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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29386	Division divided, or, Ruines fore-runner discovered and decyphered in a sermon before the right honourable and right worshipfull the Lord Major and Aldermen of the city of London, preached on the Lords-day, September 20, 1646, in Pauls Church, London / by one that wisheth well unto and daily prayeth for unity and uniformity in these three kingdomes.	Bridges, Walter.	1646 (1646)	Wing B4484; ESTC R23810	54,734	72

him from the last three Articles of the Creed Remission of sinnes resurrection of the body Comfort in trouble what and how and life everlasting There is one Article before these three and that is the Communion of Saints which we beleeve too but finde as little influence from in these our dayes as from any truth that ever our Lord Christ left us and reason I know none thereof but that there is so much of that knowledge which puffeth up and so little of that love that edifieth Hee that strives for Error strives for Satan against God A holy strise he that strives for victory strives for himself against other men but hee that strives for truth against errour helps the Lord against Gods enemy and his too namely Satan the Father of lies And this specially Bonum benè God loves Adverbes better than Adjectives if withall hee handle Gods cause according unto God A man shews most knowledge and understanding in the matter of truth but most grace in the manner of handling of it with reverence holinesse and modesty Your Lordship hath so behaved your self in your Yeare that I doubt not but it will turne to your accompt before God and amongst us your Name shall be as an Oyntment poured forth Jesus Christ blesse you more and more with sin's decreases and graces increases that you may bee perfect and intire wanting nothing So prayeth Your Lordships that loves you for loving Truth Walter Bridges TO THE FOVRE ESQVIRES FOR THE Service of this Honourable CITY William Gunthrop Sword-bearer John Clutton Common-Hunt Henry Hodges Common-Cryer Edward Peerse Water-bayliffe Grace and Peace with light and truth in the Lord Jesus Christ YOur last Lord and Master Gentlemen O many such more may you serve in that place and you are not such men as some are there is a rule among the Romanists and it is this Wee are bound to the obedience of the Pope when hee ordaines a Holy Day but wee are not bound to doe against our consciences How shall this now bee reconciled For the Pope may happily command that which I cannot in conscience doe The Roman Doctors reconcile it easily and it is thus Make the word and will of the Pope the rule of your obedience and then it is enough O slavery of all slaveries for any poore soule to lye under Your Lord and you love inlargements not to take any thing upon trust which doth concern your souls for eternity but to bee perswaded in your owne mindes and to have your senses exercised to discerne good and evil your Lord and you together made it your requests that this poore word of exhortation might passe from the Pulpit to the Presse it hath done so now through the good hand of God and here you have it if it helpe you in any thing one good turne deserves another do you helpe him with your prayers who is Your loving Friend and Servant in such workes as these WALTER BRIDGES DIVISION DIVIDED OR RVINES FORE-RVNNER Discovered and Disciphered The TEXT Every Kingdome divided against it self shall be brought to desolation and every City or house divided against it self shall not stand Mat. 12.25 THis is such a piece of Gods truth as being spoken by Christ himselfe ought much to be regarded the occasion thereof very easily gathered out of the Context and as to that or to the Text with reference to the Context I shall have nothing to say I shall looke on the Text with reference to our times rather and labour to hold forth therehence unto this Honorable and grave Assembly such truth as is Land Church and Common-wealth concerning Calvin's note is excellent and too true Right Honourable and wel-beloved Est kic Divini verbi quasi quidam genius ut nunquam emergat quieto et dormiente Satana Cal. Praes ad Reg. Gall. that though while men slept the envious man tooke his time to sow tares yet men never can take a time to wake and watch to preach truth while Satan is asleep Origen once being to preach on that place of the Psalmist Vnto the wicked God saith What hast thou to do to take my Name into thy mouth c. seeing thou hatest to be reformed wept over the Text in stead of Preaching upon it It is Pareus his observation upon that of the Apostle 1 Cor. 1.10 Now I beseech you brethren by the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ that yee all speake the same thing and that there bee no divisions among you but that yee bee perfectly joyned together in the same minde and in the same judgement Pareus I say marks that the Apostle being to cure division● Huic morbo exulceratissimo primum malagmata quaedam adhibet Par. ad loc to this disease saith hee Paul first applyes Playsters and Poultesses to ripen it and draw it to maturation before hee cut or make incision our disunions disjoyntings disaffections and dissensions are very great very unreasonable very unseasonable tongue-disagreement and pen-disagreement I yet hope God will keep us from discord for that sounds harsh and is not till hearts bee broken asunder from which God deliver us I would not have that said of Christians which had wont to bee said of Chronologers Chronologi non magis congruunt quam Horologia Victorin Strigel Proleg in Chron. Melancth the Chronologers agree like clocks scarce two of one minde throughout It would bee our advancement in the eyes of God and good men to advance unity and one-mindednesse lest it bee said of us and truly too that Demades the Oratour said of the Athenians in Plutarch that they never sate upon Treaties of Peace but in black and mourning garments when they had paid before too deare for their divisions Vis unita fortior hath hitherto gone for a good Proverbe and indeed if wee have a fancy of crossing such Proverbes it may prove to our ruine God because he is Ens simplicissimum a most simple and undivided being is therefore Ens fortissimum inexpugnabile a most strong and impregnable being and surely if wee hold together amongst our selves it will bee more hard to harme us what is the destruction of a man but the division of the body and the soule as long as they two hold together the man is not destroyed so is it also and will bee found to bee amongst us Besides that glorious light shining forth of Gods Word whereunto they doe well that take heed as to a light shining in a darke place such as that Rom. 16.17 I beseech you brethren marke them which cause division 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and that 1 Cor. 3.3 For yee are yet carnall for whereas there are among you envyings and strife and divisions are yee not carnall and walk as men Besides these such as these Scriptures the very light of nature and men guided by no better Principles will rise up in judgement against men that call themselves Christians and yet love divisions Aristotle in