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Meat out of the eater, or, Hopes of unity in and by divided and…Meate out of the eater, or, Hopes of unity in and by divided and…
Meat out of the eater, or, Hopes of unity in and by divided and distracted times. Discovered in a sermon preached before the Honourable house of Commons at Margarets Westminster on their solemn day of fast, June 30. 1647. / By Tho: Manton Minister of Stoke-Newington.Meate out of the eater, or, Hopes of unity in and by divided and distracted times. Discovered in a sermon preached before the Honourable house of Commons at Margarets Westminster on their solemne day of fast, June 30. 1647. / By Tho: Manton Minister of Stoke-Newington.
London: printed by M.S. for Hanna Allen, 1647
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Fourthly, In the liberty that you give, use great caution, some things you may be forced to bear with for a time, take heed of endangering the truths of God, you ought to be tender of Christs little ones; woe to those that offend them, Mat. 18. 6. But you ought to be more tender of Christs truths▪ you owe somewhat to Christs Saints and servants: but I say again, more to his truths? Tis somewhat unheard of, that these two should come in contest and competition; however, you will find Christ more jealous of his ways then of his servants; of his truths then of his Saints: 'tis truth makes Saints, (Joh. 17. 17. Sanctify them by thy truth, thy word is truth;) and husbandmen are ever more careful of their seed-corn, then of the increase; and besides, we may be deceived in Saints, we do not know hearts, but we cannot so easily in truths, because there is a sure standard to measure them by. Therefore take heed of doing any thing against truth; 'tis a good old caution, In veste varietas sit scissura, non sit, though there be divers colours, yet let there be no rent in the Churches coat. I will not take upon me to state the matter, what liberty you may give, and how far; perhaps that may be unseasonable; however 'twill not (I hope) be too much presumption to present you with the most obvious miscarriages of Magistrates in this matter. Three sorts of men there are in the world, and concerning every one of them we may say,1 The way of peace they have not known.
Fourthly, In the liberty that you give, use great caution, some things you may be forced to beare with for a time, take heed of endangering the truths of God, you ought to be tender of Christs little ones; woe to those that offend them, Mat. 18. 6. But you ought to be more tender of Christs truths▪ you owe somewhat to Christs Saints and servāts: but I say again, more to his truths? Tis somewhat unheard of, that these two should come in contest and competition; however, you will find Christ more jealous of his ways then of his servants; of his truths then of his Saints: 'tis truth makes Saints, (