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             A sermon preached before the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor and aldermen of the city of London, at Gvild-hall-Chappel, on Sunday, Nov. 4, 1688 by William Sherlock ...
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           A
           SERMON
           Preached
           before
           the
           RIGHT
           HONOURABLE
           THE
           Lord
           Mayor
           AND
           ALDERMEN
           OF
           The
           CITY
           of
           LONDON
           ,
           AT
           GVILD-HALL-CHAPPEL
           ,
           On
           
             Sunday
             ,
             Nov.
          
           4.
           1688.
           
        
         
           By
           
             WILLIAM
             SHERLOCK
          
           ,
           D.D.
           Master
           of
           the
           Temple
           .
        
         
           LONDON
           :
           Printed
           for
           
             William
             Rogers
          
           ,
           at
           the
           Sun
           over
           against
           St.
           
           Dunstan's
           Church
           in
           Fleet-street
           .
           1689.
           
        
      
       
         
         
           
             Chapman
             Mayor
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             Cur.
             Special
             .
             tent
             .
             
               die
               Lunae
               Quinto
               die
               Novemb.
               1688.
               
               Annoque
               Regni
               Regis
               Jacobi
               Secundi
               Angl.
               &c.
               Quarto
               .
            
          
        
         
           THis
           Court
           doth
           desire
           Dr.
           Sherlock
           to
           Print
           his
           Sermon
           Preach'd
           Yesterday
           morning
           at
           the
           Guild-Hall-Chappel
           ,
           before
           the
           Lord
           Mayor
           and
           Aldermen
           of
           this
           City
           .
        
         
           
             Wagstaffe
             .
          
        
      
       
         
           IMPRIMATUR
           ,
        
         
           
             
               Novemb.
               14
               ,
               1688.
               
            
          
           
             Z.
             Isham
             R.
             P.
             D.
             Hen.
             Episc.
             Lond.
             à
             Sacris
             .
          
        
         
         
      
       
         
         
         
           TO
           THE
           RIGHT
           HONOURABLE
           Sir
           John
           Chapman
           ,
           LORD
           MAYOR
           OF
           THE
           CITY
           of
           LONDON
           .
        
         
           
             My
             LORD
             ,
          
        
         
           IN
           obedience
           to
           the
           Order
           I
           received
           from
           your
           Lordship
           and
           the
           Court
           of
           Aldermen
           ,
           I
           Present
           you
           with
           this
           plain
           Sermon
           ,
           the
           whole
           Design
           of
           which
           is
           ,
           not
           to
           debate
           any
           thing
           ,
           nor
           to
           determine
           on
           which
           side
           the
           Truth
           lies
           ,
           in
           those
           warm
           Disputes
           which
           have
           been
           among
           us
           ,
           but
           to
           convince
           all
           those
           ,
           who
           
             Love
             and
             Pray
             for
             the
             Peace
             of
             Jerusalem
             ,
          
           how
           many
           Controversies
           
           there
           are
           ,
           which
           should
           be
           laid
           aside
           without
           Disputing
           ,
           and
           how
           a
           little
           condescention
           to
           each
           other
           ,
           may
           either
           happily
           Vnite
           us
           into
           oue
           Communion
           ,
           or
           at
           least
           Teach
           us
           to
           Live
           together
           in
           Love
           and
           Charity
           ,
           notwithstanding
           some
           different
           Apprehensions
           of
           Things
           ;
           and
           I
           hope
           so
           Charitable
           a
           Design
           as
           this
           ,
           will
           raise
           no
           new
           Disputes
           and
           Quarrels
           among
           us
           .
        
         
           That
           GOD
           would
           preserve
           his
           Church
           ,
           restore
           Peace
           and
           Vnity
           among
           Christistians
           ,
           bless
           this
           Great
           and
           Populous
           City
           ,
           and
           direct
           your
           Lordship
           in
           the
           Government
           of
           it
           ,
           in
           these
           difficult
           Times
           ,
           is
           the
           hearty
           Prayer
           of
           ,
        
         
           
             My
             LORD
             ,
             Your
             Lordship
             's
             Most
             obedient
             Servant
             ,
             WILL.
             SHERLOCK
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
           A
           SERMON
           Preach'd
           before
           the
           Lord
           Mayor
           .
        
         
           
             122
             PSALM
             6
             ,
             7.
             
          
           
             Pray
             for
             the
             peace
             of
             Jerusalem
             ,
             they
             shall
             prosper
             that
             love
             Thee
             ,
             Peace
             be
             within
             thy
             Walls
             ,
             and
             Prosperity
             within
             thy
             Palaces
             .
          
        
         
           THough
           the
           particular
           time
           and
           occasion
           of
           Penning
           this
           Psalm
           is
           uncertain
           ,
           yet
           so
           much
           is
           plain
           ,
           that
           it
           was
           after
           David
           had
           setled
           the
           Ark
           at
           Jerusalem
           ,
           and
           made
           that
           City
           the
           place
           of
           God's
           House
           ,
           and
           of
           Religious
           Worship
           ,
           and
           the
           
           Seat
           of
           Justice
           and
           Judgment
           .
           There
           was
           the
           House
           of
           God
           ,
           vers
           .
           9.
           that
           is
           ,
           though
           the
           Temple
           was
           not
           yet
           built
           ,
           if
           this
           Psalm
           was
           composed
           by
           David
           ,
           as
           the
           Title
           of
           it
           signifies
           it
           was
           ,
           yet
           there
           was
           the
           Tabernacle
           and
           the
           Ark
           of
           God
           ,
           which
           formerly
           was
           in
           Shilo
           ,
           and
           afterwards
           removed
           from
           one
           place
           to
           another
           ,
           till
           David
           setled
           it
           in
           Jerusalem
           :
           thither
           all
           the
           Tribes
           of
           Israel
           were
           to
           resort
           three
           times
           a
           year
           to
           worship
           God
           before
           the
           Ark
           of
           the
           Testimony
           ,
           4
           ver
           .
           There
           was
           the
           Imperial
           Seat
           ,
           where
           David
           had
           built
           his
           Throne
           and
           Palace
           ,
           and
           where
           his
           Posterity
           were
           to
           dwell
           and
           govern
           Israel
           ;
           and
           therefore
           it
           was
           the
           Seat
           of
           Justice
           too
           ,
           as
           that
           must
           be
           ,
           where
           the
           Kings
           Throne
           and
           the
           House
           of
           God
           was
           placed
           .
           
             There
             are
             set
             thrones
             of
             judgment
             ,
             the
             thrones
             of
             the
             house
             of
             David
             ,
          
           5
           ver
           .
           These
           were
           the
           peculiar
           Priviledges
           of
           Jerusalem
           ,
           above
           any
           other
           City
           in
           Jury
           .
           This
           was
           the
           reason
           of
           that
           peculiar
           affection
           and
           passionate
           concern
           ,
           which
           David
           had
           himself
           ,
           and
           exhorts
           all
           others
           to
           express
           for
           Jerusalem
           ,
           that
           he
           greatly
           rejoyced
           to
           go
           thither
           ,
           and
           to
           continue
           there
           .
           
             I
             was
             glad
             when
             they
             
             said
             unto
             me
             ,
             Let
             us
             go
             into
             the
             house
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
             our
             feet
             shall
             stand
             within
             thy
             gates
             ,
             O
             Jerusalem
             .
          
           That
           he
           exhorts
           all
           people
           to
           pray
           for
           the
           peace
           and
           prosperity
           of
           Jerusalem
           ,
           and
           promises
           a
           Blessing
           to
           those
           who
           love
           it
           ;
           as
           it
           is
           in
           my
           Text
           ,
           
             Pray
             for
             the
             peace
             of
             Jerusalem
             ,
             they
             shall
             prosper
             that
             love
             thee
             ;
             peace
             be
             within
             thy
             walls
             ,
             and
             prosperity
             within
             thy
             palaces
             .
          
