paul and Barnabas a Paroxysm, a sharp fit, for to understand the Word in a good sense, as some would, because the Word is used so. Heb. 10. 24. is very improbable. Austin and Hierome, Chrysostom and Epiphanius had great contests.