Catholic communion defended against both extremes, and unnecessary division confuted in five parts ...…Catholick communion defended against both extreams, and unnecessary division confuted in five parts ...…

A Survey of the Reply to Mr. Humphrey, and my Self; called A Vindication, &c. of Dr. Stillingfleet.

§ 1. Having lately read six or seven Casuists, that persuaded Men to Communion with the Parish Churches; I found in them many sober discourses, worthy to be read by those that are inclined to a faulty alienation; and I persuaded some such to read them, as being obliged to hear what both sides can say, if they will escape partiality and error. Though I find very few such Writers that seem to be acquainted with the true case of Non-Conformists, but much strangers to it, while they dissuade men from it. But some of them I found are not content to persuade men to Communion with their Party, to which they find it advantageous to appropriate the name of The Church of England, (unjustly) unless they also persuade them from Communion with all others in the land that be not of their Mind and Party. And they conclude,

§ 1. HAving lately read six or seven Casuists, that perswaded Men to Communion with the Parish Churches; I found in them many sober discourses, worthy to be read by those that are inclined to a faulty alienation; and I perswaded some such to read them, as being obliged to hear what both sides can say, if they will escape partiality and error. Though I find very few such Writers that seem to be acquainted with the true case of Non-Conformists, but much strangers to it, while they disswade men from it. But some of them I found are not content to perswade men to Communion with their Party, to which they find it advantageous to appropriate the name of The Church of England, (unjustly) unless they also perswade them from Communion with all others in the land that be not of their Mind and Party. And they conclude,