Wilrinmassiominlie The terms of Church-unisy. 38z the Apoffles was, and would on thofe terms have held Communion with other Churches ? Owhat rends\and ruines had it prevented in the Chriffi® an world ? Are not the old Apoliolical rules and terms fufficient to the fafety and peace of Chri* ffians.? Were thofe worthy perfons. B. V/herg B. Hall, B. Davenant, B. Morton, with the Ber gii, the Crocii, and all the great pácificators detl ceived, whowrote and preached and cried out to the world that [ fo muchas all Chrifiians are agreed in, rd fufficient matter for their concord; ifthey would lay it upon no more] vid. Vfh. jean. beforeKing James at wan¡ted. Or do you think it was their meaning [ Let all Rulers multiply unnecef faryfcru= pled impofitions in their own dominions, andforfcru- piing them, let them flence, imprifon and batei.(h at home ; And then let them fend to their neighbour Churches for unity, `Peace and Concord, and tell them that the fubfcribing to the Scriptures generally, and to the Creed, Lords Prayer, and Decalogue and Sacraments particularly are terms fufficient to this end. (Suppofng that good order, decency and peacebe kept up by fuitable difcipline both Ecclepftical and Civil. ) And why would not this ferve for all the world ? Or why .Thould more fcrupled things be called neceffary to order and decency than indeed are fo ? My define of the Churches peace which caufed me to writeall the reft, pro. voketh me to touch this fubjeóf briefly, which will fcarce endure to be touched. DIRECT.
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