The Unity of the Church, and Expediency of Forms of Prayer, Illustrated in Two Treatises [The Necessity of Church-Unity, And, an Exposition on the ... Transl.] to Which Is Prefix'd a Large Preface - Softcover
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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1719. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... he se two Treatises of Unity and the Lord's-Prayer having been publish'd near twenty Tears since, upon a particular Occasion; I was desird to republisb the same at this Time, therefore I think my self obliged to say something by way of Introduction. The Author of them was the blessed Martyr St. Cyprian Bishop of Carthage, who lived about Two hundred and fifty Tears after Christ, and had the. Honour to lay down his Life, for the Truth of the. Christian Religion, under Decius a persecuting Emperor; and his Memory is i/ery dear to the Christian Churchy on Account of his excellent Works, whereby be has transmitted to Posterity a full Relation of the DoSirine and Discipline that prevailed in the Church in that Period of Time when he adorned the See of Carthage. The Reader will perceive by this excellent Discourse of Unity, the great danger of running after new Lights, and with what sharpness this good Man rebukes the Sin of Schism; In those early Times of Christianity, it was firmly believed that 4 a tbqfe those who kept.not within the Pale of the Christian Church, should have no Communion with the Saints; and to be shut out from the Assembly of Christians, Wm all one, as to be delivered over to Satan: For this Reason those Christians who had been fe unfortunate, as to fall into the Devil's Snares and the Censures of the Church, sought their Readmifston to Communion with "Tears and Groans, and-willingly submitted themselves to open Penance, That their Souls might be saved in the Day of the Lord. It must be confessed and lamented, that since tht Time wherein this Saint wrote, the Church has been miserably torn into SeEis and Parties, and if the small Divisions in comparison of ours) which arose in the Church os Carthage, wa rebuked with such sharpness by our Author, w...
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