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3 Such other Heretics as have kept the name of Christians, yet have spoiled the just honour of CHRIST. These differ from the other, and are not properly called Religions, but Opinions. Every Heresy though fundamental, makes not a religion: we say not the Religion of the Arians, Nestorians, Sabellians, Macedonians; but the Sect or Heresy. Not to discuss the propriety, no opinion challengeth the name of a Religion in our usual speech. Such were the Valentinian and Manichean heresies, that denied CHRISTS Humanity. The Arian and Samisetanian, that denied his Divinity. The Nestorian, that distracted him into two persons. Eutychian, that confounded the two natures. The Sabellian, that mind him with the Hypostasis of the Father. Donatus, that denied his kingdom, that is his Church to be perpetual and catholic. Pelagius, that denied him to be the Redeemer of little ones in baptism. Novatas, that denied his grace and mercy to sinners fallen. There were innumerable such whom the Lord with his fan hath cast out, purging his Floor from such damnable chaff. The same gracious hand purge it still; that all men may come with heart and tongue, to acknowledge one true God, and one blessed Saviour, Jesus Christ.

3 Such other Heretickes as have kept the name of Christians, yet have spoiled the just honour of CHRIST. These differ from the other, and are not properly called Religions, but Opinions. Every Heresie though fundamentall, makes not a religion: we say not the Religion of the Arrians, Nestorians, Sabellians, Macedonians; but the Sect or Heresie. Not to discusse the proprietie, no opinion chalengeth the name of a Religion in our usuall speech. Such were the Valentinian and Manichean heresies, that denyed CHRISTS Humanity. The Arrian and Samisetanian, that denyed his Divinity. The Nestorian, that distracted him into two persons. Eutychian, that confounded the two natures. The Sabellian, that mind him with the Hypostasis of the Father. Donatus, that denyed his kingdome, that is his Church to be perpetuall and catholicke. Pelagius, that denyed him to be the Redeemer of little ones in baptisme. Novatas, that denyed his grace and mercie to sinners fallen. There were innumerable such whom the Lord with his fanne hath cast out, purging his Floore from such damnable chaffe. The same gracious hand purge it still; that all men may come with heart and tongue, to acknowledge one true God, and one blessed Saviour, Iesus Christ.