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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A78555	A motive to peace and love. Delivered in a sermon at Pauls the first Lords Day in June, anno Dom. 1648. By Humfry Chambers, D.D. and pastor of Pewsy in the county of Wilts.	Chambers, Humphrey, 1598 or 9-1662.; City of London (England). Lord Mayor.	1649 (1649)	Wing C1916; Thomason E467_12; ESTC R204211	25,089	38

glorious victory worthy of a Christian indeed to tread such base revilings under foot and scorne to meet any miscarrying brother upon such a field as they have cause to be ashamed once to appeare in who are the servants of that blessed master who being reviled reviled not againe Howsoever therefore I deny not but that the servants of God may have their severall apprehensions in some Doctrinall or Practicall points of Religion and in their difference not be able to meete and in that distance be enforc'd one to adhere to one and another to another judgement and practice too in some circumstantialls of religion may not all this be done in love without railing-bitternesse without biting and devouring one another Must teeth of necessity come into the tongue-combate Cannot it possibly be that Christian men may argue either in word or writing by the Scriptures of God what is in difference betweene them but they must neede turne unchristian railers and expose each other and religion to boot unto common scorne Great cause we have in our saddest thoughts to bewaile this in the presence of God and to looke upon it as a hatefull evill that doth at this time strangely prevaile in this land Many great pretenders to religion there be now adays the maine of whose religion standeth in sleighting and reviling all those as utterly irreligious who doe not keepe peace with them in what they call religion and hence it is that so many religious persons in their owne esteeme at least doe most irreligiously breake out into this wicked course of biting and devouring such whom a little love would teach them to call brethren How glad would any Minister of Jesus Christ be might he apply a remedie to this maladie I dare not adventure upon any long discourse about this necessarie subject the time will not admit it but that I may briesly draw to an end I shall tender to you some Scripture prescriptions and I would be glad that they may be said unto mine owne and all our hearts that this miferable distemper which is among brethren may be removed The rules are these Put on therefore as the elect of God holy and beloved bowels of mercie kindnesse humblenesse of minde meeknesse long suffering forbearing one another and forgiving one another Col. 3.12 if any man bave a quarrell one against another even as Christ forgave you so also doe you and above all these things put ye on charity which is the bond of perfectnesse and let the peace of God rule in your hearts to the which ye are also called in one body and be ye thankfull Oh be thankfull let every one that knowes the Lord Jesus as his head be thankfull that he is called into one body with every one who is by the faith of the truth of the Gospell joyned to the Lord Iesus It may be that differing apprehensions concerning some truths or practises of religion may arise beteewne him and some other persons who doe notwithstaning together with himselfe hold fast the faith of the truth of the Gospell Let him yet be thankfull that he is brought together with them into the same body and then consider how peacefully and under what a strict law of love it becometh those to live that are fellow members of Jesus Christ and of one another in his mysticall body Let nothing be done through strife and vaine glorie 2 Rule Phil. 2.3.4 but in lowlinesse of minde let each esteeme other better then themselves looke not every man on his owne things but every man also on the things of others Were self-love and self-seeking once brought to the grave brotherly love would soone receive life and a glorious resurrection amongst us Let us not be desirous of vaine glory 3 Rule Gal. 5.26 provoking one another envying one another Might Ambitions Envyings and Provocations which are the very soule of Church-Contentions be laid aside amongst brethren Brethren I meane who have a good right to that name amongst Christians by holding to the form of sound Christian Doctrine and to the Worship and Ordinances of God taught in the Scriptures might I say ambitions envyings and bitter provocations be laid aside it would be a blessed root of brotherly love and Christian sweetnesse amongst us Let us consider one another to provoke to love and to good works 4 Rule Heb. 10.24 25. not forsaking the assembling of our selves together as the manner of some is Might unhappy separations be avoyded and might wicked rayling contentions which tend unto wrath and enmity be laid downe and on the contrary side the Servants of God be induced instead of provoking to wrath to provoke one another to love and good workes we might no doubt expect a suddaine change of the face of the Church of God in our Land no lesse glorious then of midnights darkenesse into a noone-dayes brightnesse Me thinkes an answer might be taken from this place to that Apology which many are apt to make for their virulency against Brethren why say they they provoke us to anger by words and actions and can we possibly live in love and peace with them Grant all that these pretend say that brethren be so vile so forgetfull of their duty as to provoke others greatly unto wrath yet should not this put other Christian Brethren from a serious endeavour according to their duty to provoke even those who provoke them to wrath to love and to good workes And were this carriage to be found amongst Christian Brethren certainly we should see a blessed and happy union of Beleevers effected in our Land yea we should see the Church of God amongst us to looke out as the expression is in the Song of Solomon Beautifull as Tirz●h comely as Jerusalem Cant. 6.4 terrible as an Army with banners If an Army be at varience in it selfe no Childe needs feare them but if they keep to their Banners and march in order and unity an Army is terrible to the stoutest of men So would the Church of God amongst us be if the Servants of God did according to duty keepe up unto a blessed union and unity of love affection and tender regard one to another conscionably provoking each other to love and to good workes This would make the Church of God amongst us Looke forth as the Moone cleare as the Sun Cant. 6.10 and terrible as an Army with banners I 'le goe no further but leave all this to Gods blessing upon your further consideration desiring that there may be some fruit of love Civill love and Spirituall love arising unto you from what hath been spoken this day Consider of it seriously I beseech you in regard of both unions Civill and that which is Religious that division threatens destruction and embowelled contention utter ruine I 'le now therefore only borrow the Apostles Incitation you may call it his Adjuration for the earnestnesse of it to the Philippians and apply it to you according to the present necessity Phil. 2.12 If there be therefore any consolation in Christ if any comfort in love if any fellowship in the Spirit if any bowells and mercies fulfill yee my joy that yee be like minded having the same love being of one accord and of one minde If there be any thing of Christ any thing of the Spirit any thing of love deare unto you for these things sake I beseech you that you would study to have the same love to be of the same minde that you may be of one accord and may preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace and now end all with that valedictory advice of the Apostle Paul to the Corinthians 2 Cor. 2.13 Finally brethren farewell be perfect be of good comfort be of one minde live in peace and the God of love and pea●e shall be with you FINIS VVarner Major Martis vicesim die Junij 1648. Annoque regni Regis Caroli Angliae c. XXIV IT is Ordered by this Court that Mr. Goodwin Dr. Chambers Mr. Cadworth and Mr. Herle be desired by Mr. Hynde from this Court to print their Sermons of late made in Pauls Church respectively upon the Lords Day before the Lord Mayor Aldermen and others there assembled the same being very well approved of and thought fit to be published Michel