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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34096	An exhortation of the churches of Bohemia to the Church of England wherein is set forth the good of unity, order, discipline, and obedience in churches rightly now, or to be constituted : with a description premised of the order and discipline used in the churches of the Brethren of Bohemia / by J. Amos Commenius.	Comenius, Johann Amos, 1592-1670.	1661 (1661)	Wing C5507; ESTC R27266	107,538	185

might be an Admirer of our Order and which would give more ample satisfaction in these things But my friends were instant with me and unanimously urged the putting out of the formerly mentioned work so that I made them a promise I would satisfie their desire in this matter 23. I therefore save my credit and behold here I send that which I was requested with manifold Copies in the substance of the matter I have changed nothing it being not mine but the Churches publique piece Onely where it was judged pertinent and to good purpose to set down some things of special reference that the close bands of that Order might be the better perceived and the practice more easily observed I have there added some notes more fully explaining that which was briefly spoken 24. And because the Preface seemed something dry and insufficient for the information of Foreigners I have premised a short Historical Narration viz. How that the Churches of Slavonia being planted by the Apostles themselves propagated by Hierom Cyril Methudius took root especially in the Countrey of Bohemia and run up to a head and ripened in the Vnity of the Brethren of Bohemia So that this may be useful for the better understanding of the sequel 25. Farewel Holy Brethren and best w but the use of a double hour upon me while I ac●uaint you with the conflicts and sorrows of my Church and especially the ways of our Ecclesiastical accord I commend you to the Spirit of Grace may he by that of the Apostle Let a l things be done decent●y and in o●der being written on your heart compose c●ncorporate consolidate you all even the whole body with his most glorious Head and all the members of his Political and Mystical b●dy with one an●ther with the band of faith love and eternal concord even indiss●luble that as Brittain hath been behold of late the sad tragical stage of Contentions so now it may be a lively pattern of Concord to the perfecting of the power and glory of G●d and the happy treading down of the Enemies under your Great Constantine not called out of but recalled into ●ritain in s●ite of the Maxentians and Licinianus Finally to make your Ch●rch by the assistance of God after so many shakings fair as the Moon clear as the Sun and terrible as an A●my in Battel-Array even the mirrour of all the Churches in the World Amen Jesus Christ Amen So prayeth from his whole heart The most vehement Sollicitor of the Peace Order and Salvation of the Church I. A. Comenius of Moravia A SHORT HISTORY OF THE Slavonian Church PLANTED By the Apostles themselves enlarged by Jerome Cyril Methodius taking root principally in the Countrey of Bohemia and running up to a head in the unity of the Brethren of Bohemia Pious Reader THose words of Christ the Everlasting Bride● groom touching his Bride the Church spoken as with admiration Cant. 6.9 are well worthy of our consideration WHO IS THIS WHICH COMETH FORTH AS THE MORNING FAIR AS THE MOON CLEAR AS THE USN TERRIBLE AS AN ARMY OF BATTLE IN GOOD ARRAY as which whether taken in a divided or a conjoyned sense afford us very excellent Lessons 2. If we take them in a divided sense of the Catholick Church divided into particular Churches it is plain that the Churches may and ought to be so distinguished and reckoned of as they are really and truly in the account of God That is to say as some Churches are novel coming up but of late the Light whereof is as the Morning so there be others of longer standing having the advantages of clearer light as the Moon Others also joying in the full day of Faith Love and Hope of Eternal mercy even as the Sun Others again over and above this glorious light within sparkling terror outwardly to th●m which are round about as an Army well marshalled ●●riking horrour into the Enemies the very Battel being set and Colours flying 3. If we take the words in a conjoyned sense of the one onely entire Catholique Church of which Christ speaks in the former verse My Dove is but one entire without doubt we have insinuated the several ages and statures of it viz. that the light of the infant Church newly come forth in the Apostles times was verily the Morning the godly mostly glorying herein that the night was far spent the day was at hand and it was now time to awake from sleep Rom. 13.11 12. 2 Pet. 1.19 at which time the truth is Divine Knowledge was not improved as it was afterward Neither was there such a clear and distinct understanding of the mysteries of Faith as there was after that the dotages of the Hereticks had exercised the wisdom of the Church yet it sufficed them even now as to this effect viz. to cast off the works of darkness and put on the armour of light and to walk honestly as in the day Rom. 13.13 as their then zealous piety shining in their Martyrdomes plainly sheweth 4. After this came the time of priming and waining light as of the Moon in the days of the Hereticks with whom the Churches conflict was with various success one while the truth prevailing against errour another while errour against the truth until the time that it suffered an horrid eclipse under Antichrist 5. But there was by the Grace of God and the benefit of a Reformation a restoring of the light which was extinguished in the Church with a new addition and that was according to the promise made Isa 30.26 The light of the Moon shall be as the light of the Sun There being a more through search made after the truth even to the very lowest foundations then was ever known in former ages 6. Yet because the very Sun in our firmament though nothing is more bright may and sometimes doth fail Eccles 17.31 and by the permission of God even the Reformed Churches still again suffer the hour of darkness the goodness and wisdom of the everlasting Bridegroom gives us hope that it shall come to pass that the Church shall at last become terrible to her enemies and intimateth in what way this shall be effected to wit if through Gods blessing differences being ended the Church shall sometime at length so unite it self on every side within it self and knit together by the bands of Order as that after the manner of a well set Array of battel she shall be impenetrable by her enemies but run through rout and quash all contrary forces or powers whatsoever that rise up against her 7. And this is none other but that which the Apostle urgeth upon the Ephesians and requireth of the Church now grown up saying Endeavouring to preserve the Vnity of the Spirit in the band of peace c. then further Ascending up on high he gave gifts to men some Apostles some Prophets some Evangelists some Pastors and Teachers for the compacting of the Saints for the work of the Ministery for the edification of the body