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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93881	The true way of uniting the people of God in these nations· Opened in a sermon preached in the chappel at White-Hall, Jan. 1. 1659. By Peter Sterry.	Sterry, Peter, 1613-1672.	1660 (1660)	Wing S5486A; ESTC R213121	18,882	37

Leaders and Rulers that for their Brethren sake and for the Peace of Jerusalem they would cherish advance contend for this Band of Unity and Peace the blessed Spirit in four things First In the Person of the Spirit Himself Secondly In Spiritual Worshippers Thirdly In Spiritual Worships Fourthly In Spiritual Appearances flowing forth through the Person of the Spirit upon Spiritual Worshippers in their Spiritual Worship that the Purity of the Spirit be not stained nor the Liberty of the Spirit restrained in these Particulars which make that true Mount Sion that Heavenly Jerusalem that Church of the First-born where alone Brethren dwel together in Unity and where God hath appointed the Blessing and Life for evermore The Third Way This is the last Way of Uniting to Sweeten one another unto a Union I shall point you here to one Instance of many Be ready to forgive be apt to pardon one another To move you to this and direct you in this I shal set before you three examples Joseph David Jesus Christ First Joseph had received as great injuries from his Brethren as can be imagined Out of envy and malice they designed his death sold him from his Fathers house into the hands of strangers to be a Bond-slave for his whol life He becomes great sees his Brethren lying at his Feet entirely at his Mercy the power of a mighty Nation in his hand to avenge himself of them at his pleasure without the least fear of any Evil returning to himself by it Yet now he prevents their asking of pardon by pardoning them first and freely He sweetens the Pardon by owning the Dearness of the Relation between himself and them at the very first Discovery of himself to them saying with Embraces and Tears I am your Brother Joseph He lightens the burthen of their Guilt and Shame by a sweet Interpretation of all into a Divine Design You intended it for Evil but God hath turned it to Good You designed Dissolutions and Desolations but God hath by it brought forth to me a wonderful Increase of Power Authority and Glory This is the Example of Joseph Let us go and do the like Let the sight of Jesus in the midst of our Brethren and a respect to God our Father and their Father prevail as much with us as the presence of Benjamin and the remembrance of his old Father Jacob did with him Gen. 45.4 5. How moving are those words Come neer I pray you Be not angry or grieved that you sold me into Egypt But how melting is that after Jacob's death when his Brethren sent to him saying Forgive us now the trespass of the Servants of the God of thy Fathers And Joseph wept when they spake unto him Gen. 50.17 Secondly Shimei had reviled David in his low Estate with the bitterest Reproaches and blackest Crimes of Blood and Death At his return Abishai moves to have him put to Death David replies What have I to do with you ye Sons of Zerviah Ye are alwaies adversaries to me Shal then any man be put to Death this day in Israel For do not I know that I am this day King in Israel 2 Sam. 19.22 How good how great how like to God is this in David to make the day of his Power a Day of Grace to make use of the Establishment of his Greatness to pardon the greatest Crimes committed against him Lastly Jesus Christ in the case of Mary Magdalen upon occasion of a Parable put to Simon gives the account of his Way with Men in that Maxime He to whom much is forgiven wil love much This is Christ's way O! that this were Christians way of subduing their Brethren and the People to them of winning Love To forgive much This is the Divine way of making our Brethren Captives in a noble War of Love and binding them to us in Golden Chains of Affection To forgive much It is said that we should make a Golden Bridg for a flying Enemy By retaining our Anger we force our Brethren to retain their Enmity So we bring upon our selves the Danger of a Desperate Enemy But by pardoning freely speedily sweetly we make a Golden Bridg for our Brethren to pass over from their Enmity to Love When we have an offending Brother at our Mercy let us think we hear Jesus Christ from Heaven pleading for him as Paul did for Onesimus to Philemon Receive him that is my Bowels once unprofitable but now by mine and thy pardoning him made profitable and faithful to thee and to me I shal wind up al with that of St. John who when he was very old went up into the Pulpit said no more but Little Children Love one another thrice over So he came down again We are Children having al the same Father Therfore once let us love one another We are little Children apt to fal out Therefore a second time Let us love one another We are little Children al of us subject to failing faults and falls Therefore a third time let us love one another Let us love one another by that Twofold measure Freely forgiving one another as God for Christs sake hath forgiven you Eph. 4.32 Receiving one another into the Glory of God as Christ also hath received us Rom. 15.7 There is a Divine Speech reported of Constantine the Great If I should see an Eminent Christian committing a great Crime I would cover him with my purple Robe to hide his shame even from mine own Eyes You who have bin great sinners thus hath Christ received you You who are grear sinners thus stands Christ this day this hour this moment while you are hearing these words Ready longing to receive you to cover all your Guilt and Shame with the Robe of the Righteousness and Glory of God in Himself Thus let us receive one another into the Glory of God hiding all our mutual shame in the Brightness of our Father's and our Savior's Glory FINIS Books Printed by Peter Cole Printer and Bookseller of LONDON at the Exchange Twenty one several Books of Mr. William Bridge Collected into two Volumns Viz. 1 Scripture Light the most sure Light 2 Christ in Travel 3 A Lifting up for the Cast-down 4 Sin against the Holy Ghost 5 Sins of Infirmity 6 The false Apostle tried and discovered 7 The good and means of Establishment 8 The great things Faith can do 9 The great things Faith can suffer 10 The Great Gospel Mystery of the Saints Comfort and Holiness opened and applied from Christs Priestly Office 11 Satans power to Tempt and Christs Love to and Care of his People under Temptation 12 Thankfulness required in every Condition 13 Grace for Grace 14 The Spiritual Actings of Faith through Natural Impossibilities 15 Evangelical Repentance 16 The Spiritual Life and in-being of Christ in all Beleevers 17 The Woman of Canaan 18 The Saints Hiding place c. 19 Christ Coming c. 20 A Vindication of Gospel Ordinances 21 Grace and Love beyond Gifts New Books of