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A90974	Unity our duty. In twelve considerations humbly presented to the godly, reverend, and learned brethren of the Presbyterian judgement; and the dissenting godly, reverend, and learned brethren, commonly called independant; contending together about church governement. Which tends earnestly to dissvvade them from bitter speaking, and writing one against another. By I. P. Licensed and published according to order.	Price, John, Citizen of London.	1645 (1645)	Wing P3350; Thomason E26_14; ESTC R6462	7,462	11

UNITY OVR DUTY IN TWELVE CONSIDERATIONS Humbly presented to the Godly Reverend and Learned Brethren of the Presbyterian judgement and the dissenting Godly Reverend and Learned Brethren commonly called Independant contending together about Church Government Which tends earnestly to disswade them from bitter speaking and writing one against another By I. P. Phil. 2. 3. That nothing be done through strife or vaine glory but that in meek●nesse of minde every man esteeme other better then himselfe James 3. 14 15 16 17. But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts rejoyce not neither be lyers against the truth This wisedome descendeth not from above but is earthly sensuall and devilish For where envie and strife is there is sedition and all manner of evill workes But the wisedome that is from above is first pure then peaceable gentle and easie to be intreated full of mercy and good fruits without judging and without hypocrisie Rom. 14. 19 Let us then follow those things which make for peace and wherewith one may edifie another Licensed and Published according to Order London Pinted by T. Paine for John Hancock and are to be sold at his shop at the entrance into Popes-Head Ally out of Cornhill 164● VNITY OVR DVTY In Twelve considerations humbly presented to the godly Reverend and learned Brethren of the Presbyterian judgement and the dissenting godly reverend and learned Brethren commonly called Independent contending together about CHVRCH GOVERNEMENT THe errors of the times doth abunantly vindicate the defect of our faith in the knowledge of the truth And the divisions of the times the defect of our love in the prosecution of the same the forme of sound words is to be held fast in faith and love 2 Tim. 1. 13. The devouring sword abroad and the deviding pen at home rendreth our condition very neere the pit of distruction and that by a Divine hand of Justice for as the want of sound knowledge argueth the weakenesse of our heads and so our unprofitablenes for God so the want of love the rottennesse of our hearts and what shall God doe with a weake headed and rotten hearted people It is hard to say whether is the saddest Omen of our approaching misery either the unhappie divisions of our owne party or betweene our selves and the common Enemy whose promising advantage against our selves in that particular is their greatest hopes and our greatest feare they are united we divided they are all one against us each of us one against his brother unity acteth the sons of error division the sons of truth which is as if the good should with the wicked change quallities and yet retaine priviledges the spirit of pride peevishnesse ●ssion perversenesse mallice confidence envy and Emulation doth apparently look as through a lettice through these late times of contention about Church Discipline betweene I hope godly parties on each side which is as sad in it selfe as the consequence if not prevented are like to be The Melancholy and serious observation whereof hath cast mee upon these present suddaine but seasonable thoughts which I have moulded into severall considerations and motives unto a more sweete christian and lovely demeanour of our selves in our mutuall pleadings and writing against one another unhappily dissenting about the truth first consider the minde of God revealed in the Scriptures about the same who hath commanded us to love one another John 15. 17. to follow the truth in love Ephes. 4 15 to provoke one another to love Heb. 10. 24. to reduce the fallen brethren either in judgement or practise with the spirit of meekenesse bearing one anothers burthens and so fulfilling the law of Christ Oal 6. 1 2. to take heede of biting and devouring one another least we bee consnmed one of another Gal. 5. 15. to walke by the same rule so farre as we have mutually attained and if any be contrary minded to wiate with Christian respect and love in confidence that God will seasonally reveale the truth unto the mistaken Phil. 3. 15 16. To bee kindly affectioned one towards another with brotherly love in honour preferring one another Rom. 10. 12. and that this love should not be complementall but without dissemulation Rom. 12. 9. with a pure heart fervently 1 Pet. 1. 22. in deede and in truth 1 John 3. 18. that this brotherly love should continue Heb. 13. 1. and be daily increasing and abounding one towards another 1 Thes. 3. 