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The second part of The nonconformists plea for peace being an account of their…
The second part of The nonconformists plea for peace being an account of their principles about civil and ecclesiastical authority and obedience ... : mostly written many years past, and now published to save our lives and the kingdoms peace, from the false and bloody plotters ... / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for John Hancock, 1680
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.
91. Unity may be had either with Uniformity or without it.
91. Vnity may be had either with Vniformity or without it.
92. Unity with Uniformity is never to be had (universally, really and durably) save only by placing Uniformity in the Scripture or primitive simplicity, even in a few things so needful, or so lawful, that no sober, judicious Christians can question them; yea such as the weak may be generally and easily satisfied in.
92. Vnity with Vniformity is never to be had (universally, really and durably) save only by placing Vniformity in the Scripture or primitive simplicity, even in a few things so needful, or so lawful, that no sober, judicious Christians can question them; yea such as the weak may be generally and easily satisfied in.
93. Unity without Uniformity (of several Churches) must be by Toleration in the points of Uniformity about things indifferent, leaving each Church to its proper liberty; but making those things necessary to all, which are necessary indeed to the Unity of all; which is the Essentials, or plain great points of Christianity, in which we are all one in Christ, the centre of our Unity.
93. Vnity without Vniformity (of several Churches) must be by Toleration in the points of Vniformity about things indifferent, leaving each Church to its proper liberty; but making those things necessary to all, which are necessary indeed to the Vnity of all; which is the Essentials, or plain great points of Christianity, in which we are all one in Christ, the center of our Unity.