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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90062	The duty of such as would walke worthy of the Gospel: to endeavour union, not division nor toleration. Opened, in a sermon at Pauls, upon the Lords Day, Feb. 8. 1646. / By Matthevv Nevvcomen, preacher of the Gospel at Dedham in Essex.	Newcomen, Matthew, 1610?-1669.	1646 (1646)	Wing N909; Thomason E329_6; ESTC R200691	35,616	55

THE DVTY of such as would WALKE WORTHY OF THE GOSPEL TO Endeavour VNION NOT DIVISION nor TOLERATION OPENED In a SERMON at Pauls upon the Lords Day Feb. 8. 1646. By MATTHEVV NEVVCOMEN Preacher of the Gospel at Dedham in Essex 1 COR. 1.10 Now I beseech you brethren by the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ that ye ALL SPEAK the SAME thing and that there be no DIVISIONS among you but that ye be perfectly joined together in the SAME MINDE and in the SAME JVDGEMENT 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ignat in Ep. ad Polvcarp 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ignat. in Ep. au P●●lodelph 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Idem ibidem LONDON Printed by G. M. for Christopher Meredith at the Crane in Pauls Church-yard M.DC.XLVI TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE THOMAS ADAMS Lord Major of the City of LONDON Right Honourable THis Sermon as it was first preached at your appointment so at the same appointment of yours it is now published in print It befell this Sermon in the preaching of it as it did Pauls Acts 13. Some contradicted c. ver 43. others were glad and glorified the word of the Lord ver 48. To have your Lordship and the rest of your Venerable Colleagues in this later ranke of hearers hath been to me no small comfort against the censures of others Though my chief comfort is this the testimony of my conscience that as of sincerity that as of God and as in the sight of God this Sermon was preached unto you not as seeking to please men but to edifie the Church of Christ and to contribute something towards the composing of our differences and closing of our breaches If any thing then communicated to the ear and now offered to the view may be successefull in this kinde herein I do rejoice and shall rejoice God hath called your Lordship to the Government of this great City and I doubt not but you finde the divisions of this City amongst the greatest difficulties of your Government We are at this time like men at sea that have not only a tempest upon them but a commotion among them not only the windes and waves raging furiously against the ship but the Mariners who should do service in the storme raging as furiously one against another 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 N●●zia●z Orat. 32. My Lord the hand of providence hath placed you at the helme of this City he will give you wisedome strength and courage to bring this ship this City safe out of this double tempest which is and shall be the prayer of him who is SIR Your servant in the Lord and in his worke MATTH NEWCOMEN A SERMON at PAVLS upon the LORDS Day February 8th 1645. PHILIP 1.27 That ye stand fast in one spirit with one minde HAving formerly spoken in this place of the later words of this verse striving together for the faith of the Gospel I shall at this time crave leave to lead you to the words immediatly fore-going in one spirit with one minde as containing matter of Instruction which if the Lord helpe us to draw forth may be both seasonable and profitable 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Some joyn both these with the former 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and so read the sentence thus That you stand fast in one spirit with one minde So the Syriack so Theophylact so some Greek Copies and to that sense the Vulgar Translation quia statis in uno spiritu unanimes Others refer the first part of this clause to the words fore-going That ye stand fast in one spirit the other to the words following thus with one minde striving together for the faith of the Gospel So Beza Zanchius Estius and others By one spirit here some understand the Spirit of God which is One in it self and One and the same in the hearts of all beleevers So Beza so Zanchius and Meelfhurerus therefore Zanchius reads it per unum spiritum not in uno spiritu Others make the words Estius Velasquez 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Synonymous and by both understand the spirit or soul of man and observe that usually some say alwayes in Scripture where these two spirit and soul or spirit and minde are joyned together they are both but one Only by spirit is understood the superiour and rationall part of the soul the understanding and by soul the inferiour and affecting part so that one spirit and one soul here I conceive to be the same with one minde and one heart So that the thing which the Apostle in these words commends to the speciall care and endeavour of the Philippians it is concord and union and this union it must be First a strict and close union they are all to stand as firmely united together as if they had but one soul Secondly a sweet union not forced upon them but naturally flowing from an inward uniting principle one spirit and one soul Thirdly a holy union it must be in and for the faith of the Gospel Fourthly a lasting constant union out of which they must never be shaken they must stand fast in one spirit with one minde Doctrine The Doctrine out of the words is this That all those who would walke worthy of the Gospel must endeavour a sweet close holy lasting union among themselves Proof I shall not need go far for the proof of this Be pleased but to let your eye fall upon the beginning of the next chapter and you shall see the Apostle with much vehemency pressing this very duty If there be therefore any consolation in Christ if any comfort of love Phil. 1.1 2. if any fellowship of the spirit if any bowels of mercies fulfill ye my joy that ye be like minded having the same love being of one accord of one minde as if the Apostle had said If ever ye tasted sweetnesse in Christ if ever ye found comfort in Gods love if ye be Christians and have any fellowship of the spirit if ye be men and have any bowels of mercies if ye pity me in my bonds and would do any thing to rejoyce the heart of a poor prisoner of the Lord Jesus fulfill ye my joy in this that ye be like minded having the same love yea the same soul 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Vehemens quidem or atio non verborum solum sed sententiarum etiam congerie abundans ad deliniendos permovendosque animos plurimùm valens A most powerfull exhortation this is wherein the Apostle heaps up not only words but arguments quot verba tot tonitrua as Hierome of another passage of Pauls Epistles One would thinke the Apostle had said enough of this particular now Phil. 3.16 Fort assis baec ipsa verba 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 est illa ipsa regula ad cujus praescriptum nos vult in●edere Apostolus and that he need not speak one word more to these Philippians about this yet he cannot thinke so therefore ye have him again Phil. 3.16 insisting upon