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A66343	The answer to the report, &c., which the united ministers appointed their committee to draw up, as in the preface also letters of the Right Reverend the Bishop of Worcester, and the Reverend Dr. Edwards to Mr. Williams, against whom their testimony was produced by Mr. Lob : and animadversions on Mr. Lob's defence of The report / by Daniel Williams.	Williams, Daniel, 1643?-1716.; Stillingfleet, Edward, 1635-1699.; Edwards, John, 1637-1716.	1698 (1698)	Wing W2645; ESTC R9333	67,736	107

Paper which one of our Brethren had with great Condescension and Inclination to Peace concerted with some of the Dissenters Which Paper altho it was never proposed to nor read in any of our Publick Meetings of Ministers and was unanimously agreed to be laid aside with a Second Paper that had been brought unto us by another Brother Yet it 's manifest the Brethren in the framing of this Third which is our only Paper greatly Accommodated themselves to the Model of the first For they admit a new Debate concerning Mr. Williams's Book after a Solemn Accommodation of that whole matter when the Dissenters had unjustly made it an occasion of difference so many Years before they also recite two Passages of Mr. Williams as excepted against by the Dissenters and limit the Declaration of our Judgment to the Three Heads the Objectors did choose to insist upon whereas you will presently read a Vote of us united Ministers wherein we require a disowning of very many Antinomian Errors Published by several of these Dissenters whenever they shall make the disowning of any Passages out of Books Written against Antinomianism a Term of Union Yea further we retain the whole Provision of the First Paper against any of our surmized Errors in the Doctrine of Justification and what we add is in Scripture Words And in the other two Heads we come as near as we can with Truth and Freedom from Ambiguity in Points of so great Concernment and in a time when so many are at work to Propagate Crispianism and Antinomianism A Coalition could be no indifferent thing to such who to obtain it do thus condescend and deny themselves But to give our attempt a yet greater advantage we omitted not to address our selves to our Brethren with the most affectionate fervent and humble intreaties and supplications as well as perswasive Arguments as you will see in this Letter which we sent to them with the forementioned Paper Note It was declared that by the words under any Denomination whatsoever we exclude all Righteousness from being Meritorious or Attoning yea or a procuring Cause of these benefits none is at all so but the Righteousness of Christ. But we intended not to exclude what the Gospel requireth in order to our interst in those benefits given for the sake of Christs Righteousness To our Reverend and duely Respected and Beloved Brethren in our common Lord and Saviour Iesus Christ Mr. Griffith Mr. Mead Mr. Chauncey Mr. James Mr. Lobb and the rest of the Brethren of the Vnion who for some time have forborn to meet with the Vnited Ministers at Dr. Annesley's Meeting Place Reverend Brethren YOUR forbearing to meet with us at our ordinary times and places for so many months hath made a deep and smarting impression on our Spirits and filled our Hearts with Grief and Wonder With Grief because we have been so long deprived of much of that Satisfaction and Assistance which your presence with us was wont to afford us With Wonder because we could neither apprehend nor receive any certain Information of those Reasons which prevailed with you to keep off so long from our Conventions For to this day you never acquainted us directly and clearly of any Offence that was ever offered to you by the united Ministers as standing in that Capacity had you been pleased to signifie your Resentments to them they take themselves to have been obliged to have sought out proper ways and means for the removal of all Prejudices and of rendring to you reasonable and due satisfaction All the light that we have received about matters in difference between us hath been from a reverend Brother who told us that by Conference with some who forbear to come to our Meetings he under stood that they apprehended there are those in our Union who have Sentiments about the Doctrin of Justification different from the common Faith of all Orthodox Protestants and so dissonant from the Holy Scriptures and the Confessions which have been owned and approved by us The same Brother added that if there were sufficient Evidence and Assurance given them that the Body of the United Ministsrs would approve themselves sound clear and stedfast in that most weighty and important Doctrin which we all acknowledge to be Articulus stantis vel cadentis Eclesiae they would then maintain all Brotherly communion with us When this was notified to us we presently conceived great and good Hopes that all Jealousies might be easily removed and that a Redintegration of Affections would immediately follow And what should hinder For if you do attentively and deliberately weigh what is Asserted in the Article of Justification in the inclosed Paper which was unanimously agreed unto after open Reading and that upon several Days we are confident that it will evidently and undeniably appear that we perfectly agree with our Brethren in the Evangelical Doctrin of Justification even in the very Phrases and Modes of Expression Our Agreement in the Doctrin of Justification which was as the Test and Cement of our Union being so happily Established and fixed we shall need to say but little touching the other two points mentioned in the inclosed Paper which as we think are so clearly and candidly stated that we believe as we suppose upon sure and certain grounds there will be nothing remaining upon that account to obstruct our entire and hearty Union It would be superfluous to lay before you any considerations to set forth the desirableness usefulness we may add the necessity of Ministerial Concord Or to represent the sin and mischief that will inseparably cleave to our unbrotherly breaches We all find by sad experience what advantage is given thereby to some who seek occasion to reproach us and to hinder the success or acceptableness of our Ministry They do certainly wish and will endeavour to make our wound incurable But we trust the Lord will blast their Designs and Frustrate their Expectations by enlightning our Minds to receive and hold fast all Truths and specially those which are Fundamental And by his Grace most sweetly and effectually draw our Hearts to Love as Brethren That we may closely strongly and intimately knit-together in inviolable Bonds And so Guide us that we may all follow after the things that make for Peace and the things wherewith one may edify another And now Dear Brethren we do with all sincerity and ardor beseech you to meet us with the like Frame of Spirit that our only Emulation and Contention may be who shall be most Industrious to promote the interest of our Lord Redeemer Be most useful to the Souls we are set to watch over And be most forward to embrace each other in the Arms of Love That these Blessed Ends may be the more effectually pursued we do with all importunity and fervor beseech you to return to and frequent our Meetings as ye have formerly done That we may joyn with you there in your Holy Prayers Be assisted with your wholesome Counsels