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 ...…

When I distinguished of [unifying the Church, and uniting a single Member to it], he tells me, That he [supposeth the particular Churches formed, and particular Christians united to them, and only enquireth how they are one Church], and saith, my distinction is to prevent understanding (which his confusion promoteth). And when I distinguish between Union in essential parts, and in integral parts, and in accidents (without which distinction, no true satisfaction can be given to the Querist), he saith, [He perceiveth that we shall never come to the business: for he did not enquire wherein the Essence of a Church consists, or what degrees of Communion are more or less necessary to its being, — but how a thousand Churches become one Church?

When I distinguisht of [unifying the Church, and uniting a single Member to it], he tells me, That he [supposeth the particular Churches formed, and particular Christians united to them, and only enquireth how they are one Church], and saith, my distinction is to prevent understanding (which his confusion promoteth). And when I distinguish between Union in essential parts, and in integral parts, and in accidents (without which distinction, no true satisfaction can be given to the Querist), he saith, [He perceiveth that we shall never come to the business: for he did not enquire wherein the Essence of a Church consists, or what degrees of Communion are more or less necessary to its being, — but how a thousand Churches become one Church?

Ans. Which words are to me as unintelligible as any Nonsense. Doth any thing make it One Church but that which maketh it A Church? Doth not that which maketh it eus existens, make it Unum? Doth not the word [Church] name its Essence? If he ask me, how the parts of Man come to make One Man? Who would think but he meant either One Man essential, or else improperly, One entire Man? And what Answer would any give but this? If your [how] mean what was the efficient cause, it's God and the Generators: If you mean, [what are the constitutive causes]? They are Soul and Body united, that make a Man in Essence; and the integrating parts united, that make him an entire Man.

Ans. Which words are to me as unintelligible as any Nonsence. Doth any thing make it One Church but that which maketh it A Church? Doth not that which maketh it eus existens, make it Unum? Doth not the word [Church] name its Essence? If he ask me, how the parts of Man come to make One Man? Who would think but he meant either One Man essential, or else improperly, One entire Man? And what Answer would any give but this? If your [how] mean what was the efficient cause, it's God and the Generators: If you mean, [what are the constitutive causes]? They are Soul and Body united, that make a Man in Essence; and the integrating parts united, that make him an entire Man.