296 VECAV. IlL opportunity is doubtfull. God cryeth with Iehu,Who i< ~~ my fide, Wh1 ? Look at Iaft A ourofyour window to him, and in a refolute couragecaft down this Ieubtlthat bath bewitched you. Is there any impediment,which delay will abate~ is thereany which a jull anfwer cannot remove~ Ifyou had rarher waver, who can fettle you ~ Butif youlovenotinconllancy,relluswhy youllagger. Beplaine, or elfe you will never be firme: What hinders you~ Is it our divifions! I fee you IJ1ake your head at this, and by youdilenr gellure bewraythis thecaufe ofyour dillafte:Would God I could either deny this wirh truth, or amend ir with teares: Bur I gram ir, with no Idle farrow, rhen you withoffence. This earth bath nothing more lamentable, then the civil! jarres ofone faith. Wharthen ~ Mull you defie your morher, becaufe you fee your brethren fighting ~ Their dilfenfion is her griefe :Muft the lofe fome fonnes, becaufe fome others quarreii~Doe not fo wrong your felfe in affiitting her.Will you B love Chrill the ldfe,becaufe his coat is divided~ Yea, let me boldly fay;Thehemme is torne a little, the garment is whole; orrarher it is fretted alittle, notroroe; or urher the fringe, notrhe hemme. Behold,here is one Chrill, one Creed,one Baptifme, one heaven, oneway eo it; in fumme, one religion, one toundarion, and (rake away the tumultuous fpirirs of fome rigorous Lurherans) one heart : our differences are rhofe of P•ul and ll.,..,b,t.q nor thofe of Ptltr and r..M•gm : ifthey be fame, it is well they are no more; ifmany, that they 3re not capirall. Shew me that Church, that bath not complained ofdillrattion : yea that familie, yea that frarernitie, yea rhar man, rhar alwaies agrees with himfelfe. See if theSpoufeofChrill, in that heavenly mariage fong,doe nor call him,a young Hart in the mountllints ofJivifi•p. Tell me then, whither will you goe for rrurh,ifyou will allow norroth, bur where there is c no divifion ~To J!omeperhaps, famous for unitie, famous for peace. See now how happily you havechofcn, howwell you have fped: Loe, there Cardinal! BtfiArmint himfelfe, awimelfe above exception, under his owne hand acknowledgerh ro the world,& reckons up 237• contrarieties ofdotlrineamong theRomifh Divines.What need we more evidence! 0 the perfetl accordance of Ptltrl See ! worthy robe recorded for abadge ofrrurh.Ler now allour adverfaries fcrape together fo many conrraditlions ofopinions amongll: us, as they confelfeamongll rhemfelves, and be you theirs. No,they arc nor more peaceable, bur more lubtle; they have notlelfe dilfenlion, bur more fmorhered. They fight clofelywithindoors,wirhour noife;all our fraies areinrhefield: would God wehadasmuch oftheircunning, asrheywanrofour peace; and no more oftheir policie, then they want ofour truth. Our llrife is in cere- D monies,rheirs in fubflance;ours inone or twopoinrs,rheirs in all.Take it boldly from him thatdares avouch it, there is nor one point in all Divinity (except rhofe wherein we accord with them)wherein they all fpeakerhe fame. Ifour Churchdifpleafe you for dilferences, theirs much more; unlelfe you will be either wilfully incredulous, or wilfullypartiall:unlelfe you difiike a mifchiefe the leffe forrhe fecrecie.What will youdoerhen ~ Will yoube a Churchalone!Alas, how full areyou ofcomradiC!ions ro your felfe! how full ofcontrarypurpofes! how oft doe youchidewirh your fdfc ! howoft doe you fight wrrh your fclfe ! I appeale to rhar bofomc which is privie to rhofe fecrct combats : beleevc me nor, if ever yon find perfetl unitie any where bur above : either goc thither and fceke it amongll thofe that rriumJ.h, or be content with what eflate you find in this warfaring number. Trurh is in di erences,as gold in E drolfe,whear in chalfe;will you call away the bell merall,the bell graine, becaufe it is mingled with this Offal!~ Will you rather be poore and hungry, then bellow labour on thefanne, or the furnace~ Is there nothing worthyour refpetl, but peace! I have heard rhar the interlacing ofdifcords graces the bell:mufick; and I know nor whether the very evil! fpirirsagree nor with rhemfelves.Ifrhe bodybe found,what though the coat be torne!or if the garmentbewhole, wharifrhe lace be unript!Take you peace: let me have truth, I cannot have both. Toconclude : Embrace rhofe truths that we all hold; and ir greatly matters nor what you hold in thofe wherein wedilfer: and if you loveyour fafery, feeke rathergrounds whereon to reft, ~then excufes for your unrcft. If ever youlooke togaineby the truth, you mull both chufe ir, andcleave ro ir: Mcere refolurion is nor enough; except youwill rarherlofe yourfelfe thenir. To
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