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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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men are passionate in their own cause and would have every one embrace their fancies, pray what's the spring of all your disputes? self, or Christ's glory.? I cannot go over all the corruptions, only you see from small sparkles a great fire is kindled, that which goeth up in thin exhalations descendeth in great showers, that which is at first but a lust, a vain desire, and corrupt working in your own hearts, is at length a tumult and combustion in a Church or State; therefore in the general note, That a mortified spirit is the most peaceable.
men are passionate in their owne cause and would have every one imbrace their fancyes, pray what's the spring of all your disputes? selfe, or Christ's glory.? I cannot goe over all the corruptions, only you see from small sparkles a great fire is kindled, that which goeth up in thin exhalations descendeth in great showers, that which is at first but a lust, a vainedesire, and corrupt working in your owne hearts, is at length a tumult and combustion in a Church or State; therefore in the generall note, That a mortified spirit is the most peaceable.
2. Keep your selves pure from ill opinions, you must as carefully avoid an error in judgement as a vice in conversation, many dally with errors not considering the danger of them, oh consider! God hateth filthiness of the spirit, as well as filthiness of the flesh, and a vain mind is as great a judgment as vile affections; *yea certainly to the Public; errors are more dangerous then vices, for vices and gross sins are more against natural awe and shame, and so less spreading, and though we yield to sin in our selves, yet we do not love it in others, and so among persons openly vicious there is nothing to allure and draw into a faction or party, therefore be cautious and wary if not for your own soul, yet for the common peace, as Tertullian said to Scapulus si non vis tibi parcere, parce Carthagini; so if you will not pity your selves, pity England, a man would be careful of being accessary to a Kingdoms, or a Churches ruin, where the influence of an action is so public, you had need proceed with good deliberation and advice, however that I may not in this point seem to press too hard upon any one party, let me discover the extremities on both hands, there are two evils abroad