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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12700	A brotherly persvvasion to vnitie, and vniformitie in iudgement, and practise touching the receiued, and present ecclesiasticall gouernment, and the authorised rites and ceremonies of the Church of England. VVritten by Thomas Sparke Doctor in Diuinitie. And seene, allowed, and commended by publike authoritie to be printed	Sparke, Thomas, 1548-1616.	1607 (1607)	STC 23019.5; ESTC S102433	84,881	104

perswading Agamemnon and Achilles to concord said that otherwise Priamus would laugh them both to scorne And wisely sayd Metius Suffetius to Tullus Hostilius king of the Romans when the Albans and his people were readie to ioyne battell the one with the other vnderstand O king that the Hetrurians a mightie people enuie vs both only whiles we spoile one another they exspect that so we both being once spent may in the end both become a pray and spoile to them And aduisedly also therupon to end that controuersie wheras the Romans chose 3 Horatians and the Albans 3 Curiatians to fight a combat though therein the Curiatians had quickly slaine two of the Horatians and also sore wounded the third yet we read in that story that he flying in pollicie and so singling the 3 Curiatians being then all aliue in the end so one after another killed them all which he could neuer haue done if they had all held together so the Romans by the condition agreed on in that cōbat conquered the Albans whereby we may plainly as in a glasse see that though two parts of three of our Romish enemies seeme to vs already slaine the third part also much wounded yet if by any means that one can single seuer vs he wil hope in the end to conquer vs all For whiles Athens Lacedemon iarred both became a pray to the enemie while Hanniball and Hanno enuied one another Carthage came to confusion whiles the two brethren Etheocles and Polynices contended for the kingdome of Thebes they both lost themselues and their kingdom Likewise whiles Aristobulus and Hircanus two brethren stroue for the kingdome of Hierusalem it became a bootie to the Romans And when Amon and Moab and they of Mount Seir fell out amongst themselues and so slue one another we know how the holy story sheweth their huge army thereby easily became a rich spoile to Iehosophat 2. Chr. 20. whereas of the contrary we read there that the amitie of Abraham and Lot was the very cause of Lots rescue and of all his friends and neighbours out of the hands of fiue kings that had taken them all prisoners and captiues Gen. 14. And who knoweth not that by concord small things increase that by the contrary very great things come to nothing and that a threefold cord is not easily brokē but yet that vntwisted it easily fals a sunder and so though a sheafe of arrowes bound fast together will not quickly be burst that yet loosed they are quickly knapt a sunder Iustly therfore did Sparta count the concord that was in that city the strongest and best wals that it could haue and otherwise where that was wanting that the strongest wals that any city could haue were but as wals of paper Learne we therefore deare brethren in time to sing with the Psalmist O how good and pleasant a thing it is for brethren to dwell together in vnity Ps 133. therfore according both to his aduise the Apostles let vs as much as is possible in vs lieth seeke peace with all men and ensue it Psa 34. Rom. 12. And therfore also consider we one another as we are wisht He. 10. to prouoke one another only to loue to good works not forsaking the fellowship that we haue amongst our selues as some do and learne as we haue bene taught of Christ and his Apostles Mat. 7.1 Ro. 14.13 especially of things of this kind neither to be offēded at or with one another or to iudge one another but rather to say with Abraham euery one to another let there be no strife betwixt vs for we are brethren Genes 13. so yeelding rather with him of our own right as he then and there did to his inferiour Loth if neede bee to redeeme and purchase our owne peace and the churches so long especially as we may so doe without breach of holines as in this case of ours I hope I haue shewed we may For if there be enuie strife and diuision amongst vs still that for things of no greater moment Paul doth tell vs plainly 1. Cor. 3.3 that we are carnall and walke as men God therefore giue vs all once grace so to make it appeare that we haue mutuall consolation in Christ Comfort of loue and fellowship of the spirit Compassion and mercie that we may fulfill his ioy in being of one accord and iudgement Phil. 2.2 not doing any thing of vainglory or of contention but in meeknesse of mind euery one esteeming another better then himselfe ver 3. and in following the things that concerne peace and wherwith one may edifie another Ro. 14.19 and so striuing in giuing honor who can giue most and first Ro. 12.10 Now then saying with the Psalmist 122. Vnto all pray for the peace of Hierusalem Let them prosper that loue her peace be with in her wals and prosperity within her pallaces I humbly beseech the Lord to direct vs all herein and in all our other actions to his owne glory and to our own euerlasting comfort and so I hartily bid thee farewell in the same Lord. 1606. February 1. Thine in the Lord vnfainedly Thomas Sparke Faults escaped thus corrected PAge 1. for commended read commaunded Epist dedic line 4. for bound r. bould Epist to the Rea p. 3. l. 1. r. stronger for strong 18. for quieter r. quiet lier l. 22. for Bishops r. Bishop p. 8. l. 4. for shew r. shewed l. 10. for point r. course p 7. l. 4. for 3. r. 13. p. 9. l. 31. for act 1. art p 18. for also r. all so p. 20. l. 35. for it r. it it any for many p. 21. l 31. for some ey r. some ey p. 22. l. 30. for follows r. allowes for then r. them p. 23. l. 14. for reuerence r. reference p. 24. l. 35. after baptised put p 25. l. 15. for as r. is p. 26. l. 1. for this r. his l. 27. for third r. thirty p. 29. l. 5. for conference r. reference p. 34 l. 3. for therin r. then p. 35 l. 10. for mentiō r. intention p. 40. for there r. the. l. 34. p. 42. l. 3. put out 46. l. 1. r. put out as p. 51. l. 19. r. put out any man p. 63. l. 20. for howbei r. howbeit p. 69. l. 36. put out we p. 70. l. 2. put out that l. 34. for their r. and there