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A94140 To all, paupertatis ergò nè peream famè to some. gratitudinis ergò ne peream infamiâ whether it be better to turn Presbyterian, Romane, or, to continue what I am, catholique in matter of religion? By Thomas Swadlin, D.D. Swadlin, Thomas, 1600-1670. 1658 (1658) Wing S6229; Thomason E935_4; ESTC R207706 7,485 15

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in the Body since in the Eucharist the Bloud is to be given as shed not kept as poured out not contained in the Body 7. Whether if I be born again and made a Christian by true Baptisme and afterward confirmed by a true Bishop though I am not annointed with oyle I may be saved 8. Whether if I believe the Scripture frame my life accordingly though I do not equally believe Tradition I may be saved 9. Whether if I serve and worship God in Spirit and in Truth though I worship no images nor God by images I may be saved 10. Whether I may not be saved if I believe in Gods mercies through Christs merits though I put no confidence in the merits of my own works These Queries with a very few more by moderate and unbyassed men might be brought to a Reconciliation and that they may be I pray you let us joyn in one Prayer till we joyn in all points O Most mercifull God who hast made all Mankinde of one O most mercifull God who hast contracted all the Elect of mankinde into one body thy Church and hast given thy whole Church but one Soul thy Spirit and that Soul but one Life thy Faith and that Faith but one prop one Gospel one Baptism one Lords Supper and this one Body and one Soul but one Head thy Self who art but one Lord and hast again dispersed this Body into several Assemblies and Societies and hast made each Society and Assembly but one thereby intimating to us that we should all have but one Heart and one Mind In mercy we beseech thee look upon thy Church and make her as thy Son did leave her One one in Opinion and one in affection that she may be no longer Crucified betwixt Hereticks and Sismaticks Thieves of thy Truth betwixt proflygates and Hypocrites thieves of thy Grace betwixt Zealots and Superstitions thieves of thy Honour but by vertue of thy Sons Golgatha dry up Aceldema and for the merit of Calvary Deliver O deliver her from all her present misery Relieve her from Force without and Fury within both against her Rescue her from civill Enemies and crafty Children both which fall upon her Suffer not Reeds any longer to be thy Scepters nor Chaires thy Throne nor Tricks thy Order nor Rudenesse in one part nor Superstition in another part thy Service nor miscreants thy worshippers nor Confusion thy Religion nor Wilde-fire thy Zeal nor Lunaries thy Resolutions nor Devillishnesse thy Spirit but appear by her once more in thy own Spirit of Peace and Purity of Sanctity and Sincerity of Wisdome and Sobriety that all men may know thy Church by thy Livery which thou didst bequeath her Love Peace and Patience and that thereby all men may be guided by thy One Church in the right way of Truth into Heaven through Iesus Christ Amen In whose blessed Name and Words we farther call upon thee as he hath taught us in his holy Gospel saying Our Father which art in Heaven Hallowed be thy Name Thy Kingdome come Thy will be done in Earth as c. Give us this day our daily bread And forgive us our trespasses as c. And lead us not into Tentation but c. For thine is the Kingdome Power and Glory c. Or 3d. continue what I am Catholike I Desire so to continue though I starve for it For I have not took up this Religion upon Tradition or Education but upon Judgment and Deliberation And instead of Quaeries and Cases of Conscience I offer to my self these Irrefragable Demonstrations 1. If I pray aright according to the Pattern of Devotion Summ'd up in the Lords Prayer I shall be heard 2. If I repent aright according to the Prophets and Apostles Direction with the Contrition of my Heart with the Confession of my Lips and the Endeavour of my Life I shall be forgiven Joel 2. 2 Cor. 7. 3. If I do right according to Gods will in his Word summ'd up in his Decalogue or Ten Commandments though not absolutely and Exactly yet Vprightly and Evangelically I shall be accepted 4. If I believe aright according to Gods Gospel Summ'd up in the Apostles Creed without doubting without distrusting without disparing I shall be saved 5. If I receive Christs holy Sacraments as he did Institute and appoint them not onely as Signes but means of Grace not onely as Assurances of Salvation but Conveyances of Sanctification I shall be glorified And my Religion being so good I desire not to change but to continue as I am and for that I praise Gods mercy and pray for Gods blessing My Religion is Good for it is Gods my Calling is Lawfull for it is of God my Service is honorable for it is for God and my Saviour my Message in which I am employed is Honourable for it is of Peace and to be an Instrument of Reconciliation betwixt God and his people and my Proceeding in it if it be as it ought to be in Love shall be acceptable Joyfully I may do it for God will reward it Freely I may do it for God will make it good Boldly I may do it for God will defend it and incessantly I should do it for first or last God will give a blessing to it But who who is worthy to do this weighty business not the best of men how much more unworthy am I the worst of men and cheif of Sinners Truely of my self I am as unworthy as unable and unworthy to be enabled if thou enter into Judgment with me That thou maist not I thus addresse my self to thy Throne of Grace Look upon me O my God in the face of Jesus Christ I beseach thee and for his sake assist me with thy Spirit That I may speak thy Word least I be guilty of Carelesness That I may not speak before I Learne least I be guilty of Rashness That I may Learn and Speak least I be guilty of Idlenesse that I may not speak to the Eare least I be guilty of Flattery That I may speak to the Heart and so be a means of other mens salvation and when I have Preacht to others That I may not be a Cast away my self Sanctifie me with thy Spirit I beseech Thee That I may aswell Live as speak Divinity Let thy glory be my Cheif Thy peoples and my own safety my next Aime That I may not bring a Woe to thy Flock Give me Learning That I may not bring Woe to my self Give me Diligence That I may not bring Dishonor to thee Give me Descretion Deliver me from the Misery of Starving thy Flock for want of skill Deliver me from the Cruelty of starving thy flock for want of will deliver me from a fruitlesse Industry in feeding thy flock for want of Prudence make me painfull in my Study Powerfull in my Pulpit Fervent in my Piety Holy in my Conversation Succesfull in all That I may be discharged of the Bloud of all those Soules Committed to my Charge It is a precious people for thou hast purchased them at a dear rate Even with Bloud with thy Bloud with thy precious Bloud Let them be precious too in my Esteeme That I may preach to them in Season and out of Season not onely by Speaking well but Living better help their understandings in my knowledge of Divinity better their Wills in my Practise of Divinity Supply them and my self for this Life and the next out of thine owne fullnesse and Crowne my Labours with the Conversion of such Soules as thou hast Ordained to Life Eternall Thorow Jesus Christ In whose most blessed name and Words I farther call upon Thee as he hath Taught FINIS