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 ...…

5. All good Christians are sinners, and have errors; and if any judg them Heretics and Schismatics, for such, they are still in the Church of Christ. The word [Heretic and Schismatic] are now become what the speaker please. He is a true Heretic that separateth from something essential to (Faith, Love, or Obedience to Christ), and from the ⟨p. 35⟩Church for that, or thereby. Persecutors separate from Christian Love and Communion.

5. All good Christians are sinners, and have errors; and if any judg them Hereticks and Schismaticks, for such, they are still in the Church of Christ. The word [Heretick and Schismatick] are now become what the speaker please. He is a true Heretick that separateth from something essential to (Faith, Love, or Obedience to Christ), and from the ⟨p. 35⟩Church for that, or thereby. Persecutors separate from Christian Love and Communion.

So that here is but one Catholic Church; and some called by men Heretics and Schismatics, are true Members: but all that notoriously renounce any Essentials, are no Members of it.

So that here is but one Catholick Church; and some called by men Hereticks and Schismaticks, are true Members: but all that notoriously renounce any Essentials, are no Members of it.

Rebels is a word that may signify such as cast off the Sovereign: By which, renouncing subjection, they renounce being Members of the Kingdom, and are as an Army of invading Enemies, who are in the Land, but not of the Kingdom. But if any will call those Rebels that do but break a penal local Law, or that are disobedient to a Constable, a Justice, or a Master; this proveth them not to be no part of the Kingdom.