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so_o long_o as_o there_o be_v those_o among_o christian_n who_o lust_n and_o passion_n be_v unmortified_a but_o i_o be_o show_v how_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o spirit_n may_v be_v keep_v in_o the_o bond_n of_o peace_n among_o they_o that_o differ_v in_o mind_n and_o opinion_n about_o circumstantial_a matter_n and_o that_o they_o may_v converse_v very_o love_o together_o where_o unmortified_a lust_n and_o passion_n do_v not_o prevail_v notwithstanding_o such_o difference_n the_o wise_a and_o good_a carriage_n of_o good_a man_n towards_o those_o that_o differ_v will_v have_v a_o great_a influence_n upon_o they_o if_o not_o present_o to_o reconcile_v they_o in_o opinion_n yet_o to_o charm_v they_o into_o a_o peaceable_a demeanour_n if_o they_o be_v not_o man_n of_o ill_a temper_n god_n himself_o make_v allowance_n unto_o man_n that_o differ_v conscientious_o about_o lesser_a thing_n and_o not_o out_o of_o affectation_n though_o they_o err_v in_o judgement_n so_o long_o as_o their_o error_n proceed_v not_o from_o a_o corrupt_a will_n or_o pride_n of_o mind_n rom._n 14._o and_o good_a man_n so_o far_o as_o they_o be_v partaker_n of_o a_o divine_a nature_n will_v do_v so_o too_o and_o such_o difference_n be_v very_o consistent_a with_o catholic_n communion_n in_o peace_n and_o love_n so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o man_n differ_v in_o opinion_n about_o circumstantial_a matter_n in_o religion_n that_o break_v peace_n destroy_v charity_n and_o disturb_v the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n but_o man_n unruly_a lust_n and_o passion_n of_o pride_n envy_n and_o ill_a will_n which_o take_v the_o advantage_n thence_o to_o vent_v themselves_o against_o one_o another_o in_o irregular_a practice_n from_o whence_o come_v war_n and_o brawling_n among_o you_o come_v they_o not_o hence_o even_o of_o your_o lust_n that_o war_n in_o your_o member_n jam._n 4.1_o though_o christian_n then_o may_v differ_v in_o opinion_n in_o some_o lesser_a thing_n yet_o so_o long_o as_o they_o agree_v in_o the_o substance_n of_o faith_n and_o worship_n and_o so_o long_o as_o they_o manage_v themselves_o in_o their_o difference_n so_o as_o that_o peace_n be_v not_o break_v by_o any_o irregular_a or_o troublesome_a behaviour_n their_o communion_n in_o faith_n worship_n and_o fellowship_n or_o mutual_a love_n can_v suffer_v much_o by_o such_o difference_n for_o peace_n and_o charity_n support_v each_o other_o and_o propagate_v each_o other_o and_o the_o apostle_n do_v very_o well_o therefore_o couple_v they_o together_o in_o his_o exhortation_n col._n 3.14_o 15._o above_o all_o these_o thing_n put_v on_o charity_n which_o be_v the_o bond_n of_o perfectness_n and_o let_v the_o peace_n of_o god_n rule_n in_o your_o heart_n to_o which_o you_o be_v call_v in_o one_o body_n the_o peace_n here_o mean_v to_o which_o christian_n be_v call_v by_o be_v unite_v in_o one_o body_n be_v peaceable_a live_n one_o with_o another_o 3._o beside_o the_o bond_n of_o charity_n and_o the_o bond_n of_o peace_n there_o be_v a_o three_o thing_n very_o necessary_a to_o the_o unity_n and_o peaceable_a communion_n in_o the_o church_n and_o that_o be_v prudent_a and_o moderate_a government_n the_o peace_n and_o purity_n of_o the_o church_n be_v two_o great_a end_n of_o the_o government_n in_o it_o both_o which_o conduce_v very_o much_o to_o the_o comfortable_a communion_n of_o the_o church_n and_o to_o the_o christian_n unanimity_n in_o it_o in_o reference_n to_o which_o moderation_n be_v very_o necessary_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o external_a manner_n and_o circumstance_n of_o worship_n as_o namely_o that_o the_o term_n of_o communion_n therein_o be_v make_v as_o easy_a as_o will_v well_o consist_v with_o public_a edification_n and_o comely_a order_n for_o when_o they_o be_v so_o man_n will_v have_v no_o tolerable_a pretence_n upon_o account_n of_o conscience_n to_o refuse_v communion_n with_o the_o church_n therein_o but_o otherwise_o some_o