           All
           this
           was
           not
           for
           the
           sake
           of
           the
           material
           Buildings
           ,
           the
           beauty
           of
           the
           place
           ,
           or
           the
           convenience
           of
           its
           scituation
           ,
           but
           because
           it
           was
           the
           Center
           of
           Unity
           ;
           
             Which
             is
             builded
             as
             a
             City
             that
             is
             compact
             together
             ,
             whither
             the
             Tribes
             go
             up
             ,
             the
             Tribes
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
             unto
             the
             Testimony
             of
             Israel
             ,
             to
             give
             thanks
             unto
             the
             name
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
          
           3
           &
           4
           ver
           .
           Which
           shews
           in
           what
           respect
           he
           commends
           Jerusalem
           ,
           that
           it
           
             is
             built
             as
             a
             City
             ,
             which
             is
             compact
             together
          
           ;
           not
           with
           regard
           to
           the
           Uniformity
           and
           regular
           Order
           and
           Union
           of
           its
           material
           Buildings
           ,
           but
           that
           it
           was
           the
           Center
           of
           a
           Religious
           Unity
           and
           Order
           in
           Worship
           ,
           where
           all
           the
           Tribes
           of
           Israel
           met
           and
           united
           in
           the
           same
           Acts
           of
           Worship
           and
           Praise
           to
           God.
           There
           was
           the
           House
           of
           God
           ,
           there
           were
           the
           set
           Thrones
           of
           Judgment
           .
           
           So
           that
           to
           Love
           Jerusalem
           ,
           to
           Pray
           for
           the
           Peace
           and
           Prosperity
           of
           it
           ,
           is
           to
           love
           the
           House
           ,
           the
           Worship
           ,
           the
           Name
           of
           God
           ;
           to
           love
           and
           pray
           for
           the
           Unity
           ,
           Happiness
           ,
           and
           Prosperity
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           for
           the
           flourishing
           State
           of
           Religion
           ,
           and
           the
           peaceful
           Opportunities
           of
           Worshipping
           God
           in
           his
           Holy
           Temple
           ,
           together
           with
           the
           equal
           and
           impartial
           Administration
           of
           Justice
           ,
           which
           is
           so
           much
           for
           the
           Publick
           good
           ,
           to
           promote
           the
           Temporal
           and
           Eternal
           Happiness
           of
           Men
           ,
           that
           our
           Love
           to
           Mankind
           ,
           but
           especially
           our
           Love
           to
           the
           Brethren
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           our
           Zeal
           for
           God's
           Glory
           and
           Worship
           ,
           requires
           this
           of
           us
           ,
           
             For
             my
             Brethren
             and
             Companions
             sake
             ,
             I
             will
             now
             say
             ,
             Peace
             be
             within
             thee
             :
             Because
             of
             the
             House
             of
             the
             LORD
             our
             GOD
             ,
             I
             will
             seek
             thy
             good
             ,
          
           v.
           8
           ,
           9.
           
        
         
           Thus
           I
           have
           given
           you
           a
           very
           plain
           and
           easie
           Exposition
           of
           this
           whole
           Psalm
           ,
           and
           therein
           have
           sufficiently
           Explained
           my
           Text
           ;
           I
           have
           but
           one
           thing
           more
           to
           add
           ,
           to
           make
           way
           for
           my
           intended
           Discourse
           ,
           and
           that
           is
           ,
           to
           shew
           you
           ,
           that
           this
           Exhortation
           does
           directly
           ,
           and
           not
           meerly
           by
           Accommodation
           and
           Analogie
           concern
           Us
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           it
           did
           the
           Jews
           .
        
         
         
           For
           Jerusalem
           was
           but
           a
           Type
           of
           the
           Christian
           Church
           ,
           as
           the
           carnal
           Israel
           ,
           or
           the
           carnal
           Seed
           and
           Posterity
           of
           Abraham
           were
           of
           true
           and
           sincere
           Christians
           ,
           who
           are
           the
           Children
           of
           Abraham
           ,
           by
           Faith
           in
           Christ
           :
           And
           therefore
           St.
           Paul
           expresly
           distinguishes
           between
           the
           earthly
           Jerusalem
           ,
           and
           the
           Jerusalem
           which
           descends
           from
           above
           ,
           4
           
             Gal.
             25
             ,
             26.
             
             For
             this
             Agar
             is
             Mount
             Sinai
             in
             Arabia
             ,
             and
             answereth
             to
             Jerusalem
             ,
             which
             now
             is
             ,
             and
             is
             in
             bondage
             with
             her
             Children
             ;
             but
             Jerusalem
             which
             is
             above
             ,
          
           (
           or
           from
           above
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           the
           Christian
           Church
           )
           
             is
             free
             ,
             which
             is
             the
             Mother
             of
             us
             all
             .
          
           Which
           in
           12
           
             Heb.
             22.
          
           he
           calls
           
             Mount
             Sion
             the
             city
             of
             the
             living
             GOD
             ,
             the
             heavenly
             Jerusalem
             .
          
           And
           3
           
             Rev.
             12.
          
           it
           is
           called
           ,
           
             The
             city
             of
             GOD
             ,
             the
             new
             Jerusalem
             ,
             which
             cometh
             down
             out
             of
             heaven
             from
             GOD.
          
           And
           21
           
             Rev.
             2.
             
             The
             new
             Jerusalem
             coming
             down
             out
             of
             heaven
             from
             GOD
             ,
             prepared
             as
             a
             bride
             adorned
             for
             her
             husband
             :
          
           Which
           is
           a
           Description
           of
           the
           most
           reformed
           and
           purified
           state
           of
           the
           Christian
           Church
           on
           Earth
           .
           So
           that
           this
           Exhortation
           ,
           To
           
             Pray
             for
             the
             Peace
             of
             Jerusalem
             ,
          
           does
           most
           properly
           belong
           to
           Christians
           ,
           because
           the
           Christian
           
           Church
           is
           the
           true
           Jerusalem
           ,
           the
           new
           ,
           the
           holy
           Jerusalem
           ,
           descending
           out
           of
           Heaven
           from
           GOD
           ,
           v.
           10.
           
        
         
           By
           this
           time
           ,
           I
           suppose
           ,
           you
           understand
           the
           meaning
           of
           my
           Text
           ,
           and
           how
           much
           we
           are
           concerned
           in
           it
           ;
           and
           there
           are
           two
           parts
           observable
           in
           the
           words
           :
           1.
           
           The
           Duty
           to
           
             Pray
             for
             the
             Peace
             of
             Jerusalem
          
           ;
           or
           of
           the
           Christian
           Church
           ,
           
             Peace
             be
             within
             thy
             Walls
             ,
             and
             Prosperity
             within
             thy
             Palaces
             .
          
           2.
           
           The
           Encouragement
           to
           this
           ,
           
             They
             shall
             prosper
             that
             love
             thee
             .
          
        
         
           It
           is
           the
           first
           of
           these
           I
           shall
           at
           present
           speak
           to
           ,
           The
           Duty
           to
           
             Pray
             for
             the
             Peace
             of
             Jerusalem
          
           ;
           wherein
           I
           shall
           consider
           two
           things
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           What
           we
           must
           Pray
           for
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           How
           necessary
           Prayer
           is
           ,
           to
           obtain
           the
           Blessing
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           
             What
             we
             must
             for
          
           :
           Peace
           and
           Prosperity
           .
           Peace
           be
           within
           thy
           Walls
           ,
           and
           Prosperity
           within
           thy
           Palaces
           .
        
         
           Now
           the
           Peace
           of
           the
           Church
           signifies
           two
           things
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           Unity
           and
           Agreement
           of
           Christians
           among
           themselves
           .
        
