. The smoke in the temple : wherein is a designe for peace and reconciliation of believers of the several opinions of these times about ordinances, to a forbearance of each other in love and meekness, and humility. ure : God is love, andhe i John 4.$, :that dwelleth in love, dftefletb in God3 and God in him. 1 John the more love there is in any, the more of Godthere is in any. Satan% the firfi: fountain of fin, madethe firft Schifm in the glorious Communions All wasone, and in one glory, till the firft divifion , and tillSatan fell like lightening; and he envying the whole Creation,whi
. The smoke in the temple : wherein is a designe for peace and reconciliation of believers of the several opinions of these times about ordinances, to a forbearance of each other in love and meekness, and humility. ure : God is love, andhe i John 4.$, :that dwelleth in love, dftefletb in God3 and God in him. 1 John the more love there is in any, the more of Godthere is in any. Satan% the firfi: fountain of fin, madethe firft Schifm in the glorious Communions All wasone, and in one glory, till the firft divifion , and tillSatan fell like lightening; and he envying the whole Creation,which &uke in love with it felf, and him that made it i drew it into finyznd Match. *antipathies , and mutual perfecutions; and when it began to leaveloving him that was pure and infinite love, it began to hate it felf, anddivide from it felf: So as the leffe love , the more of Satan, confideration of Gods love to himfelf which is infinite, of his love * JoIm 4-*»to his, which is no leffe infinite, becaufe to finners; and of his Sons j v^ ?**:love, fpiritually uniting himfelf here,and glorioufly hereafter,into one ° tt x* Body and Communion j cannot but make us love one B (2.) Names ft TheSmtketntbcTtmple. CO r Names of Sett and Divijton to be laid down* let all names and notes of diBin tlion taken up by way of fcandal and reproach, be laid down and forborn; names and notions are like Standards and feveral Colours in wars, whereby men are gatheredin* to feveral orders, Armies,and bodies ofdivifion, one again!!!: anotherj one 2 Cont. i ijij. faith / am of Paul, and I of A folio, and I of Cephas; Is Chrifl divided? Pajfions andrailings a $*>/# o£meeknejfe run in the arterie of Preaching and Printing?let not pajfions, evil /peaking, railings , which inflame and do dotPwy*$.»8. edifie, be heard amongft us: the angry ftir up ftrife; Therefore let allbitternefey wrath, malice, with evil fpeaking, be put away fiom you* ., too Revilin
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