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A44512	The blessed advantages of peace and peace-makers In a sermon preach'd at the Savoy in London upon the fifth of St. Matthew; Ver. IX. Blessed are the peace-makers, for they shall be called the children of God. By Anthony Horneck, D.D. late preacher at the Savoy.	Horneck, Anthony, 1641-1697.	1697 (1697)	Wing H2820; ESTC R215358	19,312	50

Molinos and their Opponents and were it not for fear of Fire and Prisons and the Inquisition some of these would break out into open War against their Adversaries and Competitors Nay 4. There is no Christian Church that hath been more guilty of breaking the Peace of Christendom than the Church of Rome and because several Churches would not satisfie or gratifie her Ambition would not put their Necks under her Yoke nor believe the falsest and idlest thing in the World her Supremacy and Infallibility she hath boldly separated her self from their Communion this was the reason why she separated from the Eastern Churches and by this insolence she hath forced the Protestant Churches from her Communion and not he that is forced away but he that forces is the Schismatick And indeed that which justifies the Protestant Churches separation from her or breaking Peace and Communion with her is 1. Because she would impose that upon the Consciences of Men which Christ and his Apostles never imposed 2. Because she hath turned the Spiritual Worship of the Gospel into carnal and mechanical Devotion and introduced innumerable Superstitions which have no foundation in the Word of God and would have them believ'd as firmly as the Gospel it self 3. Because she hath brought in a Worship which with all the favourable Interpretations imaginable cannot be excused from Idolatry even the Worship of dead Men and Women of the Bread in the Eucharist of Images and Pictures and Reliques c. contrary to the Design of the Gospel 4. Because though she hath been often entreated admonished and exhorted to reform these Abuses for some hundred Years together yet she is obstinate and instead of reforming hath harden'd her self in them and thinks to hector Men by her Power and Authority into a Belief of that which cannot be defended with solid Arguments 5. Because rejecting the Supreme Authority of the Scriptures which are the sole Rule of Faith she hath made her pretended Head and such Councils as he shall call or approve of the sole Dictators and Expositors of the Doctrine of Christ requiring blind Obedience to their Decisions contrary not only to the Word of God but to the Sense of all true Antiquity So that there can be no peace I mean no Peace of Communion with Rome for though we are commanded to live peaceably with all Men yet we are withall to have a due regard to Truth Eph. IV. 15. Nor must Peace be bought at so dear a Rate as to comply with Men in their Sins and Errours which is the Reason why Peace and Holiness are join'd together in that known Exhortation of the Apostle Follow peace with all men and Holiness without which no man shall see the Lord Heb. XII 14. Indeed an external Peace we are to maintain with all Mankind but this differs much from Peace of Communion in Divine Worship and Sacraments The Divisions among Protestant Churches are to be deplored so much the more because the Points they differ in are inconsiderable and might easily be composed if Men had but peaceable Tempers and were resolved to lay aside Interest and carnal Respects and Punctilio's of Honour and Credit c. for they all agree in Fundamentals all are satisfied that the Church of Rome hath notoriously deviated from the simplicity of the Gospel and the matters in difference are things in which Salvation is not concerned And upon that account their labours deserve great Commendations who heretofore and very lately have endeavour'd to reconcile the Protestant Churches into a perfect Union A blessed Work Blessed are the Peace-makers that endeavour to make Peace among the jarring Members of Christ's Body and though they may fail of Success yet they shall not lose their Reward In the mean while those who widen or heighten these differences and incite the respective Parties to hatred and wrath and animosities one against another to be sure are no Children of the God of Peace and had need at least before they die make publick Satisfaction for the dreadfull Effects their Heats and Passions do produce But as this Peace among Protestant Churches is very much to be wish'd and pray'd for so I despair to see so glorious a Work take effect except the differing Parties would resolve to stand to the Rules following 1. That the respective Parties which agree in the chief Points of Religion do not make any of those Points they differ in fundamental as if the Fortune of Religion depended upon it or as if those different Points were so many different Religions 2. That the differing Parties do not damn one another for those differences there being nothing that hath done Religion more hurt than Men's damning one another for things which Christ and his Apostles have affixed no Damnation to 3. That notwithstanding the little differences that are among them they make one Church and endeavour after the Welfare and Prosperity of it and join together in publick Prayer and in the Sacrament of the Eucharist which is the Badge and Symbol of Fraternity and Amity 4. That one Party be not presently jealous and suspicious of the other as if the opinion which one Party espouses were embraced or maintain'd in a Humour or for worldly Ends but that they charitably believe it 's Conscience that puts them upon it at least till either the Party espousing that opinion confesses that Conscience is not at the bottom of it or that it appear by undeniable Evidences that a worldly or sinister design is the foundation of it 5. That the differing Parties do not multiply the controversies which are amongst them make them neither more numerous nor greater than really they are and that they do not interpret an accidental unwary expression that may drop from the Pen or Mouth of one party as a new controversie 6. That one party do not charge the other with consequences which they do not own nor with Doctrines and Positions which they detest from their hearts 7. That each party defending or proving their opinion do it with great modesty without provoking or exasperating or approbrious Language and revilings or bitter reflections on the other 8. That of these differing parties none do vye with the other except it be in living up to the Precepts of the Gospel particularly those of patience long-suffering and charity These rules I apprehend to be the foundation of Peace and Concord of Protestant Churches that differ in points of no great concernment and were these Maxims once put in practice the particular controversies might soon be compromised To this purpose is that saying of the Apostle Nevertheless whereto we have already attained let 's walk by the same rule let 's mind the same things and if any be otherwise minded God will even reveal that unto you Phil. III. 15 16. But however II. If we cannot mend the Publick let 's endeavour to reform particular Persons It is a sad sight to see Christians divided among themselves but it is as dismal a