         
         
           2.
           
           The
           Preservation
           of
           the
           Church
           from
           external
           Oppressions
           and
           Persecutions
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           Unity
           and
           Agreement
           of
           Christians
           among
           themselves
           :
           When
           they
           profess
           the
           same
           Faith
           ,
           and
           joyn
           in
           the
           same
           Worship
           ;
           when
           they
           love
           like
           Brethren
           ,
           and
           have
           a
           tender
           affection
           and
           sympathy
           for
           each
           other
           ,
           as
           Members
           of
           the
           same
           Body
           :
           This
           all
           Christians
           confess
           to
           be
           a
           great
           and
           necessary
           Duty
           ,
           and
           pretend
           to
           lament
           those
           many
           scandalous
           Dissensions
           and
           Divisions
           of
           the
           Christian
           Church
           .
        
         
           This
           I
           am
           sure
           ,
           that
           though
           Divisions
           and
           Dissentions
           are
           destructive
           to
           all
           Societies
           ,
           yet
           there
           is
           no
           Society
           suffers
           so
           much
           by
           it
           as
           the
           Christian
           Church
           :
           this
           destroys
           Love
           and
           Charity
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           true
           Spirit
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           and
           the
           Badge
           and
           Cognizance
           of
           our
           Profession
           ;
           
             By
             this
             shall
             all
             men
             know
             ,
             that
             ye
             are
             my
             Disciples
             ,
             if
             ye
             love
             one
             another
             .
          
           This
           turns
           the
           Christian
           Church
           into
           a
           School
           of
           wrangling
           Disputes
           ,
           and
           makes
           men
           more
           concerned
           what
           they
           believe
           ,
           than
           how
           they
           live
           ;
           this
           gives
           great
           offence
           to
           the
           World
           ,
           representing
           the
           Christian
           Faith
           as
           very
           doubtful
           and
           uncertain
           ,
           and
           Christianity
           it self
           as
           
           a
           great
           Disturber
           of
           the
           Peace
           of
           Mankind
           ;
           this
           overthrows
           all
           Government
           and
           Discipline
           in
           the
           Church
           ,
           and
           makes
           its
           Censures
           despised
           and
           scorned
           ,
           when
           the
           most
           profligate
           Sinners
           can
           shelter
           themselves
           in
           a
           Schism
           ,
           and
           palliate
           or
           expiate
           their
           other
           Crimes
           by
           a
           factious
           Zeal
           ;
           and
           therefore
           ,
           if
           ever
           we
           desire
           to
           see
           Christianity
           flourish
           ,
           we
           must
           Pray
           heartily
           for
           Peace
           and
           Unity
           among
           Christians
           .
        
         
           But
           that
           we
           may
           the
           better
           understand
           what
           we
           are
           to
           Pray
           for
           ,
           let
           us
           briefly
           inquire
           wherein
           the
           Unity
           of
           the
           Church
           consists
           ;
           and
           that
           is
           ,
           in
           the
           Unity
           of
           Faith
           ,
           the
           Unity
           of
           Communion
           ,
           and
           the
           Unity
           of
           Love
           and
           Charity
           .
        
         
           1st
           ,
           Unity
           of
           Faith
           :
           Whereby
           I
           do
           not
           understand
           ,
           that
           all
           Christians
           must
           agree
           in
           all
           the
           Opinions
           and
           Speculations
           of
           Religion
           ;
           it
           would
           be
           well
           if
           it
           could
           be
           so
           ,
           but
           this
           can
           never
           be
           ,
           while
           men
           have
           such
           different
           Understandings
           and
           Abilities
           ,
           such
           different
           Skill
           and
           Opportunities
           of
           inquiry
           ;
           but
           the
           Unity
           of
           Faith
           is
           secured
           by
           an
           Agreement
           in
           all
           the
           Fundamental
           Articles
           of
           Re●●●ion
           ,
           though
           a
           little
           varied
           in
           some
           nicer
           
           Speculations
           ,
           which
           are
           like
           the
           different
           features
           in
           mens
           faces
           ,
           which
           distinguish
           them
           from
           one
           another
           ,
           but
           do
           not
           alter
           the
           Humane
           shape
           :
           and
           this
           is
           the
           difference
           between
           the
           Disputes
           which
           divide
           Papists
           and
           Protestants
           ,
           and
           the
           Disputes
           of
           Protestants
           among
           themselves
           :
           The
           first
           subvert
           the
           Foundations
           of
           Christian
           Faith
           and
           Worship
           ,
           and
           therefore
           these
           Differences
           can
           never
           be
           Accommodated
           and
           Reconciled
           ;
           they
           will
           not
           part
           with
           their
           Errours
           ,
           and
           we
           must
           not
           embrace
           them
           ,
           if
           we
           love
           our
           Souls
           ,
           for
           as
           dear
           a
           thing
           as
           Peace
           is
           ,
           we
           must
           not
           part
           with
           Truth
           for
           Peace
           .
           But
           now
           the
           Disputes
           among
           all
           that
           are
           allowed
           to
           be
           Protestants
           ,
           whatever
           mistakes
           there
           may
           be
           on
           any
           side
           ,
           do
           not
           overthrow
           any
           necessary
           Article
           of
           the
           Christian
           Faith
           ;
           and
           therefore
           the
           Unity
           of
           the
           Faith
           may
           be
           secured
           amidst
           all
           these
           Disputes
           .
           Some
           of
           these
           Disputes
           are
           only
           inconvenient
           Modes
           of
           speaking
           ,
           and
           the
           difference
           is
           only
           in
           Words
           ,
           when
           both
           Parties
           really
           mean
           the
           same
           thing
           ;
           which
           ,
           I
           believe
           ,
           if
           all
           Heat
           and
           Passion
           were
           laid
           aside
           ,
           would
           in
           a
           great
           measure
           appear
           to
           be
           
           the
           true
           State
           of
           that
           Protestant
           Controversie
           ,
           about
           Justification
           by
           Faith
           alone
           .
           Others
           are
           meer
           Philosophical
           Disputes
           ,
           in
           which
           the
           Christian
           Faith
           is
           not
           peculiarly
           concerned
           ,
           for
           they
           have
           been
           ,
           and
           are
           disputed
           in
           all
           Religions
           ;
           such
           as
           the
           Controversie
           about
           God's
           Eternal
           Decrees
           ,
           and
           the
           Power
           and
           Efficacy
           of
           Nature
           and
           Grace
           ;
           which
           is
           only
           a
           reviving
           of
           that
           old
           Philosophical
           Dispute
           about
           Necessity
           and
           Fate
           ,
           and
           God's
           concourse
           with
           second
           Causes
           to
           produce
           their
           Effects
           .
           And
           thus
           it
           is
           in
           some
           other
           Cases
           ;
           now
           methinks
           such
           Disputes
           as
           these
           ,
           which
           do
           not
           properly
           belong
           to
           the
           Christian
           Faith
           ,
           should
           not
           divide
           the
           Christian
           Church
           :
           let
           men
           dispute
           about
           them
           as
           Philosophers
           ,
           but
           as
           Christians
           ,
           let
           it
           suffice
           them
           to
           believe
           what
           Christ
           and
           his
           Apostles
           have
           plainly
           taught
           us
           ;
           that
           is
           enough
           to
           carry
           us
           to
           Heaven
           ;
           and
           methinks
           it
           should
           be
           enough
           to
           make
           us
           agree
           in
           the
           Way
           thither
           .
        
