Terms of peace
Is there any need, is there any possibility, of saying more. Let us only abide by this declaration, and all the contention about this or that particular phrase is torn up by the roots. Keep to this. All who are humbled, as repenting criminals, at Christ's feet, and rely, as devoted pensioners, on his merits, are in the way to a blessed immortality. And what room is there for dispute. Who denies this. Do we not all meet on this ground. What then shall we wrangle about. A man of peace here proposes terms of accommodation to all the contending parties. We desire no better. We accept the terms. We subscribe to them with heart and hand. Whoever refuses to do so, set a mark upon that man. He is an enemy of peace, a troubler of Israel (1 Kings 18:17), a disturber of the church of God.
1771 text
18. Is there any need, is there any possibility of saying more? Let us only abide by this declaration, and all the contention about this or that particular phrase is torn up by the roots. Keep to this: “All who are humbled as repenting criminals at Christ’s feet, and rely as devoted pensioners on his merits, are in the way to a blessed immortality:” and what room for dispute? Who denies this? Do we not all meet on this ground? What then shall we wrangle about? A man of peace here proposes terms of accommodation to all the contending parties. We desire no better. We accept of the terms. We subscribe to them with heart and hand. Whoever refuses so to do, set a mark upon that man! He is an enemy of peace, a troubler of Israel, a disturber of the church of God.