12. with many other Scriptures of the like importance Consider the patterne which is set before you God is love and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God and God in him 1 John 4. 16. Wee differ from God in heart in life in judgement in practise and yet still God is love the father himselfe loveth you John 16. 27. be ye therefore followers of God as deare children and walke in love Ephes. 5. 1 2. the Sonne hath loved you in nature kinde and degree even as the Father hath loved the Sonne John 15. 9. That is infinitely Eternally and in things infinite there are not degrees of comparison he gave himselfe a measure of his love to us then the which there could be no greater love John 15. 13. the inference from hence is verse 17. that ye love one another the holy spirit is a spirit of love 2 Tim. 1. 7. and the fruit of it is love Gal. 5. 22. And where ever it is in truth it knits the heart with the Saints in love Colos. 2. 2. rooting and grounding them in love Ephes. 3. 17. causing not onely the report of their faith in Christ Jesus but also of their love to all Saints to be heard abroad in the world Colos. 1. 4. the father the sonne the holy spirit loveth us not withstanding our vast and infinite disproportion and difference from this holy Trinity in our judgements wills affections lives and conversations and surely they that are taught of God do love one another 1 Thes. 4 9. Consider how sweetly and kindly the almighty treateth with the sonnes of men his words are soft breaking our bonds Prov. 25. 15. and his writings are words of reconsiliation sending his Embassadors to beseech us and most kindly to pray us in Christs name and stead to bee reconciled unto God 2 Cor. 5. 20. Thirdly consider wee cannot as yet bee all of one minde which is our affliction as well as our sinne yet may we be all of one heart the fallings wherein is more our sin then our sorrow unity in judgement is the promised blessing of another age but unity in affection is our present duty though we cannot speake all the same things of saith though our difference in judgement yet we may all speake the same things of love through the unity of our affections though wee cannot agree in all things which should be all our griefe yet we all agree in this thing to strive together to know the truth as it is in Jesus which calles for our love to one

a Rabsheika not from an Hezekiah Dungeons from an Ahab not from a Michaiah Prisons from an Herod not from Iohn the Baptist Chaines from a Nero not from a Paul Banishment from Flavius Domitian not from Iohn the Evangelist Jeares from a Iulian not from a Christian No no gentlenesse and meekenesse love and peace kindnesse and goodnesse bowells of mercy and compassion from the hearts and tongues the hands and pens of all wherein dwells the spirit of Christ But when our expectations are failed looking for peace with Ieremie and no good comes for helpe from the Saints and behold trouble When our brethren turnes Dragons as Iob saith and we are companions to Owles even birds of prey How will our bowels boyle and resteth not our harpe turnes into mourning and our Organs into the voice of them that weepe Job 30. 29. 31. Hard speeches and heavie hands upon the Saints of God from great Professors proud lookes and swelling words have formerly been the certaine prognosticks of approaching Apostacy and that Charracter seldome failes As for my part God give me favour in the eyes of those who are his Favourites love in their hearts intrest in their prayers and make me to the uttmost a friend and a favourer of them however they differ from me in my judgement Tenthly Consider wrangling writing and rayling language each against other in our owne party hastneth our distruction and hindreth our reformation and who but a Jesuite delighteth herein What is it which obstructeth the Parliament Assemblie or Armies but our unhappie divisions amongst our selves We want love and where love is not where is our piety and where there is no unity there is as little policie For my part the unhappie quarrell between Presbyterian and Independent speaketh as sadly to me and threatneth as sorely as the wofull distance between King and Parliament and the happie reconciliation of the former parties would quit my thoughts of the feare of the latter and happie should that man be called by this present age which should prove an instrument of so good a worke But where is that pen of peace and that heart of love that spirit of meekenesse and that head of wisedome How beautifull should the very feet of those be which could bring such tydings of joy to this Kingdome Eleventhly Consider the difference is more in the heart then in the head in the affections then in the judgement which is more dangerous because lesse reconcileable a gracious heart commands the head to hearken to truth but a more sound head cannot command a perverse mind the difference betweene the parties we speake