         
           As
           to
           Explain
           this
           more
           particularly
           ,
           but
           very
           briefly
           :
           There
           is
           no
           good
           Protestant
           but
           will
           confess
           ,
           That
           we
           are
           Justified
           only
           by
           the
           Merits
           of
           CHRIST's
           Death
           and
           
           Sacrifice
           ,
           as
           the
           only
           Expiation
           and
           Atonement
           for
           our
           sins
           :
           that
           no
           works
           of
           Righteousness
           which
           we
           can
           do
           ,
           can
           make
           satisfaction
           to
           God
           for
           our
           sins
           ,
           nor
           merit
           Eternal
           Life
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           gift
           of
           God
           :
           that
           Christ
           is
           our
           only
           Saviour
           ,
           and
           that
           he
           is
           the
           Saviour
           only
           of
           his
           Body
           or
           Church
           :
           that
           we
           are
           incorporated
           into
           the
           Body
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           put
           into
           a
           state
           of
           Justification
           by
           Faith
           and
           the
           Christian
           Sacraments
           :
           that
           no
           impenitent
           unreformed
           sinner
           ,
           though
           he
           do
           profess
           to
           believe
           in
           Christ
           ,
           and
           be
           baptized
           ,
           shall
           be
           saved
           by
           Him
           ;
           and
           therefore
           though
           Repentance
           and
           a
           holy
           life
           do
           not
           merit
           the
           pardon
           of
           sin
           ,
           nor
           eternal
           Rewards
           ,
           yet
           they
           are
           necessarily
           required
           in
           all
           those
           ,
           who
           shall
           be
           forgiven
           and
           saved
           by
           Christ.
           This
           I
           say
           ,
           all
           good
           Protestants
           agree
           in
           ,
           and
           all
           this
           is
           plainly
           taught
           in
           Scripture
           ;
           and
           whoever
           believes
           this
           ,
           and
           practises
           accordingly
           ,
           shall
           certainly
           be
           saved
           :
           and
           what
           need
           is
           there
           then
           of
           reducing
           all
           this
           into
           artificial
           Schemes
           ,
           wherein
           Mens
           Fancies
           and
           Conceits
           differ
           ?
           What
           necessity
           is
           there
           of
           disputing
           what
           the
           Office
           of
           Faith
           ,
           or
           what
           the
           Efficacy
           of
           Works
           is
           in
           our
           Justification
           ,
           when
           
           we
           all
           agree
           ,
           that
           we
           are
           saved
           only
           by
           the
           Mercy
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           Merits
           of
           Christ
           through
           Faith
           in
           his
           Bloud
           ,
           and
           the
           Exercise
           of
           Repentance
           and
           a
           holy
           Life
           :
           to
           understand
           the
           reason
           and
           order
           of
           things
           ,
           conduces
           much
           to
           the
           beauty
           and
           perfection
           of
           Christian
           Knowledge
           ;
           but
           Men
           may
           be
           saved
           ,
           and
           the
           Peace
           of
           the
           Church
           better
           secured
           ,
           without
           such
           particular
           Determinations
           .
        
         
           Thus
           all
           good
           Protestants
           agree
           ,
           that
           all
           God's
           Works
           are
           known
           to
           him
           from
           the
           foundation
           of
           the
           World
           ;
           that
           Christ
           is
           
             the
             Lamb
             slain
             from
             the
             foundation
             of
             the
             world
             :
          
           that
           
             God
             knows
             who
             are
             his
          
           ,
           and
           always
           did
           so
           :
           that
           
             we
             are
             predestinated
             to
             the
             adoption
             of
             children
             by
             Jesus
             Christ
             to
             himself
             ,
             according
             to
             the
             good
             pleasure
             of
             his
             will
             ,
             to
             the
             praise
             of
             the
             glory
             of
             his
             grace
             ,
             wherein
             he
             hath
             made
             us
             accepted
             in
             the
             beloved
             :
             that
             we
             are
             predestinated
             according
             to
             the
             purpose
             of
             him
             ,
             who
             worketh
             all
             things
             according
             to
             the
             counsel
             of
             his
             own
             will
             ,
          
           1
           Ephes.
           5
           ,
           6
           ,
           11.
           that
           when
           God
           comes
           to
           judge
           the
           World
           ,
           he
           will
           appear
           infinitely
           just
           ,
           and
           good
           ,
           and
           merciful
           :
           that
           bad
           men
           shall
           have
           no
           reason
           to
           complain
           
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           that
           good
           men
           shall
           have
           nothing
           to
           arrogate
           to
           themselves
           .
           This
           secures
           the
           glory
           of
           God
           ,
           of
           his
           wisdom
           ,
           goodness
           ,
           justice
           ,
           power
           ,
           and
           soveraignity
           ,
           and
           what
           need
           is
           there
           to
           inquire
           any
           farther
           into
           the
           divine
           Decrees
           ,
           than
           the
           Scripture
           has
           revealed
           ;
           in
           the
           particular
           explication
           of
           which
           ,
           when
           men
           follow
           their
           own
           fancies
           ,
           they
           vastly
           differ
           from
           each
           other
           ,
           to
           the
           great
           disturbance
           of
           the
           peace
           of
           the
           Church
           .
           We
           are
           assured
           by
           plain
           testimonies
           of
           Scripture
           ,
           that
           God
           desires
           not
           the
           death
           of
           a
           sinner
           ,
           but
           rather
           that
           he
           should
           return
           and
           live
           :
           that
           our
           destruction
           is
           of
           our selves
           :
           that
           all
           the
           good
           we
           do
           ,
           is
           wholly
           owing
           to
           the
           grace
           of
           God
           ,
           
             who
             worketh
             in
             us
             both
             to
             will
             and
             to
             do
             of
             his
             own
             good
             pleasure
             :
          
           that
           all
           the
           evil
           we
           do
           ,
           is
           owing
           to
           our selves
           ;
           that
           
             every
             man
             is
             tempted
             ,
             when
             he
             is
             drawn
             away
             of
             his
             own
             lust
             and
             inticed
             ,
             then
             when
             lust
             hath
             conceived
             ,
             it
             bringeth
             forth
             sin
             ;
             and
             sin
             ,
             when
             it
             is
             finished
             ,
             bringeth
             forth
             death
             .
          
           This
           we
           all
           agree
           in
           ,
           and
           this
           attributes
           the
           glory
           of
           all
           the
           good
           we
           do
           to
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           shame
           of
           all
           the
           evil
           we
           do
           to
           our selves
           ;
           this
           encourages
           us
           to
           do
           good
           
           in
           a
           confident
           assurance
           of
           the
           Divine
           Grace
           ,
           and
           teaches
           bad
           men
           ,
           that
           they
           must
           not
           think
           to
           excuse
           their
           wickedness
           by
           charging
           it
           on
           God
           :
           and
           this
           is
           all
           that
           is
           necessary
           for
           us
           to
           know
           ,
           because
           it
           is
           all
           that
           is
           needful
           to
           the
           purposes
           of
           Religion
           ,
           and
           a
           holy
           life
           .
        
