Select Works of William Dell - Softcover

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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. 1773. Excerpt: ... W A Y OF TRUE PEACE And UNITY In the true Church OF CHRIS T, In all humility and bowels of love presented to them. By WILLIAM DELL, One of the least and unworthiest of the Servants of God, in the Gospel of his dear Son. P S A L. CXX. 7. / am for peace; but when I speak, they are for roar. Utrum nos fchiftnatici fumus an vos, nee ego nee tu, 'sed Christus interrogetur ut indicet ecclesiarr) suatn, August, contr. liter. Petit. I. 2..c. 85. COMMONS Of ENGLAND Assembled In PARLIAMENT. AS you are busy about the peace of the kingdom, to settle and establish that upon a right and sure foundation; so God hath engaged my heart, to meditate the peace of the church. And though I have excluded your power from having a hand in this work, yet I have not in any measure wronged you, as you shall perceive, but rather endeavoured to preserve you from dashing yoarselyes against that Rock, against which, all the ignorant and unwise rulers and kingdoms of the world, both have and yet shall, dash themselves in pieces. It shall be your wisdom to be built vup, together with the church, on Christ; but it would be your confusion, to go about to build the church on yourselves and your power; seeing this building is too weighty for any foundation, but Christ himself. Your power will do well in the kingdoms of the world, but not in God's kingdom, which is Christ's inheritance, from the beginning to the end. You shall be happy to be subject in it, but none must be lord or law-giver here, but Christ himself. Let not the devil, who in these last times hath in many places translated the mystery of iniquity, from the ecclesiastical kingdom of the clergy, into the temporal kingdom of the magistrate, any longer keep it there;, seeing it will be as pernicious in this, as in that: for it will...

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