[ 47'1. ] d1s) have 't'old us by ·the fad confulions or the Chrifiian V\Torld, that fuch Pretenders to Unity in a Humane Univerfal Soveraignty hav.e but [cau{ed divifions and offences contrary to the Apoflo~ lic:al DoElrine, not ferving Chrift,but their own bellies, and by good words and fair fpeeches deceived the. "hearts of the jimple. · . ' · ?ur Unity confifieth in One Head Jefus Chrifi, One God, one Body or Church of Chrifi, one Faith, one Baptifm, one Hope, one Gofpel and Univerfal Law of Chrifi ; and th4t we live in Love, and Peace, and Order, in Learning and in .,TVorfi1ipping God in feveral Congregations under their refpeetive Guides, as confenting Volunteers; :md that the conjunCtion of fuch under Cbrifiian Kings, makes Chrifi.ian Kingdoms; ·where by rhe Counfels of Paffors in·theit· own Dominioi1s,they tnay keep that Church~Peace and external Order, which is left to the truft of their determination -; ,-and that in cafes of need, rhe Counfel and·Help bf ~oreign Churches be ddired ; and that Commu– nion in Chrifiianicy be profeffed with all the true Chrifl ianvVorId~ and that we wait for perfeCt l1oity in Heaven. But that Princes anJ Kingdoms be nor bropght under a l~oreign Juri[dittion, (fpe– cially ifpretended UniverfalJ infiead of Foreig~ Counfel ; ~op1munion, Pea~e and Aid. C-hap. VII. Of the fecond PaYf of the Deftgn ;"to bring · tl~e Pttpijl.J into our Co~munio~, as ;hey were in the • . J~i],inrzing of ~ten Eh~abeth s Retgn.' ~ ro· r. 1-leylin fai th, ,T!1a£ this was m~ch ot '" A· Biihop Lnud sd~Ggn, and tb~t lt w~s . . +q I
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