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 ...…

P. 35, 36. While he over and over repeated the confused words of [One Communion], which must excuse us from Schism, as dangerous as Murder; and we that live among Men that use to distinguish Union from Communion; and know that Communion, yea, and Union too, hath a Multitude of degrees, and our desire was, that he would but explain in what he sixth it, that we might understand his accusation; he tells us, that he did not place this Communion in any transient Acts, but in a fixed permanent state.

P. 35, 36. While he over and over repeated the confused words of [One Communion], which must excuse us from Schism, as dangerous as Murder; and we that live among Men that use to distinguish Union from Communion; and know that Communion, yea, and Union too, hath a Multitude of degrees, and our desire was, that he would but explain in what he fixt it, that we might understand his accusation; he tells us, that he did not place this Communion in any transient Acts, but in a fixed permanent state.

Ans. But 1. Taking the Bishops for true authorised Pastors, and the Church for a true Church, are transient acts. Believing in Christ, and repenting of sin, are transient acts, quoad objectum, tho immanent quoad subjectum & effectum. Baptism, and Profession of Christianity, and of love and obedience to others, are transient, both quoad objectum & effectum. Coming to Church, communicating, obeying Bishops, and departing from Schismatics, are transient in both respects. You see, that by [Catholic Communion] the Doctor meaneth none of all these.

Ans. But 1. Taking the Bishops for true authorised Pastors, and the Church for a true Church, are transient acts. Believing in Christ, and repenting of sin, are transient acts, quoad objectum, tho immanent quoad subjectum & effectum. Baptism, and Profession of Christianity, and of love and obedience to others, are transient, both quoad objectum & effectum. Coming to Church, communicating, obeying Bishops, and departing from Schismaticks, are transient in both respects. You see, that by [Catholick Communion] the Doctor meaneth none of all these.