         
           But
           when
           men
           frame
           this
           into
           Philosophical
           Hypotheses
           ,
           they
           then
           divide
           as
           far
           from
           each
           other
           ,
           as
           East
           and
           West
           ;
           and
           all
           the
           attempts
           of
           reconciling
           them
           is
           vain
           and
           fruitless
           ,
           for
           there
           is
           no
           Medium
           to
           unite
           in
           .
           The
           only
           way
           to
           Peace
           ,
           is
           to
           silence
           all
           these
           Disputes
           ,
           as
           matters
           which
           Mankind
           will
           never
           agree
           about
           ,
           and
           wherein
           Religion
           is
           no
           more
           concerned
           ,
           than
           the
           government
           of
           Kingdoms
           or
           States
           ,
           and
           on
           which
           the
           salvation
           of
           our
           Souls
           no
           more
           depends
           ,
           than
           the
           conduct
           of
           our
           secular
           affairs
           ,
           or
           the
           preservation
           of
           this
           mortal
           life
           :
           for
           the
           dispute
           about
           Decrees
           ,
           Predestination
           ,
           God's
           power
           over
           our
           Wills
           ,
           how
           God
           and
           Creatures
           produce
           the
           same
           effect
           ,
           what
           belongs
           to
           God
           ,
           and
           what
           belongs
           to
           the
           Creature
           in
           every
           action
           ,
           
             (
             since
             in
             him
             we
             live
             and
             move
             )
          
           concerns
           every
           thing
           else
           as
           well
           as
           Religion
           ;
           
           and
           yet
           in
           all
           other
           cases
           ,
           men
           let
           Philosophers
           dispute
           these
           points
           ,
           and
           quietly
           go
           about
           their
           business
           ,
           and
           do
           what
           is
           fit
           to
           be
           done
           ,
           as
           if
           there
           were
           no
           Controversie
           about
           these
           matters
           ;
           and
           I
           cannot
           imagine
           why
           they
           should
           not
           do
           so
           in
           Religion
           too
           :
           Believe
           what
           is
           plainly
           taught
           ,
           and
           do
           what
           is
           commanded
           ,
           use
           the
           greatest
           wisdom
           ,
           and
           our
           utmost
           diligence
           in
           doing
           good
           ,
           and
           depend
           upon
           the
           succours
           of
           the
           Divine
           Grace
           ,
           and
           leave
           these
           Disputes
           to
           be
           decided
           at
           the
           Day
           of
           Judgment
           ,
           and
           that
           will
           decide
           them
           all
           .
           By
           this
           means
           I
           am
           sure
           most
           of
           the
           Disputes
           among
           Protestants
           ,
           which
           have
           given
           the
           greatest
           Disturbance
           to
           the
           Church
           ,
           would
           be
           for
           ever
           silenced
           ,
           and
           Christian
           Religion
           would
           not
           be
           clogged
           ,
           nor
           reproached
           with
           such
           Philosophical
           Controversies
           .
        
         
           2ly
           ,
           The
           Unity
           of
           Communion
           :
           and
           that
           consists
           in
           our
           worshipping
           God
           together
           :
           when
           we
           resort
           to
           the
           same
           Church
           to
           offer
           up
           our
           united
           Prayers
           and
           Thanksgivings
           to
           God
           ,
           and
           to
           partake
           of
           that
           holy
           Supper
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           Sacrament
           and
           Symbol
           of
           our
           Union
           to
           Christ
           ,
           and
           to
           each
           other
           :
           
           and
           this
           indeed
           is
           true
           Church-Unity
           ,
           and
           it
           is
           greatly
           to
           be
           lamented
           ,
           that
           men
           who
           profess
           the
           same
           Faith
           ,
           and
           agree
           in
           all
           the
           Essentials
           of
           Worship
           ,
           should
           divide
           Communion
           ,
           and
           refuse
           to
           Pray
           together
           ,
           and
           to
           Feast
           at
           the
           same
           holy
           Table
           of
           our
           Lord.
           We
           cannot
           indeed
           Communicate
           with
           the
           Church
           of
           Rome
           ,
           because
           they
           have
           corrupted
           the
           very
           Essentials
           of
           Christian
           Worship
           .
           Most
           men
           do
           not
           understand
           their
           Prayers
           ,
           and
           therefore
           cannot
           joyn
           in
           Prayer
           with
           them
           :
           they
           worship
           Images
           and
           Pictures
           ,
           which
           is
           expresly
           forbidden
           by
           the
           second
           Commandment
           .
           Instead
           of
           praying
           to
           God
           in
           the
           Name
           of
           our
           only
           Mediator
           and
           Advocate
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           they
           have
           joyned
           other
           Intercessors
           with
           him
           ;
           pray
           to
           Saints
           and
           Angels
           ,
           and
           the
           Virgin
           Mary
           ,
           to
           pray
           for
           them
           ,
           and
           help
           them
           .
           They
           worship
           the
           Host
           ,
           which
           we
           believe
           to
           be
           nothing
           but
           Bread
           and
           Wine
           as
           to
           the
           substance
           ,
           and
           therefore
           no
           Object
           of
           Worship
           ,
           and
           turn
           the
           Sacramental
           Feast
           of
           Christ's
           Body
           and
           Bloud
           into
           a
           propitiatory
           Sacrifice
           for
           the
           Living
           and
           the
           Dead
           .
           Such
           a
           Worship
           as
           this
           we
           dare
           not
           joyn
           in
           ,
           because
           it
           is
           Sinful
           
           and
           Idolatrous
           .
           But
           the
           case
           is
           quite
           different
           among
           Protestants
           ;
           they
           pray
           to
           the
           same
           God
           ,
           in
           the
           only
           Name
           of
           the
           same
           Lord
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           put
           up
           the
           same
           Petitions
           ,
           offer
           the
           same
           Thanksgivings
           and
           Praises
           ,
           observe
           the
           same
           Divine
           Institutions
           ,
           without
           any
           essential
           change
           and
           alteration
           ,
           and
           yet
           cannot
           worship
           God
           together
           ;
           as
           if
           it
           were
           an
           impious
           thing
           to
           put
           up
           the
           same
           Prayers
           ,
           and
           to
           offer
           the
           same
           Praises
           to
           God
           in
           a
           pious
           ,
           and
           grave
           ,
           and
           well-composed
           Form
           of
           Words
           ,
           which
           others
           do
           ,
           it
           may
           be
           not
           so
           well
           and
           decently
           ,
           in
           their
           conceived
           Prayers
           ;
           as
           if
           the
           Devotion
           of
           the
           Communicant
           in
           receiving
           so
           inestimable
           a
           Blessing
           as
           the
           Sacramental
           Body
           and
           Bloud
           of
           Christ
           upon
           his
           knees
           ,
           were
           a
           prophanation
           of
           that
           Holy
           Feast
           ;
           as
           if
           a
           white
           Linnen-Garment
           ,
           which
           never
           underwent
           any
           Religious
           Conjurations
           ,
           and
           is
           used
           only
           as
           a
           decent
           Habit
           ,
           without
           any
           opinion
           of
           its
           Vertue
           or
           Sanctity
           ,
           were
           a
           just
           reason
           to
           drive
           men
           out
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           from
           the
           Christian
           Communion
           of
           Prayers
           and
           Sacraments
           .
           These
           would
           be
           surprizing
           stories
           to
           any
           Christians
           in
           the
           
           World
           ,
           who
           had
           never
           heard
           before
           of
           such
           Disputes
           among
           us
           .
        
         
           Pray
           give
           me
           leave
           to
           speak
           my
           mind
           freely
           upon
           this
           occasion
           .
           Upon
           the
           best
           and
           most
           impartial
           Inquiries
           and
           Observations
           I
           can
           make
           ,
           I
           do
           in
           my
           Conscience
           believe
           the
           Church
           of
           England
           to
           be
           the
           most
           Apostolical
           and
           best
           Reformed
           Church
           in
           the
           World
           :
           I
           see
           no
           reason
           from
           the
           nature
           of
           things
           to
           make
           any
           material
           Alterations
           in
           her
           Doctrine
           ,
           or
           Worship
           ;
           and
           therefore
           ,
           I
           confess
           ,
           it
           has
           given
           me
           very
           just
           Resentments
           to
           hear
           our
           Church
           charged
           with
           such
           unjust
           Imputations
           of
           Popery
           ,
           Superstition
           ,
           Idolatry
           ,
           Will-worship
           ,
           and
           what
           not
           ,
           and
           to
           see
           a
           blind
           and
           furious
           Zeal
           ready
           to
           raze
           up
           the
           very
           Foundations
           of
           it
           .
           It
           has
           often
           grieved
           me
           to
           see
           such
           a
           Church
           as
           this
           rent
           and
           torn
           by
           Schisms
           ,
           which
           a
           man
           of
           ordinary
           prudence
           might
           easily
           foresee
           ,
           would
           give
           great
           advantage
           to
           the
           common
           Enemy
           of
           the
           Protestant
           Faith.
           This
           and
           the
           care
           of
           mens
           Souls
           ,
           and
           of
           their
           temporal
           Fortunes
           too
           ,
           moved
           several
           Divines
           of
           this
           Church
           ,
           when
           the
           Government
           thought
           fit
           to
           re-enforce
           the
           
