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A75466 An antidote against bigotry in religion, or, A discourse proving from the testimony of kings, nobles, judges, bishops, deans, doctors, &c. that wise and good men may differ one from another both in doctrine and discipline, and maintain Christian charity amongst themselves / by a True Berean. True Berean. 1694 (1694) Wing A3491A; ESTC R43601 60,737 88

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honest_a and_o upright_o and_o sincere_a heart_n to_o god-ward_o and_o be_v unfeigned_o zealous_a for_o god_n truth_n and_o for_o religion_n they_o that_o be_v such_o no_o doubt_n feel_v the_o comfort_n of_o it_o in_o their_o own_o soul_n and_o we_o see_v the_o fruit_n of_o it_o in_o their_o conversation_n and_o rejoice_v at_o it_o judge_v hales_n discourse_n of_o religion_n pag._n 21._o some_o person_n true_o conscientious_a observe_v the_o many_o corruption_n that_o the_o romish_a church_n have_v bring_v into_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n be_v very_o suspicious_a of_o any_o thing_n that_o may_v look_v as_o they_o think_v that_o way_n though_o they_o be_v otherwise_o man_n of_o sound_n and_o orthodox_n principle_n and_o of_o a_o true_o righteous_a and_o sober_a life_n item_n p._n 13._o scrupulous_a of_o the_o ceremony_n otherwise_o sound_a in_o the_o principle_n of_o faith_n pious_a and_o strict_a in_o their_o life_n just_a and_o honest_a to_o all_o man_n and_o sober_a temperate_a 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nonconformist_n part_v 4._o pag._n 17._o some_o have_v their_o indiscretion_n and_o their_o mistake_v and_o their_o heat_n and_o their_o blemish_n and_o what_o party_n have_v not_o but_o if_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n have_v appear_v to_o any_o man_n and_o if_o any_o be_v teach_v to_o deny_v ungodliness_n and_o worldly_a lust_n and_o to_o live_v sober_o righteous_o and_o godly_o in_o this_o present_a world_n as_o i_o be_o sure_a there_o be_v there_o be_v such_o among_o they_o pag._n 20._o what_o a_o example_n be_v the_o most_o faithful_a and_o successful_a mr._n baxter_n who_o practice_n be_v copy_v after_o his_o gildas_n salvianus_n and_o the_o minister_n of_o that_o association_n how_o diligent_a be_v mr._n stubbs_n mr._n allen_n mr._n wadsworth_n and_o other_o idem_fw-la pag._n 27._o the_o chief_a of_o the_o congregational_a be_v man_n of_o great_a worth_n learning_n sobriety_n and_o holiness_n the_o anabaptist_n such_o as_o be_v simple_o scrupulous_a in_o the_o point_n of_o baptism_n be_v repute_v peaceable_a and_o holy_a man_n by_o they_o that_o write_v against_o they_o as_o mr._n baxter_n mr._n obad._n will_n and_o mr._n joseph_n whiston_n last_o the_o quaker_n must_v have_v the_o right_n of_o humanity_n they_o who_o scruple_v swear_v do_v call_v god_n to_o witness_v and_o do_v protest_v and_o promise_v loyalty_n and_o obedience_n they_o offer_v the_o security_n of_o their_o word_n and_o body_n to_o the_o law_n when_o find_v transgressor_n against_o the_o peace_n there_o be_v many_o thing_n commendable_a in_o they_o idem_fw-la p._n 101._o as_o far_o as_o my_o acquaintance_n do_v extend_v to_o the_o nonconformist_n i_o must_v do_v they_o this_o justice_n that_o they_o be_v of_o a_o love_a healing_n and_o unite_n spirit_n i_o have_v hear_v they_o speak_v very_o well_o of_o good_a conformist_n and_o as_o free_a to_o acknowledge_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n in_o they_o as_o in_o those_o of_o their_o own_o persuasion_n principle_n and_o practice_n etc._n etc._n p._n 28._o the_o matter_n in_o controversy_n i._n e._n of_o conformity_n between_o man_n of_o confess_o adhere_v worth_n and_o goodness_n i_o declare_v for_o my_o part_n and_o care_v not_o who_o know_v it_o that_o i_o love_v with_o my_o heart_n a_o sober_a and_o peaceable_a mind_a nonconformist_n as_o much_o conformist_n as_o i_o be_o myself_o and_o i_o think_v he_o never_o the_o worse_a man_n that_o be_v so_o suppose_v i_o perceive_v he_o conscientious_a in_o other_o matter_n and_o particular_o that_o he_o be_v not_o of_o a_o censorious_a seditious_a and_o tumultuous_a spirit_n but_o yet_o such_o i_o will_v not_o hate_v neither_o but_o pity_n and_o pray_v for_o they_o car_n peaceable_a moderator_n pref._n