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The moderator
The moderator: endeavouring a full composure and quiet settlement of those many differences both in doctrine and discipline, which have so long disturbed the peace and welfare of this common-wealth. Intended (especially at this time) to beget a brotherly love and unity amongst the ministers and people of all the three nations; the Parliament having now appointed a committee for receiving proposals for the propagation of the gospel. Brotherly unity amongst all Christians, especially amongst the ministers of Christ, being in it self so excellent and comely at all times, and (considering the danger and sad consequences of our present divisions) so desirable and necessary at this time: I conceive all overtures and counsels having a true tendency thereunto, worthy the public light, and do therefore approve the publication of this ensuing discourse. Joseph Carly.The moderator: endeavouring a full composure and quiet settlement of those many differences both in doctrine and discipline, which have so long disturbed the peace and welfare of this common-wealth. Intended (especially at this time) to beget a brotherly love and unity amongst the ministers and people of all the three nations; the Parliament having now appointed a committee for receiving proposals for the propagation of the gospel. Brotherly unity amongst all Christians, especially amongst the ministers of Christ, being in it self so excellent and comely at all times, and (considering the danger and sad consequences of our present divisions) so desirable and necessary at this time: I conceive all overtures and counsels having a true tendency thereunto, worthy the publike light, and do therefore approve the publication of this ensuing discourse. Joseph Carly.
London: printed for John Bellamy, 1652
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11. In bringing in their answers they shall avoid large discourses, and set down that which they shall deliver, upon the point to be resolved, in short Aphorisms and Propositions per thesim & Antithesim: and to facilitate the matter, each side should contract their several answers into one sum, containing that in which they all do agree; that so at their meeting together, the comparison may be made only between two writings, out of which the agreement is to be extracted, as a common result upon the Question which was proposed.
11. In bringing in their answers they shall avoid large discourses, and set downe that which they shall deliver, upon the point to be resolved, in short Aphorismes and Propositions per thesim & Antithesim: and to facilitate the matter, each side should contract their severall answers into one summe, containing that in which they all doe agree; that so at their meeting together, the comparison may be made onely between two writings, out of which the agreement is to be extracted, as a common result upon the Question which was proposed.
12. When the resolutions of all profitable questions tending to an accommodation of our differences, shall be thus gathered without contradictory debates into clear and distinct propositions, which shall be taken from Gods Word, to be offered as an advice unto the dissenting parties towards an agreement; then they shall be put into some order and ranked under their proper ⟨p. 15⟩heads of matters, to be communicated unto the rest of each side.
12. When the resolutions of all profitable questions tending to an accommodation of our differences, shall be thus gathered without contradictory debates into cleer and distinct propositions, which shall be taken from Gods Word, to be offered as an advice unto the dissenting parties towards an agreement; then they shall be put into some order and ranked under their proper ⟨p. 15⟩