of is more in shew then in deed and truth the Presbyterian is departed from Episcopacy the Independent questions such and such a qualified Presbyterie but they that are godly of both parties are not engaged past a retreat to the truth of God Who ever can shew it could each of us lovingly here his brother happily each might be bettered by the other those that are the strongest Antagonists about Discipline suppose it a peice of policie not of divinity and is it policie for the Saints to ruine one another Inteligent men are of opinion that i● each partie would with meekenesse and patience here one another reconciliation between them would attend the issue and shall we destroy one another before we will give one another the heating What aparrant untruths and grosse mistakes even in matters of fact have beene reported of their dissenting brethren for want of hearing them speake for themselves I could instance in many in mine owne observations but that the making up and not the widenning of breaches is my present purpose Twelfthly Consider the deare relation wherein we stand each to other in Jesus Christ Have we not the same Lord the same faith the same baptisme Did not we all lie together as it were in the same wombe of the Almighties gratious purpose are we not all the price of the same ransome the redeemed of the same Saviour Doth not the same spirit of Jesus breath in our hearts the same blood of Jesus runne in our veines Are we not all brethren in the faith and shall brethren reproach brethren brethren rayle against brethren brethren undermine the peace and comfort of one another is it brotherly to discover one anothers weakenesses failings and indiscretions brethren accuse brethren brethren betray brethren What! brethren without bowells without naturall affection to brethren Who but a Cain will seeke the ruine of a brother Abell because his holy services are more acceptable then his owne Who but a Ham will betray the nakednesse of his owne familie God put enmity between Satan and Saints but Satan puts enmity between Saints and Saints whose workes they doe that foment the same An ungodly man diggeth up evill and in his lips there is a burning fire and a froward man soweth strife and a whisperer separateth chiefe freinds Pro. 16. 27. 28. and it is a wicked man that walketh with a froward mouth Pro. 6. 12. And shall such be found among the Saints Oh where is that spirit which should knit our hearts together in love Are wee not all members of the same body if one suffer doe not all suffer and shall we persecute one another if one be disgrac'd doe we not all blush and shall we shame one another is love the signe of a Disciple of Christ and shall we hate one another doth not each member need his fellow and shall each destroy each other Is the body of Christ the horrid monster of these monstrous times Is it thus amongst Turkes and Pagans Mahumitans Atheists or Papists Doe Malignants thus penne it against Malignants Cavaliers against Cavaliers are there such bitter words or bitting language such harsh sayings or hard speakings to be heard in the Camp of our adversaries Deare sirs is it truth or trouble you thus persue if the truth fight for it in its own way it calls for your love to it self children not for your ranckor for your paines not your passion it calls for helpe and not for hindrance If truth doth reigne why scratch you her with a crowne of thornes giving her vinegar and gall to drinke If truth be queene her royall attendance and maids of honour should be love and meekenesse gentlenesse and goodnesse kindnesse and mercy forbearance and pitty Why doe men vex her with pride passion strife contention frowardnes and anger Her Kingdome is peace her commands are love her royall law to her ●oyal Subjects is follow the truth together in love Ephes. 4. 15. Lyons Wolves Beares Tigars Dragons and Ultars with such hurtfull creatures becomes the shady wildernesse of the wicked world but none that doe destroy should once approach the Lords holy Mountaine it becomes Toads to belch out venome and hellish furies to spit fire each at other and not the Saints of the most high God shall they dig out one anothers bowels rend one anothers name plunder one anothers reputes dearest sirs Turne your swords into plowshares and your speares into pruineing hookes and learne no more to warr one against another Esay 2. 4 Let the Wolfe dwell with the Lambe and the Leopard lie downe with the Kid and a child by truth leade them both Let no corrupt communication come out of your mouth or pen but that which is good for the use of edifying that may administer grace to the hearers and readers and let all bitternesse and wrath and anger clamour and evill speaking or writing be put away from you with all mallice and be yee kind one to another tender hearted forgiving one another as God for Christs sake hath forgiven you Ephes. 4 29. 31. 32. 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