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Blessed unions. An union with the son of God by faith. And, an union…
Blessed unions. An union with the son of God by faith. And, an union in the church of God by love, importunately pressed; in a discourse which makes divers offers, for those unions; together with a copy of those articles, where-upon a most happy union, has been lately made between those two eminent parties in England, which have now changed the names of Presbyterians, and Congregationals, for that of United Brethren. / By Cotton Mather ; [Six lines from Mead]
Boston: printed by B. Green for Samuel Phillips, 1692
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.
Thirdly, Let Mortality Affect us, and Humility Adorn us, and both together will soon Unite us. Be Affected with Mortality. They say, Dust thrown on Fighting Bees, will presently make 'em give over the Fight. If we are prone to Sting one another, Let us cast a little of our Grave-Dust upon us, by our Devout, Gracious, Antedating Meditations. ⟨p. 78⟩If we would not be Wranglers, Let us not forget that we are Mortals. Especially, when it comes to stabbing of one another with Pens, Let us Remember our Sand runs faster than our Ink, and we are as Brittle as the Glasses which we now use instead of Ink-horns. How near are we to that State, Ubi Luthero cum Z•inglio optime j•m Convenit? A Luther and a Zuinglius will be less eager one against another, if they think, How soon they are to meet! But, be also Adorned with Humility. It is that upon which I may Employ the Panegyric of Te•tullus, O thou most Noble Virtue, By thee we Enjoy great Quietness. We know, Lowliness, and Long-suffering do go together. We have long since been told, (and it has been Descanted on by the Quill of one among us, who by his Treatise called, A Little Peace-maker, has been Earning a Name among, The Children of God.) Only by Pride comes Contention; 'tis That which is the Grand. Barretor and Boute•e• of the Universe. 'Tis said, The proud man i• as he that Transgresseth by Wine; that is, he is very Quarrelsome. ⟨p. 79⟩What needs be said more? Only, What the Wise man said, Cast o••• the Scorner, and Contention shall go out. If every Sheaf▪ must always how to Yours and Mine, when shall we be quiet? Were we all so Humble as we should be, it would hinder our making that Insolent Syllogism, A Person who i• never Liable to Mistake, is one whom no man can sincerely or christianly Differ from. But I am a Person who am Liable to no Mistakes; therefore whoever Differs from me, is an Intolerable Creature. And if such a Syllogism were never shaped in our conceits, the World would not be so full of Tempest as it is […]