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truth_n	peace_n	spirit_n	unity_n	1,812	5	8.9331	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42999	Self-contradiction censured, or, A caveat against inconstancy, and the inconsistent contrariety of the same mens pretences, principles, opinions and practices dialogue-wise digested into a deliberative discourse between affection and judgement : and intended to serve as spiritual physick for two great diseases of phanatick spirits, hypocritical deceitfulness, and enthusiastical delusion / by Christopher Harvey ...	Harvey, Christopher, 1597-1663.; Harvey, Christopher, 1597-1663. Aphēniastēs.	1662 (1662)	Wing H1044; ESTC R19273	60,139	192

exorbitancies of the three great wheels upon which the motions of all our miseries have turned Popery Presbytery and Popularity rightly understood as I have said elsewhere with relation to their rebellious principles opinions and practises so loud as that those who are deafest if withal they be not dead in those trespasses and sins might be awakened to repentance and those that have yet any kindness for them might be ashamed of their own inadvertency when they should hear them apparently convinced of notorious guiltiness in those four particulars which in that discourse I have endeavoured to disswade men from false pretences and principles factious prejudice and partiality But considering withal that much hath been done to that purpose already by others especially in the Mystery of the two Juntoes and the History of Independency and conceiving it very difficult at least if not almost impossible to use sharpness and speak bitterly against those enormities themselves without a particular reflexion upon some mens persons which would be a likelier means to alienate their affections then to rectifie their understandings I set down my rest upon my former resolution and have altered nothing either in respect of the notions or expressions from that which I had written at first Nor will I now add any thing more but only a serious admonition and earnest exhortation unto all them that have read or shall read that discourse to consider how much it concerns them to take heed that presumptuous sins have not dominion over them and that they may be innocent from the great transgression of Self-contradiction which first or last will be sure to bring with it self-condemnation to beware of giving credit unto false pretences of building their opinions upon false principles of giving entertainment unto any unjust uncharitable prejudice against or too indulgent partiality towards others Especially to take heed that they do not pull down more by their practise then they build up by their profession nor by their actions bolster up and underprop the very same things which by their opinions they pretend to demolish and pull down For mine own part I think that of the three great wheels upon which as I said before the motions of all our miseries have turned it is not easily to be resolved whether Popery have been more beholding to Presbytery or Popularity Presbytery to Popularity or Popery Popularity to Popery or Presbytery or which of the three is the greatest enemy to Catholick Christian Principality and Prelacy But oh what a strange kinde of Self-contradiction would it be if those that profes they love and honour them both and do it indeed so really and cordially that they would not spare their estates to do them good nor fear to adventure both limbs and lives in their defence should yet in the course of their conversations fight against them by obstinately disobeying their holy just and good Commandments and not theirs alone but Gods also Out of question an Orthodox Libertine a Schismatical Saint an holy heretick a covetous conformist a proud Prelatist a riotous Royalist are all of them equally contradictions in adjecto and each of them as odious in the sight of God of all good men as any of the rest what ever success they may have for a time at last they will finde that prediction of our Saviour true Every plant that my heavenly Father hath not planted shall be rooted out Mat. 15.13 And that censure of St. Paul will one day fall heavily upon them all Therefore thou art inexcusable O man whosoever thou art that judgest for wherein thou judgest another thou condemnest thyself for thou that judgest dost the same things Rom. 2.1 When Jerusalem had grievously sinned Lam. 1.8 God in the indignation of his anger despised the King and the Priest Lam. 2.6 Nor is it only violent resisting the power of Governours but obstinate disobeying their authority also that tends to the depriving their people of them and may be if not the means whereby yet the meritorious cause for which God may be provoked so to punish them subjects sometimes may say of their Soveraign as the Prophet Isaiah doth of our Lord and Saviour Christ Jesus though not in the same sence Is 53.5 6. He was wounded for our transgressions he was bruised for our iniquities All we like sheep have gone astray we have turned every man to his own way and the Lord hath layd on him the iniquity of us all Great need we have all therefore to take heed that none of us presume to keep a course in any sin for fear lest by that we should though but unwittingly against our wills take part with our professed enemies Rebels and Traitors to deprive both our selves and others of that happiness which we might all enjoy in the prosperity and peaceable government of those higher powers which would be the ministers of God to us for good if we did well to whom we must be subject not for wrath but for conscience sake and for whom we are exhorted by St. Paul 1 Tim. 2.1 2. first of all to make supplications prayers intercessions and giving of thanks that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty which then onely we can hope to do when as the same Apostle beseecheth the Ephesians Eph. 4.1 c. we walk worthy of the vocation wherewith we are called with all lowliness and meekness with long-suffering forbearing one another in love and endeavouring to keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace When we are no more children tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine by the slight of men and cunning craftiness whereby they lye in wait to deceive but speaking the truth in love grow up into him in all things which is the head even Christ to whom be honour and power everlasting Amen FINIS ERRATA PAge 10. Line 5. read end may p. 16. l. 9. r. abode p. 23 l. 3. r. like a. l. 20. r. concluding p. 24. l. 20. r. carelesly l. 21. r. shall finde p. 27. for Paul r. John p. 33. l. 15. r. the same p. 35. l. 4. r. fift p. 39. l. 15. r. as is p. 58. l. 26. r. therefore p. 65. l. 23. r. former p. 73. l. 20. r. Davids p. 86. l. 16 r. to take p. 87. l. 4. r. your p. 88. l. 6. r. Thesi p. 90. l 20. r. to take p. 101. l. 8. r. nor p. 110. l. 23. r. Lam. 4.12 p. 111. l. 4. r. to be p. 113. l. 12. r. yea though p. 116. l. 6. r. John 18.11 p. 117. l. 20. r. could p. 119. l. 18. r. may be