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 ...…

X. If lawful Bishops will make Agreements for needless or noxious things, on pretence of Concord or Ornament, and lay on them such necessity, that none shall communicate without them, and make them dividing Snares and Engines, particular Bishops ought to disown this; and their authority binds none to obey such Canons, whatever the end (the Churches peace) may do.

XI. Bishops and Pastors in the same Kingdom may well be used to try what Pastors are fit for their Communion: But (as I said before) were we bound to disown the Communion of all Foreign Pastors, the validity of whose right to their places we have not just notice of, our Task would be impossible, or our Communion narrow.

XI. Bishops and Pastors in the same Kingdom may well be used to try what Pastors are fit for their Communion: But (as I said before) were we bound to disown the Communion of all Forreign Pastors, the validity of whose right to their places we have not just notice of, our Task would be impossible, or our Communion narrow.

And if foreign Bishops will become so pragmatical, as to make themselves Judges of other Kingdoms, which party of Competitors are the truly called Pastors, when they cannot try them, or will take the words of one party against the other, because they are uppermost, it is just to disregard their Judgment, tho they do it on pretence of Communion.

And if forreign Bishops will become so pragmatical, as to make themselves Judges of other Kingdoms, which party of Competitors are the truly called Pastors, when they cannot try them, or will take the words of one party against the other, because they are uppermost, it is just to disregard their Judgment, tho they do it on pretence of Communion.