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A81923
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A memoriall concerning peace ecclesiasticall amongst Protestants. By John Dury.
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Dury, John, 1596-1680.
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Wing D2872; Thomason E156_11; ESTC R377
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united together with Christ in glory is able also to quicken mens spirits towards these duties and make them concurre in one purpose to understand aright the sincerity of one anothers intentions Now then If I may use freedome of speech through Christ to require of you that which I conceive you ought to doe and beseech you to settle a resolution in your Assembly that henceforth you will lay to heart such publick thoughts that as in other things you have abundantly approved your zeal towards the truth so in these duties of love and publick edification you may goe before others and bee found laudable Patrons to the communion of Saints Which may be brought to passe if you will make an Act for the entertainment of correspondency with forraign Churches about this matter and in consequence of that Act deferre Authority to some fit persons of your Body who may in your name concurre to correspond and entertaine with others these thoughts of spirituall and common edification To such then as you shall appoint to heed this work I will promise to make mine addresse and give you by them true information of that which is or shall be done herein by others hereafter And from them reciprocally I desire to receive the advice and counsell which you shall thinke fit to impart towards the worke that it may in due time be brought to a full period through the assistance of Gods Spirit in the supply of your joynt prayers and co-operation And because in this spirituall combate our prayers are our chiefe strength and weapons therefore my further request is That you would recommend the work unto the prayers and supplications of your Congregations that it may be mentioned before God to this effect namely that his saving truth revealed to the Protestant Churches may bee not onely freed from all scandals of needlesse disputes and dangerous divisions amongst themselves but also have a free passage towards others and be enlarged towards all the ends of the world through the unity of their spirits in the bond of peace and their godly zeal to entertain holy Communion one with another for the advancement of the kingdome of Jesus Christ our Saviour What shal Papists fast pray and erect societies and spend great revenues to breed and send forth Emissaries to undermine the truth and propagate their superstirions and idolatries and shall wee no nothing for the advancement and propagation of the true faith and knowledge of Christ Jesus Shall they be more cunning and diligent to overthrow and divide our Churches by worldly wiles of destruction then wee are circumspect and zealous to maintaine our selves and all Gods children so farre as in us lyeth in unity by spirituall rules of mutuall edification Oh let never this fault bee any more found in any of us It may suffice that hitherto the neglect of our duty in this and other things hath brought us to this extremity whereunto you see Ecclesiasticall matters are reduced amongst Protestants If therefore there be any bowels and compassion if you intend to entertaine any fellowship of the Spirit and if you can supply any comfort of love derived to you from our head Jesus Christ fulfill the joy of peaceable minded Christians and in these things bee like minded with us Enlarge your selves as we doe and open your hearts by some written Declaration fit to bee imparted unto forreigners to beare witnesse that you are willing and ready to seek and entertaine peace with all true Professors of Christianity And if withall you shall thinke fit to give any advice unto me a mean instrument of this worke or to suggest some profitable counsell concerning the heads of consultation here proposed unto you I am a most humble suiter unto you that you would either insert the same into your Declaration or communicate it apart unto me For by the communication of your spirituall talents in this kinde you will cause many thanksgivings and praises to bee offered up by many unto God on your behalfe and in particular by my selfe who in the midst of many outward discouragements and inward failings am bound to wrastle sometimes with my selfe and sometimes with others against the spirit of envie and strife which dwelleth in our flesh for the unblameable waies of peace and truth which are in Jesus Christ To his grace I commend you and shall not cease to pray that in all your labours for the Gospel you may finde the infallible direction of his holy Spirit going along with you till you see the blessed effects of his good will and direction over you with joy unspeakable and comfort unto your soules through the apprehension of the glory of our God which I wish may shine now and for ever in and over every one of you severally and your whole society jointly of which I shall alwaies study to be found The most faithfull and affectionate servant in Christ Jesus JOHN DURY