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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A78027	The peace-maker: or, Solid reasons, perswading to peace: grounded upon the late Solemn covenant. / By H.B.	Burton, Henry, 1578-1648.	1646 (1646)	Wing B6170; Thomason E329_5; ESTC R200689	7,997	12

Churches Well but first let it be tryed which be the best Reformed Churches If that of Scotland plead for it we desire a clear demonstration of it But why not the Churches of New England which are of the latest Reformation and therefore likeliest to be the Best And if the Best reformed we must by our solemn Covenant look over rather the great Ocean to New England Churches than over Twede to that in Scotland But indeed simply to neither but in relation to THE WORD OF GOD. Those being the Best reformed Churches which come nearest to the Rule THE WORD OF GOD. To the Law and Esa 8. 20. to the Testimony if they speak not according to this word it is because there is no light in them As Aug. said to the Arian Neither Res cum re causa cum causa ratio cum ratione Scripturaram authoritatibus concertet Aug. cont Maximinum Arrianorum episc lib. 3. c. 14. to 6. do thou alleadge the Councel of Ariminum nor will I the Councel of Nice Neither am I bound by the authority of this nor thou of that but let thing with thing cause with cause reason with reason contend by Scripture-authorities But now all sides alleadge Scriptures for them who shall judge Even the Scripture which remains the same still in the midst of our differences And that way of Reformation which is purest from humane mixtures and comes closest home to the Rule that certainly is the best So as we have need to prove all things and 1 Thes 5. 21. Phil. 1. 20. hold fast that which is good and to approve the things that are excellent above those of inferior rank And both Scripture and Reason teach us that to depend upon Christ and Scripture only for a right Reformation is better than to depend upon humane power and authority And it is a s●●er and better way to give Christ all his honour than to give any part of it to m●n Considering Actum est de Religione ubi vel minimum detrahitur de Dei gloria that excellent saying of Calvin Religion is at a losse when never so little is taken away from Gods glory Again where there is most of Christ and least of the world where most self-deniall and resolution for Christ in daily exposall to the odium and reproach of the world certainly ●● comes neerer to Christs rule and example than where the world most reigneth Good therefore we should compare these things together and see which doth best agree with the Rule And as for Vniformity in Religion in the three Kingdomes truly that also must in all things be reduced and hold conformity to the same Rule As many as walk according to this Rule Peace be Gal. 6. 16. upon them and mercy and upon the Israel of God And this Vniformity is in spirit and truth and not in externall forms devised and imposed by men Much pains is taken for compiling a Confession of Faith O let Christ be confessed in his three offices all which the Scripture clearly sets forth unto us and 〈◊〉 let the Form of Church-Government hold forth Christ as well in his Propheticall and Regal office as in his Priesthood And for Directory for Worship and Catechising Sure we are the Scripture is compleat which to contract into a short model is to epitomise the globe of the earth and sea into a small map where 〈…〉 goodly country is not to be found as one 〈◊〉 gloried 〈…〉 great lands being brought to a map he could not find 〈…〉 of it 2. For extirpation of Popery Prelacy and Prelaticall Church-Government c. and all other Ecclesiasticall O●… depending on that Hierarchie And if so what shall become of all th●se Ecclesiasticall Officers who had and still have 〈◊〉 very 〈◊〉 of their Ecclesiasticall Office from that Hierarchie and 〈…〉 their Beeing still depending upon and subsisting in that Hierarchie How is the Extirpation hereof endeavoured Where is he that hath renounced his Order of Priesthood received 〈◊〉 that Hierarchie Is this nothing And as for Schisme it is not a separation from all manner of corruptions and from such congregations as have no right of a Church body according to the Gospel but a Schisme is a rending from or of a true church as 1 Cor. 11. 18. framed as a house of fit materials and compacted as an organical body of living members And in such a church if any where sound doctrine the power of godlinesse should be found Whereas sound doctrine especially of Christs kingdome and of his Kingly office and government over consciences and churches where almost i● it preached much lesse practised in many hundreds of Parochial congregations And for the power of godlinesse how little of that also to be found either under a Ministerial conformity or National uniformity as we have seen by wofull experience 3. And for mutuall preserving the Rights and Priviledges of Parliaments c. Never was there greater need than in these our distractions and especially when we see ●esuiticall plots creeping forth disguised under the terms of friendship and confederates with bold compliance to make up a destructive fraction and breath as between the Body and Head that so both might become a miserable prey both to professed enemies and false friends The preventing whereof lieth not a little in the power of this noble and famous City while it cheerfully continueth necessary supplies and due encouragemen●● unto the Parliament I remember an Apologue of Mene●ius Agrippa who in a great defection of the people of Rome from the Senat● came and told them this That on a time the Members of the Body conspired against the belly that they did all labour and all to feed the Belly which wrought nothing at all where●pon ●●ey concluded to withdraw all sustenance from the Belly 〈…〉 so to starve ●● ●ut within two or three dayes they found their er●●● when the face grew pale the cheeks thin the hands feeble the feet f●ltring c. so as they saw a necessity of providing for the Belly whose office is to digest and distribute nourishment into every part of the Body without which it could not s 〈…〉 And 〈…〉 rewith the People was so affected as that they un●● mo●s●y retu●●ed and reconciled themselves to the Senate It needs no application 〈…〉 4. The nex● thing in the Governant is for discovery of such as go about to make any faction or parties among the People contrary to this League and Covenant that they may be brought to publike triall c. Much more those that under what plausible pretence soever shall go about to undermine the City and to divide it from the Parliament and Armies to combine with them to bring to passe their designe which what can it be else but ●● ruine Parliament City Kingdome and themselves too And 5. and 6. We promise Not to suffer our selves directly nor indirectly by whatsoever combination perswasion or terror to be divided from this