Obj. VVHere are those Spectacles you speake of, to be found in the Scripture, that I may put them on, to discerne the truth of the matter?
Ans. You may finde them, even before your nose, in the two verses, when you read the text, Mat. 18. 17. Tell it to the Church, &c. which sentence you so much wonder at, using it, as a meanes to amaze us, as the intricatenesse of the thing, as being impossi∣ble, that every triviall thing should be disputed on, by the reall body of the Church; when as the weight of every businesse, is* 1.1 taken off, before it come at the Church; for in case any diffe∣rence shall happen in the Church of Christ, which I hope wi••l be seldome, or never.
(Knowing that they be all members of one Body, Christ Jesus being the head;) as also in regard that the enemies of Christ and his Church, will take occasion thereby, to blaspheame, make∣ing it their chiefest joy to see the Professors of Christ at vari∣ence; in which respect I say, they ought to be very cautalous, either to give, or take, occasion of revenge, or offence, and that by the example of Abraham. Gen. 1••. 7, 8, &c. who when his, and Lots Herdsmen fell at varien••e, desired, that no such thing should be amongst them, for said ••e, W•• be brethren; yea rather then he would continue a difference, though he were more po∣tent in every respect, he gave the cho••••e of the Country to Lot; which president, I hope will be imitated by our Brethren, in any difference betwixt party, and party; as also concerning any