some_o of_o the_o dis-affected_n to_o the_o book_n of_o common_a prayer_n i_o take_v to_o be_v good_a christian_n honest_a moderate_a and_o well_o mean_v people_n etc._n etc._n item_n in_o another_o place_n i_o make_v no_o question_n but_o some_o be_v right_a honest_a man_n and_o true_o pretend_v conscience_n that_o they_o can_v submit_v to_o such_o order_n and_o to_o such_o and_o such_o rite_n testimony_n of_o above_o a_o 100_o non_fw-fr conformist_n for_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o lay-communion_n speak_v of_o the_o nonconformist_n those_o good_a man_n who_o meet_v after_o the_o plague_n have_v preach_v to_o the_o people_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o plague_n mr._n dodwell_n be_v letter_n of_o holy_a order_n our_o conscientious_a dissent_v brethren_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 22._o their_o error_n themselves_o be_v innocent_a to_o such_o as_o be_v more_o intent_n on_o the_o improvement_n of_o christianity_n itself_o than_o any_o subdivide_v denomination_n stop_v to_o the_o course_n of_o separation_n pag._n 37._o i_o will_v not_o deny_v but_o that_o some_o yea_o many_o of_o the_o minister_n that_o be_v now_o lay_v aside_o while_o they_o have_v their_o ministerial_a stand_n in_o the_o parish_n church_n and_o catholic_n communion_n be_v profitable_a memorial_n from_o the_o english_a protestant_n to_o his_o present_a majesty_n when_o prince_n of_o orange_n pag._n 28._o four_o of_o our_o succeed_a parliament_n perceive_v the_o abuse_n of_o these_o penal_a law_n and_o the_o mischief_n thereby_o to_o conscious_a christian_n and_o declare_v there_o intention_n of_o relieve_v they_o doctor_n burnet_n bishop_n of_o salisbury_n on_o matth._n 12.25_o of_o the_o dissenter_n who_o though_o in_o error_n yet_o may_v be_v good_a man_n in_o the_o main_a for_o aught_o we_o know_v doctor_n barrow_n be_v sermon_n against_o evil_a speak_v he_o that_o love_v and_o reverence_v god_n will_v acknowledge_v and_o approve_v his_o goodness_n in_o bestow_v gift_n and_o grace_n to_o his_o brethren_n he_o will_v be_v afraid_a to_o disavow_v or_o disgrace_v they_o that_o he_o may_v not_o rob_v god_n himself_o of_o the_o glory_n due_a to_o his_o favour_n and_o mercy_n item_n pag._n 20._o god_n be_v jealous_a of_o his_o glory_n and_o therefore_o can_v endure_v it_o to_o be_v abuse_v by_o slur_v his_o good_a gift_n and_o grace_n glanv_n cathol_n char._n pag._n 55._o that_o our_o brethren_n may_v be_v good_a man_n though_o they_o understand_v not_o many_o thing_n in_o which_o we_o judge_v aright_o item_n pag._n 22._o let_v we_o then_o be_v so_o ingenuous_a as_o to_o own_o the_o virtue_n and_o goodness_n that_o be_v in_o all_o party_n and_o opinion_n let_v we_o commend_v and_o love_v it_o and_o page_n 56._o we_o shall_v converse_v indifferent_o with_o all_o persuasion_n without_o wrangle_v or_o discord_n and_o exercise_v our_o charity_n and_o good_a will_n towards_o the_o good_a man_n of_o any_o sort_n this_o will_v be_v a_o mean_n to_o sweeten_v our_o spirit_n and_o to_o remove_v the_o animosity_n we_o be_v apt_a to_o conceive_v against_o the_o person_n of_o dissenter_n and_o it_o will_v engage_v they_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n to_o a_o great_a kindness_n for_o we_o and_o so_o lessen_v our_o distance_n and_o disagreement_n doctor_n ham._n
fowler_n be_v principle_n and_o practice_n pag._n 108._o be_v so_o charitable_a as_o to_o believe_v well_o of_o dissenter_n from_o we_o who_o lead_v good_a life_n be_v of_o a_o modest_a and_o peaceable_a deportment_n and_o hold_v no_o opinion_n that_o direct_o oppose_v the_o design_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n mr._n dodwell_n in_o his_o letter_n about_o holy_a order_n when_o you_o have_v reduce_v they_o to_o this_o to_o practise_v such_o duty_n as_o be_v by_o all_o party_n own_v essential_o obligatory_a under_o the_o state_n of_o christianity_n as_o god_n be_v praise_v principle_n sufficient_a for_o most_o of_o these_o be_v admit_v by_o all_o considerable_a party_n that_o violate_v the_o peace_n of_o christendom_n and_o bring_v they_o to_o a_o carefulness_n of_o their_o way_n and_o a_o tenderness_n of_o conscience_n and_o inquisitiveness_n after_o their_o duty_n universal_o if_o you_o can_v not_o