The True Church of Christ, Shewed by Concurrent Testimonies of Scripture, and Primitive Tradition [By E. Hawarden] in Answer to a Book, [Ascr. to C. L (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1714 Excerpt: ...of Herefy, Superftition, or Idolatry, and Excommunicating one the other; the fame Faith, ver. 5? Are they One Body, ver. 4? Do they keep the Vnity of the Spirit in the Bond of Peace, ver. 3? Do they L 2 ipeak the Truth ii Love, and grow upinto ChriB their Head;from-whom the whole Body is fitly joind together, and compacted by that which every Joint fupplieth, to the Increafe of the whole in Love and Concord, ver 5,16? Which Concord makes the Church not only One (Cant. 6. ver. 9.) but %tt' tibiZ alio, as an Army with Banners r ver. 10. '... IL ' By Vmverfal Tradition. i. ic A Churchy fays Mr. L. p. 14, isaSocie J_ " ty Profejfmg fuch a Religion, be it "- or Falfe. Thus there is a Church of the Jews, of Heathens of Chrtfiians, and Mahometans, p. 'i 5, Tet there is no Chief Priest over all thele; but tl every Church, as a Nation, is Independent of each "other. And thus among the fever al Nations, and "Churches of the Heathens And thus, in our " way of fpeaking, when we fay, The Fathers of "the Church, or The Primitive Church, we mean not any Particular Church, Sf C. or Confin'd to a ny JQaifOiT. True, but we mean a Church I11 Communion only. For, does Mr. L. imagine, thatthe Greek and Latin Fathers, with thofe few that writ in other Languages (as ist. Archelaus Bifaopof Cafcar, and St. Ephrera Deacon of EdejfajnSyriaque)viere not in the fame Communion? Or that the Primitive Church was in Teparate Communions, of which St. Luke fays, A fc. '2. ver. 44. All that believed were together, wan am '4v7V and had all things Common and ver. 46. Continuing daily with one Accord (unanimoufly) in tht Te...