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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26958	A moral prognostication I. what shall befall the churches on Earth, till their concord, by the restitution of their primitive purity, simplicity, and charity, II. how that restitution is like to be made, (if ever) and what shall befall them thence-forth unto the end, in that golden-age of love / written by Richard Baxter ...	Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.	1680 (1680)	Wing B1311; ESTC R5743	36,590	70

and to do apparently more hurt than good But as to all worthy and able Ministers if they commit any fault they shall be punished as other Subjects only with such Penalties as shall not by silencing or restraint be a punishment to the innocent peoples Souls nor hinder the Preaching of the Gospel of Salvation Even as if the common Bakers Brewers Butchers Carpenters perform their work perniciously Poisoning their Beer Bread and Meat they shall be forbid the Trade But for other faults they shall be so punished that the People be not left without Bread Beer Meat Houses for their faults 33. If any Hereticks as Arrians Socinians c. would creep into the Ministry there shall not be new-forms of Subscription made to keep them out which its like with their vicious Consciences would be uneffectual and would open a Gap to the old Church-Tyrannies and Divisions nor an uncertain Evil be uneffectually resisted by a certain greater Mischief But while he keepeth his Errour to himself he is no Heretick as to the Church non apparere being equal to non esse And when he venteth his Heresy he is responsible all the ways aforesaid and may be by the Magistrate punished for his Crime and by the Churches be branded as none of their Communion which is the regular way of reforming Crimes ' viz. By Judgment and Execution and not by making new Rules and Laws as fast as Men break the old As though Laws could be made which no Man can break 34. The Magistrate shall countenance or tolerate no Sin or Errour so far as he can cure it by just Remedies which will not do more harm than good But he shall unwillingly tolerate many tolerable Errours and Faults because it is not in his Power to remedy them by such means But 1. The Sound and Concordant Ministry only shall have his Countenance and Maintenance 2. Smaller Errours and Disorders shall be best cured by gentle Rebukes and Discountenance and denyal of Maintenance together with the disgrace that will be cast upon them by the judgment and dissent of all the united Concordant Ministers and Churches which two together will do more and better than Exasperating Cruelties will do 3. The publishing of pernicious Principles shall be restrained more severely But though Men may be restrained from venting pernicious Falsehoods they cannot be Constrained to believe the Truth we are not so happy Nor shall they be Constrained to lie and say that they believe it when they do not 35. All matters of Quarrels division and cruel usage of each other being thus cut off and gone bitterness and revengeful thoughts will cease and Love will revive in all Mens Breasts and Unity and Peace will follow of its own accord And if any Heretical or contentious Sect arise the Hearts of all United People will so rise against them that desertion and shame will quickly Kill them 36. Then will the Hearts of the People cleave to their Pastors And they will be no more put on the great difficulties of Loving the Bishops that hurt them or of Loving them in Jailes But it will be as easy to Love them when they feel the Love to their Souls in the labours and kindness of their Pastors as to Love their dearest and nearest Friends And then Love will open the Peoples Ears to the Teachers Doctrine and it will do them good And then the labours and lives of faithful Ministers will be sweet and easy when the Love and the Unity and Faithfulness of the People is their dayly Encouragement O how good and how happy will it be for Pastors and People thus to Live in Love and Unity It will not only mind us of Aarons perfume but of the Spirit of Love that dwelt in our Redeemer and which he promised should be his Seal and Mark upon all his true Disciples Yea and of the Celestial Society and Life of perfect Love 37. Then shall Neighbours exercise their Charity for the help of the Ignorant about them without the suspicions of venting Heresies or Sedition or Encroaching on the Pastors Office And Neighbours when they come together shall not take Praying together or holy Conference or singing Gods Praise or Reading good Books or repeating their Teachers Sermons or Counselling each other to be a bad or dangerous work But the Ignorant that cannot spend the Lords day in holy Exercises at home because they cannot Read or remember much shall joyn with the Families of their more Understanding Neighbours who can help them as they met Act. 12. 12. for Prayer and as Neighbour-Families were to joyn in Eating the Passover with the Family that had not enow to Eat it For Love and Unity shall end these Jealousies And all shall be done under the Guidance and Over-sight of their Pastors and not in Enmity or Opposition to them or to the Concordant Church-Assemblies And O what Helps and Comfort will this be to all Faithful Pastors when all the Work lyeth not on them alone but every one sets his Hand to Build in his proper place And when they that Converse together all the Week are seconding that which he more seldom teacheth them in Publick 38. The Younger sort of Ministers that are now Bred up in Vulcan's Forge shall be then Trained up under grave and peaceable Men where uniting and peace-making Principles shall be the Rudiments of their Literature 39. And the Younger sort of the People shall be no more tempted into envious Heats against their Afflicters nor into contentious Sects because of Controversies But shall be fed with the Milk of peaceable Principles and be Educated in the Love of Love it self And the names of Sects and Church-Divisions and proud Pretendings shall by use be made as disgraceful as now the Names of Swearing Drunkenness and Whoredom are 40. And O how Dear how Amiable how Honourable will their Governours be to such a People Especially that Blessed Prince that shall first perform this Work How heartily will they Pray for them Plead for them and Fight for them And How freely will they Contribute any thing in their Power to their Aids And How impatient will they be against every Word that would dishonour them How Blessed will the People be under such a Prince And How Sweet and Easie will the Life of that Prince be that is to Govern such a People Grant O Lord that this great Honour and Comfort may fall into the Hands of the King of England before all others in the World Kings will then see that it is their Interest their Honour and their greatest Happyness on Earth to be the Wise Pious Righteous Governours of a Wise Pious Just United People that Love them so much that still they would fain serve them better than they are able 41. The Ignorant Vulgar and Ruder sort observing this Amiable Concord and all the blessed Fruits thereof will admire Religion and fall in Love with it And Multitudes that shall be saved will be dayly added to the