I Tim. 6. 3, 4, 5, 6. If any man teach OTHERWISE, and confent not to wholfomewords, the words ofour Lordrefus Chrtfi, and to thedot-trine which is according to Godlinefs, he is PROUD, KNOWING NOTHING , but ur DOTING about ions, and ,STRIFES of WORDS, whereof comethen- vy, ferife,railings, evil furmifings, perverfe difputings of men of corrupt minds, and deftituteof the truth, fúppoftng that gain isgodltnefi,( orthink- 'ing thatgodlinefs is advantage ;) from fuch torn away. 2 Tim. 2. 22, 23, 24. Followrighteoufnefs, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart : ,But foolifh andunlearned Qjoeffions avoid, knowing that they do gender ffrifes : and the fervant of theLord muff not ffrive. V. 15,16, 17. Study to thew thy felf approved untoGod, aworkman thatneedeth not be afbawed, RIGHTLY DIVIDING the word of truth: ButPun profane and vain bablings: for tiey will in- creafe tb more ungodlinefs, and their wordwill eat as dash a canker. 2 Tim. 2. 14. charging them before the Lord, that they STRIVE not about WORDS, to no profit,. to the fubverting of thehearers. I Cor. 8. 2, 3.. If any man think that he knoweth any thing , he buonieth nothing as he ought to know : But if any man LOVE GOD, the fame is KNOWN OF HIM. Jam.3. 1, 13, &c. My Brethren, Be not ManyMeet's , knowing that we (ball receive the greater condemnation who is a wifeman, and indeed with knowledge amongyou? Let hire thew out of a good converfa- tion his WORKSwith meeknefs ofwifdom. But ifye havebitter zeal(or envying) and Pile in your hearts, Glorynot, andLye not againff the truth. This WISDOMdefcendeth notfrom above, but is earthly,fenfual, devilifh For where envying anditrife is, there is confufion andevery evil work: But the wifdom from above is frrff pure, then peaceable, gentle, cafe to be intreated, full ofmercy and good fruits , without partiality, and without hypocrite: And the fruitofRghteoufnefsis fawnin Peace ofthem that make Peace. *But not to Church-Ty- Ads 15.28. It feemed good tó the Holy Ghoft and to us ° to lay upon rants, o or fu- per(titious greater burden than the fe neceffary things ones. y ou no g Phil. 3. 15,16, 17. Let as as. many as be perfect be thus minded: and if in any thingye be otherwife (or diverfly, or contrarily) minded, God (ball reveal even this unto you. Ne?erthelefs whereto we have alrea- dy attained , let us walk by the fame rule , let us mind the fame thing. Phil. 2. I, 2, 3, 4. If there be any confolation inChriff, if anycomfort of love, if any fellowfhip of theSpirit, if any bowels and mercies, fulfil ye my joy- that ye be like minded , having the fame Love, being ofone accord,. ofone mind: Let nothing be done through ftrife, or vain glory; but iii lowlinefs of mind, let each effeem other better than themfelves Look not every man on his own things, but every man alfo on the things of others : Let this mind be in you, which was alfa in Chr refus Whc . made bimfelf ofno reputation. t Cor, a . t o, t I, 12,13,14. NowI befeech youbrethren by the name of our Lordrefus chrifi that ye (peak the fame thing, and that there be no divifions among you : but that ye beperfectly joyned together in.the fame mind; and in the fame judgement : For it bath been declared to we of you brethren . that there. are contentions amongyou that every. one ofyoufaith, I am ofPaul, and I ofApollos, andI ofCephas, and I ofChriff : Is Chrifi divided? Was Paul crucifiedfor you'? or were you baptized into the name of Paul: I thank God, that t baptizednone ofyou, &C. rCe,,
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