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 ...…

2. Verbal profession and covenanting, is common to the sound and unsound, as the Straw and Chaff to the Grain and Ears. It constituteth the Church as visible matter, as it is supposed to serve and contain the Grain

3. The Ears totally and visibly smitten, are but equivocally parts; that is, the persons whose profession or notorious practice containeth a renunciation of their Baptismal Covenant or Christianity, are but equivocally called Christians and Church-Members.

4. Those that deny some Article of Faith consequentially, notoriously and ignorantly thinking their Opinion consistent with all the Essentials which they practically profess, are not thereby cut off from the Church; but they having made their Title litigious, may be suspended from some Communion till it be tried.

4. Those that deny some Article of Faith consequentially, nororiously and ignorantly thinking their Opinion consistent with all the Essentials which they practically profess, are not thereby cut off from the Church; but they having made their Title litigious, may be suspended from some Communion till it be tryed.