. A defence of the principles of love, which are necessary to the unity and concord of Christians, and are delivered in a book called The cure of church-divisions .. . of Love* -. ? s A POSTSCRIPT., Hewing how fary as Mr. Jacob and the old In*dependentsy fo the New England Ptfar* andElders ( and Magiftrates ) are from apprmng&fthe Principles of Separation* Reajbns why Iam against the new terms of Cburcb-mtmbetfhipyand the approaches of fome independents towardSeparation* Reafons why the Independent Ghtor*cbesjhould as much fear the principles of Sepa-ration as any* -•- THE i ???hi, O) P R EFA
. A defence of the principles of love, which are necessary to the unity and concord of Christians, and are delivered in a book called The cure of church-divisions .. . of Love* -. ? s A POSTSCRIPT., Hewing how fary as Mr. Jacob and the old In*dependentsy fo the New England Ptfar* andElders ( and Magiftrates ) are from apprmng&fthe Principles of Separation* Reajbns why Iam against the new terms of Cburcb-mtmbetfhipyand the approaches of fome independents towardSeparation* Reafons why the Independent Ghtor*cbesjhould as much fear the principles of Sepa-ration as any* -•- THE i ???hi, O) P R EFA C E TO THOSE READERS Who arc of the Exceptors mind, andare offended at my Book called, THE CURE OF Chureh-Diyifions. TxetWtn^ rehyjhould I wonder at thefruits of thofe weakpejfes which weare all fubjett to (fome more, fomtleft) in thii Jiate ofimperfeftion ?^ , , and which I fo lately told you ofat large , in my Character of andDir£<9tions for Weak-Chriftiarjs. If a ftirit of In-fallibility and Miracles in Paul and other the Apo-files of our Lord^ could not overcomt thefe lamentablefrilings, in their hearers and pllowers^ in the tri- B mitive. TO mitive Church, why fhould fuch as J lool^fir morefuccefi. If Paul thought hid Galatians foolijh andbewitched Gal. 3. 1. and hti Corinthian Christiansto be babes, yea Carnal and not Spiritual, bccaufethere were among them £«*©- *} if« xj jy^oraar*/,envying, ftrife, and divitions, ^rdf the words fig-Mifie, zeal when the ffirit of God hath fofmart-ly reprehended them. I have as little reafon as you to be ignorantwhat provocations the prcfent militating and exag-gerated parties do give each others h and how furpreienfes uncharitablencfi hath obtained* And Iknow but few of you that have either more openlypit themfclves into the breach , and attempted moreto have prevented both
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