           Laws
           of
           Uniformity
           ,
           to
           examine
           and
           answer
           all
           the
           Arguments
           of
           our
           Dissenting
           Brethren
           ,
           which
           they
           performed
           with
           that
           good
           Temper
           ,
           with
           that
           perswasiveness
           and
           strength
           of
           Argument
           ,
           as
           will
           be
           a
           Vindication
           of
           our
           Church
           to
           future
           Ages
           ;
           and
           I
           wish
           it
           may
           upon
           second
           thoughts
           ,
           have
           yet
           a
           better
           effect
           upon
           those
           ,
           who
           were
           not
           then
           perswaded
           :
           and
           this
           ,
           I
           suppose
           ,
           will
           not
           be
           called
           Persecution
           ,
           much
           less
           can
           the
           many
           kind
           Offices
           they
           did
           in
           keeping
           off
           Ecclesiastical
           Censures
           be
           called
           a
           Persecution
           .
        
         
           And
           yet
           after
           all
           ,
           when
           it
           is
           so
           apparent
           ,
           that
           Prejudices
           are
           grown
           as
           obstinate
           as
           they
           are
           unreasonable
           ,
           when
           not
           the
           reason
           of
           the
           thing
           ,
           but
           the
           weakness
           of
           some
           ,
           and
           the
           ill
           designs
           of
           others
           ,
           require
           some
           compliance
           and
           condescension
           ,
           we
           have
           reason
           to
           hope
           ,
           that
           the
           
             CHVRCH
             of
             ENGLAND
          
           ,
           which
           at
           the
           beginning
           of
           the
           Reformation
           took
           such
           prudent
           Care
           not
           to
           offend
           the
           Papist
           by
           going
           farther
           from
           them
           ,
           than
           was
           necessary
           ,
           will
           ,
           whenever
           it
           is
           likely
           to
           do
           good
           ,
           condescend
           a
           great
           deal
           farther
           ,
           than
           it
           is
           necessary
           
           to
           Reform
           ,
           to
           meet
           the
           Dissenter
           ;
           for
           while
           the
           external
           Decencie
           ,
           Gravity
           ,
           and
           Solemnity
           of
           Worship
           is
           secured
           ,
           no
           wise
           and
           good
           Man
           will
           think
           much
           to
           change
           a
           changeable
           Ceremony
           ,
           when
           it
           will
           heal
           the
           Breaches
           and
           Divisions
           of
           the
           Church
           :
           and
           let
           us
           all
           heartily
           Pray
           to
           GOD
           ,
           that
           there
           may
           be
           this
           good
           and
           peaceable
           Disposition
           of
           Mind
           in
           all
           Conformists
           and
           Non-conformists
           ,
           towards
           a
           happy
           Re-union
           ;
           and
           all
           considering
           Men
           will
           think
           it
           time
           to
           lay
           aside
           such
           little
           Disputes
           ,
           when
           it
           is
           not
           meerly
           the
           
             Church
             of
             England
          
           ,
           nor
           any
           particular
           
             Sect
             of
             Protestants
          
           ,
           whose
           Ruin
           is
           aimed
           at
           ,
           but
           the
           whole
           
             Protestant
             FAITH
          
           .
        
         
           3ly
           ,
           Another
           kind
           of
           Unity
           is
           ,
           Love
           and
           Charity
           ,
           and
           a
           mutual
           Forbearance
           .
           This
           ,
           I
           confess
           ,
           is
           a
           very
           difficult
           thing
           ,
           when
           the
           Dispute
           runs
           so
           high
           as
           to
           divide
           Christian
           Communion
           ;
           for
           it
           seems
           in
           effect
           to
           declare
           Men
           to
           be
           Heathens
           and
           Publicans
           ,
           when
           we
           refuse
           to
           Worship
           GOD
           with
           them
           :
           and
           few
           Men
           can
           bear
           this
           ,
           when
           so
           dear
           an
           Interest
           is
           concerned
           ,
           as
           the
           Salvation
           of
           their
           Souls
           .
           And
           the
           truth
           is
           ,
           that
           
           Forbearance
           St.
           Paul
           so
           often
           mentions
           ,
           was
           to
           preserve
           Men
           of
           different
           attainments
           ,
           and
           different
           apprehensions
           ,
           in
           the
           Unity
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           not
           to
           countenance
           their
           Schisms
           and
           Separations
           .
        
         
           But
           yet
           ,
           since
           we
           are
           fallen
           into
           such
           unhappy
           Circumstances
           ,
           that
           a
           great
           many
           Men
           ,
           whom
           we
           have
           reason
           to
           hope
           ,
           are
           in
           other
           respects
           very
           good
           Christians
           ,
           and
           such
           as
           our
           common
           Saviour
           will
           receive
           with
           all
           their
           Infirmities
           ,
           are
           involved
           in
           a
           Schism
           ,
           let
           us
           still
           treat
           them
           as
           Christian
           Brethren
           ,
           pay
           all
           that
           Kindness
           and
           Respect
           to
           them
           ,
           which
           is
           due
           to
           the
           Members
           of
           Christ
           ,
           to
           the
           Children
           of
           the
           same
           Father
           ,
           and
           the
           Heirs
           of
           the
           same
           Promises
           .
        
         
           The
           good
           Order
           and
           Government
           ,
           and
           the
           wholsom
           Laws
           and
           Constitutions
           of
           a
           Church
           ,
           trust
           not
           be
           presently
           Sacrificed
           to
           the
           Scruples
           of
           every
           good
           ,
           but
           it
           may
           be
           ig●●●●●●
           and
           indiscreet
           Christian
           ;
           but
           yet
           in
           〈◊〉
           Treatment
           of
           them
           ,
           we
           must
           consider
           ●●ether
           we
           have
           not
           reason
           to
           think
           ,
           that
           Christ
           will
           own
           them
           with
           all
           their
           Fa
           〈…〉
           and
           if
           we
           have
           reason
           to
           believe
           ,
           that
           Christ
           will
           own
           them
           ,
           we
           ought
           also
           
           to
           own
           them
           ,
           and
           pay
           such
           Kindness
           to
           them
           as
           is
           due
           to
           all
           sincere
           Christians
           ,
           though
           under
           some
           Mistakes
           .
        
         
           Now
           I
           am
           very
           confident
           ,
           after
           all
           the
           Heats
           that
           have
           been
           between
           the
           
             Church
             of
             England
          
           and
           Dissenters
           ,
           neither
           of
           them
           will
           Damn
           each
           other
           upon
           account
           of
           such
           Differences
           as
           are
           between
           them
           :
           no
           Church-of-England-man
           will
           say
           ,
           That
           to
           Pray
           Extempore
           ,
           to
           Baptize
           without
           the
           Sign
           of
           the
           Cross
           ,
           to
           Officiate
           without
           a
           Surplice
           ,
           to
           Receive
           the
           Sacrament
           Sitting
           ,
           are
           damning
           Sins
           ;
           and
           I
           believe
           there
           are
           very
           few
           ,
           if
           any
           of
           our
           Dissenters
           ,
           that
           will
           say
           ,
           That
           the
           contrary
           Practise
           is
           Damning
           ;
           and
           then
           there
           may
           be
           good
           Christians
           on
           both
           sides
           ;
           and
           those
           who
           are
           so
           ,
           ought
           to
           love
           one
           another
           ,
           as
           Members
           of
           the
           same
           Body
           of
           CHRIST
           ,
           though
           divided
           in
           their
           external
           Communion
           ,
           by
           some
           unhappy
           Differences
           .
        
