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and these words sects and sectaries are usually received in common speech. But because they are derived from the Latin tong, many simple people do not perfectly understand them. These words sects and sectaries, are derived from the word which signifieth to cut: as when an whole piece of wood is hewen or cut into divers parts: or when those which were first of one mind, do now disagree, and are divided into sundry opinions, so as almost every one hath a several opinion with him self: and so these parts being thus separated, are called sects: even as amongst the Philosophers were sundry sects, as of the Epicures, Stoics and Peripatetics, amongst whom each sect had his peculiar ⟨p. 26⟩or proper opinion. Yet notwithstā ding, the fathers do make some difference between these words heresy and schism, of which difference there is no need here to speak, saving only to note that every schism is not heresy. For when the Apostles began first to preach and build the church, that is to say, to bring a peculiar people both of the Jews and Gentiles unto Christ, and that they might seek all things in him, their Doctrine was called heresy, as plainly appeareth. Acts. 24. And because the Doctrine of the Apostles did differ much from the doctrine which heretofore had been taught amongst the Jews, they called it heresy, supposing it to be a defection or separation from that which they judged to be the true faith.

and these woords sectes and sectaries are vsually receyued in common spéeche. But bycause they are deriued from the Latine tong, many simple people doe not perfectly vnderstande them. These woords sectes and sectaries, are deriued from the woorde which signifieth to cut: as when an whole péece of wood is hewen or cut into diuers partes: or when those which were first of one minde, doe nowe disagrée, and are deuided into sundry opinions, so as almost euery one hath a seuerall opinion with him selfe: and so these partes being thus separated, are called sectes: euen as amongste the Philosophers were sundry sectes, as of the Epicures, Stoickes and Peripatetickes, amongst whome eche secte had his peculiar ⟨p. 26⟩or proper opinion. Yet notwithstā ding, the fathers doe make some difference betwéene these words heresie and schisme, of which difference there is no néede héer to speake, sauing only to note that euery schisme is not heresie. For when the Apostles begā first to preach and builde the churche, that is to say, to bring a peculiare people bothe of the Jewes and Gentiles vnto Christe, and that they might seeke al things in him, their Doctrine was called heresie, as plainly appeareth.