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An indictment against England because of her self-murdering divisionsAn indictment against England because of her selfe-murdering divisions
An indictment against England because of her self-murdering divisions: together with an exhortation to an England-preserving unity and concord. Presented in a sermon preached before the Right Honourable House of Lords in the Abby church at Westminster; at the late solemn fast, December 25. 1644. By Edmund Calamy, B.D. and pastor of Aldermanbury in London.An indictment against England because of her selfe-murdering divisions: together vvith an exhortation to an England-preserving vnity and concord. Presented in a sermon preached before the Right Honourable House of Lords in the Abby church at Westminster; at the late solemne fast, December 25. 1644. By Edmund Calamy, B.D. and pastour of Aldermanbury in London.
London: printed by I. L. for Christopher Meredith, 1645
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.
But here I must put in three Caveats, & beseech you in the first place, to remember that when I speak so much for unity, I would also have you to remember that Unum & verum convertuntur. That unity without verity, is not a true peace, but a conspiracy. Omnis ⟨p. 30⟩concordia in veritate. Unity joined with falsehood is execrable adultery, saith Cyprian. When unity and falsehood are married together, it is no lawful marriage, but execrable adultery. If I cannot have peace with men, but I must lose my peace with God; farewell peace with men that I may keep my peace with God. One great reason why we have so little peace upon earth, is because we seek after it more then after the glory of God in heaven.
But here I must put in three Caveats, & beseech you in the first place, to remember that when I speake so much for unity, I would also have you to remember that Ʋnum & verum convertuntur. That unity without veriy, is not a true peace, but a conspiracy. Omnis ⟨p. 30⟩concordia in veritate. Ʋnity ioyned with falshood is execrable adulterie, saith Cyprian. When unitie and falshood are married together, it is no lawfull marriage, but execrable adultery. If I cannot have peace with men, but I must lose my peace with God; farewell peace with men that I may keep my peace with God. One great reason why we have so little peace upon earth, is because we seek after it more then after the glory of God in heaven.
You will must remember in the second place, that this Unity that we must labour after, must be in a Scripture way. The Primitive Church for Unity sake, and to prevent Schisms, set up one Presbyter as a Bishop to rule over the rest with Majority of power in Jurisdiction and Ordination. But this at best was but a humane invention, and it proved an increaser of Schism and Division. The Papists set up the Pope to preserve unity: But he is the greatest Apple of strife the Christian world hath. It will be our care to study to promote a unity in such a way which the Scriptures hold forth, and this will prosper.