         
           Schism
           indeed
           we
           do
           say
           ,
           is
           a
           damning
           Sin
           ;
           but
           there
           may
           be
           Divisions
           where
           there
           is
           not
           always
           the
           guilt
           and
           formality
           of
           Schism
           ;
           and
           we
           hope
           this
           is
           the
           Case
           of
           all
           good
           Men
           ,
           who
           separate
           from
           the
           
           Church
           ,
           through
           some
           invincible
           Prejudices
           and
           Prepossessions
           .
        
         
           This
           shews
           what
           great
           reason
           we
           have
           to
           love
           one
           another
           ,
           notwithstanding
           such
           dividing
           Disputes
           ;
           but
           if
           we
           would
           practise
           this
           true
           Christian
           Charity
           ,
           we
           must
           take
           care
           ,
           that
           these
           Differences
           do
           not
           grow
           up
           into
           personal
           Hatreds
           and
           Animosities
           .
           Mens
           Opinions
           and
           Practices
           may
           differ
           ,
           and
           while
           they
           dispute
           fairly
           ,
           they
           may
           be
           Friends
           still
           ;
           but
           when
           Self-love
           ,
           Honour
           ,
           Reputation
           ,
           and
           Interest
           ,
           is
           engaged
           in
           the
           Quarrel
           ,
           this
           makes
           the
           Enmity
           mortal
           ,
           and
           they
           must
           Ruin
           one
           another
           ,
           though
           they
           both
           fall
           together
           .
           This
           I
           am
           sure
           is
           not
           the
           Zeal
           which
           descends
           from
           above
           ,
           which
           is
           pure
           and
           peaceable
           ,
           gentle
           and
           easie
           to
           be
           entreated
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           Peace
           of
           the
           Church
           signifies
           its
           Preservation
           from
           the
           Oppression
           and
           Persecution
           of
           its
           Enemies
           :
           For
           the
           Church
           never
           wants
           Enemies
           ,
           though
           their
           Power
           be
           not
           always
           equal
           ;
           and
           this
           ,
           I
           presume
           ,
           I
           need
           not
           perswade
           you
           to
           Pray
           for
           ,
           for
           you
           are
           all
           sensible
           what
           an
           advantage
           
           this
           is
           .
           There
           is
           none
           of
           you
           would
           choose
           Racks
           and
           Tortures
           ,
           a
           Gibbet
           or
           a
           Stake
           ,
           these
           are
           greivous
           things
           to
           Flesh
           and
           Bloud
           ,
           the
           very
           thoughts
           of
           which
           make
           us
           tremble
           :
           though
           immortal
           Life
           ,
           and
           the
           Joys
           and
           Pleasures
           of
           GOD's
           Presence
           ,
           are
           an
           abundant
           Recompence
           for
           the
           loss
           of
           this
           present
           Life
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           Sufferings
           of
           this
           World
           ;
           yet
           it
           is
           a
           very
           difficult
           Tryal
           ,
           even
           to
           the
           best
           Men
           ,
           who
           ,
           when
           they
           see
           it
           a
           coming
           ,
           cannot
           but
           Pray
           with
           the
           importunity
           of
           an
           Agony
           ,
           as
           our
           SAVIOUR
           did
           ,
           
             Lord
             ,
             let
             this
             Cup
             pass
             from
             me
             .
          
           Though
           good
           Men
           prefer
           their
           future
           Hopes
           before
           all
           present
           Things
           ,
           yet
           their
           Life
           ,
           their
           Ease
           ,
           their
           Liberties
           ,
           their
           Estates
           ,
           are
           valuable
           things
           too
           ,
           and
           all
           Men
           would
           be
           glad
           to
           get
           to
           Heaven
           without
           meeting
           with
           such
           a
           Storm
           by
           the
           way
           .
        
         
           Especially
           if
           it
           be
           such
           a
           Storm
           as
           threatens
           the
           very
           Ruin
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           true
           Religion
           ,
           to
           subvert
           the
           Faith
           of
           many
           professed
           Christians
           ,
           to
           entail
           Ignorance
           ,
           Infidelity
           ,
           or
           monstrous
           Errours
           
           on
           our
           Posterity
           ;
           in
           such
           a
           case
           the
           love
           of
           our
           Religion
           ,
           of
           our
           Country
           ,
           of
           our
           Posterity
           will
           make
           us
           raise
           our
           Hearts
           and
           our
           Voices
           to
           Heaven
           ,
           in
           our
           fervent
           and
           passionate
           Prayers
           
             for
             the
             Peace
             of
             Jerusalem
          
           .
           And
           if
           we
           do
           heartily
           
             Pray
             for
             the
             Peace
             of
             Jerusalem
             ,
          
           methinks
           we
           should
           not
           Sacrifice
           our
           Religion
           to
           private
           Animosities
           :
           GOD
           forbid
           ,
           were
           it
           in
           my
           power
           ,
           and
           had
           I
           never
           so
           little
           kindness
           for
           Dissenters
           ,
           that
           I
           should
           ever
           embrace
           any
           Proposals
           which
           would
           Ruin
           all
           the
           Dissenters
           in
           England
           ,
           and
           the
           Protestant
           Religion
           into
           the
           bargain
           ;
           and
           I
           doubt
           they
           are
           no
           Protestant
           Dissenters
           who
           would
           be
           contented
           to
           Ruin
           the
           
             CHVRCH
             of
             ENGLAND
          
           ,
           though
           they
           introduce
           Popery
           ,
           and
           set
           up
           the
           
             Church
             of
             Rome
          
           in
           its
           stead
           .
        
         
           Thus
           I
           have
           shewn
           you
           ,
           what
           that
           Peace
           is
           ,
           which
           we
           must
           Pray
           for
           ;
           and
           I
           need
           not
           add
           many
           words
           in
           the
           second
           place
           ,
           to
           shew
           you
           ,
           how
           necessary
           Prayer
           is
           to
           obtain
           these
           Blessings
           ;
           for
           not
           to
           insist
           now
           on
           those
           common
           Topicks
           ,
           of
           the
           Necessity
           
           of
           Prayer
           in
           general
           ,
           and
           its
           Power
           and
           Efficacy
           to
           obtain
           our
           Requests
           of
           GOD
           ,
           I
           shall
           desire
           you
           only
           to
           consider
           ,
           that
           this
           Peace
           is
           such
           a
           Blessing
           ,
           as
           none
           but
           GOD
           can
           bestow
           ,
           and
           therefore
           we
           ought
           to
           pray
           for
           it
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           As
           for
           Unity
           and
           Peace
           among
           our selves
           ,
           this
           Saint
           Paul
           expresly
           prays
           for
           ,
           15
           
             Rom.
             5
             ,
             6.
             