persuade_v they_o to_o assent_v to_o what_o you_o say_v etc._n etc._n you_o must_v be_v as_o charitable_a in_o your_o judgement_n as_o you_o believe_v god_n will_v prove_v favourable_a in_o his_o final_a sentence_n pag._n 19_o and_o 22._o love_n and_o truth_n in_o two_o modest_a and_o peaceable_a letter_n from_o a_o quiet_a conformable_a citizen_n of_o london_n pag._n 39_o almighty_a god_n have_v appoint_v i_o to_o live_v in_o a_o age_n in_o which_o contention_n increase_v and_o charity_n decay_v and_o its_o certain_a that_o variety_n of_o opinion_n and_o controversy_n in_o religion_n declare_v difficulty_n to_o know_v they_o true_o but_o my_o comfort_n be_v that_o there_o be_v so_o much_o religion_n without_o controversy_n as_o by_o the_o true_a practice_n of_o what_o be_v so_o my_o soul_n may_v be_v save_v the_o conformist_n declare_v that_o the_o several_a sect_n of_o protestant_n be_v agree_v in_o the_o main_n bishop_n jewel_n defence_n of_o the_o apology_n pag._n 740._o we_o say_v that_o we_o agree_v among_o ourselves_o touch_v the_o whole_a judgement_n and_o 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peace_n then_o there_o shall_v be_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o a_o world_n of_o controversy_n in_o which_o way_n of_o peace_n even_o all_o part_n shall_v agree_v bishop_n william_n barlow_n in_o his_o defence_n of_o the_o article_n of_o the_o protestant_a religion_n against_o wright_n be_v article_n object_v the_o irreconcilable_a jar_n between_o the_o protestant_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o the_o puritan_n in_o the_o essential_a point_n of_o faith_n answer_v pag._n 20._o or_o 21._o the_o jar_n between_o we_o though_o unkind_a yet_o not_o in_o this_o kind_n only_o for_o ceremony_n external_n no_o point_n substantial_a doctor_n crakanthorp_n in_o his_o defensio_fw-la eccl._n anglicanae_n chap._n 33._o sect._n 15._o puritanum_fw-la qui_fw-la hereticus_fw-la sit_fw-la tu_fw-la opinor_fw-la in_fw-la angliâ_fw-la neminem_fw-la unquam_fw-la conspexisti_fw-la cum_fw-la illis_fw-la quos_fw-la tu_fw-la puritano_n vocas_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la nobis_fw-la de_fw-fr fide_fw-la aut_fw-la fidei_fw-la dogmatelis_fw-la ulla_fw-la de_fw-la ritibus_fw-la illi_fw-la &_o disciplinâ_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la nostrae_fw-la contendunt_fw-la in_o fide_fw-la consensus_fw-la in_fw-la ritibus_fw-la solum_fw-la &_o disciplinâ_fw-la dissentimus_fw-la bishop_n george_n carlton_n be_v answer_n to_o montague_n appeal_n first_o edit_n pag._n 5._o it_o be_v then_o in_fw-la qu._n eliz._n reign_n the_o open_a confession_n both_o of_o the_o bishop_n and_o of_o the_o puritan_n that_o both_o part_n embrace_v a_o mutual_a consent_n in_o doctrine_n only_o the_o difference_n be_v in_o matter_n of_o inconformity_n pag._n 78._o to_o that_o passage_n in_o montague_n appeal_n pag._n 28._o just_o your_o puritan_n doctrine_n he_o answer_v a_o puritan_n doctrine_n be_v a_o strange_a thing_n because_o it_o have_v be_v confess_v on_o both_o side_n that_o protestant_n and_o and_o puritan_n have_v hold_v the_o same_o doctrine_n without_o variance_n what_o be_v your_o end_n in_o this_o but_o to_o make_v division_n where_o there_o be_v none_o bishop_n hall_n apol._n against_o the_o brownist_n edit_n 1610._o sect._n 56._o pag._n 138._o so_o have_v their_o i._n e._n nonconformist_n moderation_n oppose_v some_o appendancy_n that_o they_o have_v both_o acknowledge_v and_o defend_v the_o substance_n with_o equal_a vehemence_n to_o your_o opposition_n hooker_n be_v eccles_n polity_n l._n 3._o sect._n 1_o with_o rome_n we_o do_v not_o communicate_v concern_v sundry_a her_o gross_a and_o grievous_a abomination_n yet_o touch_v those_o main_a part_n of_o christian_a truth_n wherein_o they_o constant_o still_o persist_v we_o glad_o acknowledge_v they_o to_o be_v of_o the_o family_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o our_o hearty_a prayer_n to_o almighty_a god_n be_v that_o be_v conjoin_v so_o far_o forth_o with_o they_o they_o may_v at_o length_n if_o it_o be_v his_o will_n so_o yield_v and_o reform_v themselves_o that_o no_o distraction_n remain_v in_o any_o thing_n but_o that_o we_o may_v all_o with_o 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