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truth_n	church_n	faith_n	unity_n	2,197	5	9.0779	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
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