             Now
             the
             God
             of
             patience
             and
             consolation
             grant
             you
             to
             be
             like
             minded
             one
             towards
             another
             ,
             according
             to
             Christ
             Jesus
             ,
             that
             ye
             may
             with
             one
             mind
             and
             one
             mouth
             glorifie
             God
             ,
             even
             the
             Father
             of
             our
             Lord
             Jesus
             Christ
             :
          
           for
           it
           is
           God
           that
           maketh
           men
           to
           be
           of
           a
           mind
           .
           Whoever
           considers
           the
           unruly
           passions
           of
           men
           ,
           their
           different
           capacities
           and
           understandings
           ,
           and
           different
           interests
           ,
           will
           not
           wonder
           that
           the
           best
           Arguments
           ,
           and
           the
           most
           obliging
           Arts
           ,
           do
           not
           always
           prevail
           ;
           but
           God
           can
           still
           our
           passions
           ,
           enlighten
           our
           minds
           ,
           over-rule
           our
           interests
           ,
           remove
           our
           prejudices
           ,
           and
           unite
           and
           reconcile
           the
           most
           distant
           persons
           :
           and
           not
           to
           take
           notice
           now
           of
           that
           power
           he
           has
           over
           our
           Wills
           ,
           and
           his
           immediate
           applications
           
           to
           our
           Minds
           and
           Spirits
           ,
           he
           many
           times
           effects
           this
           by
           some
           external
           and
           visible
           Providences
           .
           The
           Jail
           and
           the
           Stake
           presently
           reconciled
           the
           Differences
           between
           those
           two
           excellent
           Bishops
           and
           Martyrs
           RIDLEY
           and
           HOOPER
           ,
           who
           before
           disputed
           fiercely
           about
           some
           Ceremonies
           ,
           as
           we
           have
           done
           ;
           and
           I
           pray
           God
           grant
           us
           so
           much
           Christian
           prudence
           and
           temper
           ,
           that
           we
           may
           not
           need
           such
           means
           to
           reconcile
           us
           :
           and
           we
           have
           great
           reason
           to
           hope
           this
           ,
           since
           the
           Divine
           Providence
           has
           in
           a
           great
           measure
           already
           removed
           the
           Prejudices
           on
           both
           sides
           ,
           and
           convinc'd
           us
           ,
           that
           we
           are
           not
           at
           such
           a
           distance
           from
           each
           other
           as
           our
           Enemies
           would
           have
           us
           ,
           and
           as
           it
           may
           be
           ,
           we
           thought
           our selves
           to
           be
           .
           Dissenters
           ,
           I
           hope
           ,
           are
           by
           this
           time
           very
           well
           satisfied
           ,
           that
           the
           Church
           of
           England
           has
           no
           inclination
           to
           Popery
           ,
           and
           we
           have
           reason
           to
           acknowledge
           ,
           that
           the
           Body
           of
           Dissenters
           (
           for
           some
           private
           Intriguers
           on
           either
           side
           do
           not
           deserve
           our
           notice
           ,
           nor
           to
           be
           thought
           on
           either
           side
           )
           have
           not
           such
           an
           irreconcileable
           Hatred
           to
           the
           
           Church
           of
           England
           ,
           as
           to
           sacrifice
           her
           to
           a
           Popish
           Interest
           ;
           and
           this
           bids
           fair
           for
           a
           good
           Understanding
           between
           us
           ,
           and
           let
           us
           pray
           to
           God
           to
           continue
           and
           perfect
           it
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           As
           for
           the
           Preservation
           of
           the
           Church
           from
           the
           Oppression
           and
           Persecution
           of
           her
           Enemies
           ,
           this
           is
           God's
           care
           too
           ,
           and
           many
           times
           nothing
           but
           an
           All-seeing
           ,
           Vigilant
           ,
           and
           Omnipotent
           Providence
           can
           secure
           her
           .
           Many
           times
           their
           Designs
           are
           laid
           deep
           and
           low
           ,
           full
           of
           Intrigue
           and
           Artifice
           ,
           unknown
           to
           all
           men
           but
           themselves
           ,
           as
           it
           was
           in
           the
           Gunpowder
           Treason
           ,
           when
           our
           King
           ,
           and
           Nobles
           ,
           and
           Senators
           ,
           were
           designed
           as
           a
           rich
           Sacrifice
           to
           a
           furious
           and
           Antichristian
           Zeal
           ;
           but
           when
           
             the
             wicked
             plotteth
             against
             the
             just
             ,
             and
             gnasheth
             on
             him
             with
             his
             teeth
             ,
             the
             Lord
             shall
             laugh
             at
             him
             ,
             for
             he
             seeth
             ,
             that
             his
             day
             is
             coming
             ,
          
           37
           Psal.
           12
           ,
           13.
           
        
         
           Let
           us
           then
           Pray
           heartily
           to
           God
           ,
           that
           he
           would
           reconcile
           our
           Differences
           and
           Divisions
           ,
           and
           restore
           Peace
           and
           Unity
           to
           his
           Church
           ,
           that
           he
           would
           defend
           us
           from
           all
           
           the
           Plots
           and
           Machinations
           of
           our
           Enemies
           ,
           that
           we
           being
           delivered
           
             from
             all
             Persecutions
             ,
             may
             ever
             more
             give
             thanks
             unto
             him
             in
             his
             Holy
             Church
             ,
             through
             Jesus
             Christ
             our
             Lord
          
           ;
           to
           whom
           ,
           with
           the
           Father
           and
           the
           Holy
           Ghost
           ,
           be
           Honour
           ,
           Glory
           ,
           and
           Power
           ,
           now
           and
           for
           ever
           .
           Amen
           .
        
         
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           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
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           o.
        
         
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           Nature
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           Idolatry
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           Bishop
           of
           
           Oxford's
           true
           and
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           Notion
           of
           Idolatry
           is
           Considered
           and
           Confuted
           .
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           o.
        
         
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           Protestant
           Resolv'd
           :
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           ,
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           Discourse
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           the
           Vnreasonableness
           of
           his
           Turning
           
             Roman
             Catholick
          
           for
           Salvation
           .
           
             Second
             Edition
          
           .
           8
           
           o.
        
         
           The
           Absolute
           Impossibility
           of
           Transubstantiation
           demonstrated
           .
           4
           
           o.
        
         
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           Vindication
           of
           some
           Protestant
           Principles
           of
           Church-Unity
           and
           Catholick-Communion
           ,
           from
           the
           Charge
           of
           Agreement
           with
           the
           Church
           of
           Rome
           .
           In
           Answer
           to
           a
           late
           Pamphlet
           ,
           Intituled
           ,
           
             An
             Agreement
             between
             the
             Church
             of
          
           England
           
             and
             the
             Church
             of
          
           Rome
           ,
           
             evinced
             from
             the
             Concertation
             of
             some
             of
             her
             Sons
             with
             their
             Brethren
             the
             Dissenters
             .
          
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           Edition
           .
        
         
           A
           Preservative
           against
           Popery
           ;
           being
           some
           Plain
           Directions
           to
           Unlearned
           Protestants
           ,
           how
           to
           Dispute
           with
           Romish
           Priests
           .
           The
           First
           Part.
           The
           Fifth
           Edition
           .
        
         
           The
           Second
           Part
           of
           the
           Preservative
           against
           Popery
           :
           shewing
           how
           contrary
           Popery
           is
           to
           the
           True
           Ends
           of
           the
           Christian
           Religion
           .
           Fitted
           for
           the
           Instruction
           of
           Unlearned
           Protestants
           .
           The
           Second
           Edition
           .
        
         
           A
           Vindication
           of
           
             Both
             Parts
          
           of
           the
           
             Preservative
             against
             Popery
          
           :
           In
           Answer
           to
           the
           Cavils
           of
           
             Lewis
             Sabran
          
           ,
           Jesuit
           ,
           4
           
           o.
        
         
           A
           Discourse
           concerning
           the
           Nature
           ,
           Unity
           and
           Communion
           of
           the
           Catholick
           Church
           :
           wherein
           most
           of
           the
           Controversies
           relating
           to
           the
           Church
           ,
           are
           briefly
           and
           plainly
           stated
           .
           The
           First
           Part.
           4
           
           o.
        
         
           These
           Five
           last
           by
           
             William
             Sherlock
          
           D.
           D.
           Master
           of
           the
           Temple
           .