64 Ivre L 1 FE of the Part III Cbrifi might not upon there, and the like Principles, condefcend in Love unto the Pratdi cal Concord and Agreement, which not one of them dare deny to be their Duty to Aim at Sir, I (hall Pray that the Lord wouldguide and profperyou in all Studies and Endeavours, for the Service of ChrifI in the World, efpecially in thisyour Delire and Study for the In- .troducing of the Peace and Love prornijedamong them that Believe, and do begyour Prayers. Your truly affeelionate Brother, ;¡an. 25. t668. Andunworthy Fellow -Servant, `john Owen. § 543. For the Underftanding of this, you muff know t. That the way Which see came to at laft,' for the publication of the Terms, if he and I had agreed fecretly, lhould be, That as I had Printed filch a thing called Vniverjal Concord, 1660. which was neglectted, fo I would Print this as the Second Part ofthe 4miverjal- Concord, that it might lye fome time expofed to view in the Shops, before we made any farther ufe of it, that fo the State might not fufpett us for our Union, as ifwe intended them any ill by doing our Duty : which courfe he approved. a. That I oft went to him, and he had written this Letter ready to fend me, and fo gave it me into my hand; but we firft debated many things in prefence, in all which there remained no apparent Difagreementat all, fo far as wewent : And in particular, the great Point about feparatmg in the Cafes enumerated, he objected no more but what I anfwered, and he feemed toacquiefce.. 3. But I fo much feared that it would come tonothing, that I. ventured to tell him what a difficulty I feared it would beto hint to go openly and fully according to his own Judgment, whenthe Repu- tation of former Aedons, and prefent Intereff inmany that would cenfure him, if he went not after their narrowed Judgment, did lye in his way, and that I feared there Temptations more than his Ability and Judgment. But he profeffed full Re-. folutions tofollow theBnfinefs heartily and unbyaffedly, and that no Interelf Ihould Move him. And fo I defred him to go over myPropofals again, and fatten upon every Word that was either unfound, or hurtful, or unapt, or unneçeffary, and every filch Word fhould be altered : which he undertook to do ; and fo that was the way that we agreed on: but when I came home, I firft returnedhim this fol., lowing Anfevcr to his Letter and Exceptions. Feb. 16. 1668. S I R, y jpon the perafal ofYours when I came home, I find your Exceptions to be mort- 1 ly the fame which you fpeak , and therefore lhall be the briefer inmy Anfiner, upon Suppofition of what was faid. To your Firfb Qu. I anfcver, I am as much for Brevity as you canpofhbly with: fo be it our Agreement be not thereby fruftrated, and made infuflicient to its ends. I would delire you to look over all the Particulars, and name me not only every one that you think unfound, but every one which you judge unprofitable or needlers. But if we leave out that which mofr, or many will require, and nonehave any thing againfk, it will but flop our Work, and make Men judge of it, as you did of the Want of a longer Profeffion than the Scriptures againft Socinianifm: And it will con- tradiec the Title, The ).uff. Terms of agreement : For our Terms will be infü$- rient. And as to your Words [the firft attempt] fnybufinefs is to difcover thefufcient Terns at firft, that fo it may facilitate Confent : For if we purpofely leave out any needful part as for [ a fecond attempt] we bring contemptupon our brit EIIà and
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