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 ...…

Ans. Reader, pretend not to understand him, but answer him dilemmatically; either by [Peace and Union] you mean inclusive Union with Christ, and the Unity of the Spirit, one Faith, one hope, and Union of Christian Love; and by Communion, a Communion in things necessary to salvation; or you do not. If you do, then this is the true Paraphrase of your words, [They may have all the Essentials of a true Church, except all the Essentials]; for those they have not. If you do not include these, then this is the Paraphrase, [They may be true Believers, and penitent, and love God and Man sincerely, and be Members of Christ, and have his Spirit, and one Baptism, and one true hope of Heaven, and the pardon of sin, and ⟨p. 37⟩yet be Rebels, and damned for want of somewhat else, which I call Unity, Peace, and Catholic Communion]. I think you mean subjection to such as you, in all your Canonical Impositions.

Ans. Reader, pretend not to understand him, but answer him dilemmatically; either by [Peace and Union] you mean inclusive Union with Christ, and the Unity of the Spirit, one Faith, one hope, and Union of Christian Love; and by Communion, a Communion in things necessary to salvation; or you do not. If you do, then this is the true Paraphrase of your words, [They may have all the Essentials of a true Church, except all the Essentials]; for those they have not. If you do not include these, then this is the Paraphrase, [They may be true Believers, and penitent, and love God and Man sincerely, and be Members of Christ, and have his Spirit, and one Baptism, and one true hope of Heaven, and the pardon of sin, and ⟨p. 37⟩yet be Rebels, and damned for want of somewhat ese, which I call Unity, Peace, and Catholick Communion]. I think you mean subjection to such as you, in all your Canonical Impositions.

In short, the plain truth of this Case I before opened, viz. When disobedience to true Church-•astors, proveth t• be as Adultery and Murder, sins signifying such Predominance of the Flesh, and absence of Divine Faith and Love, as is inconsistent with […], then it is damning, as other grss and reigning sin is: But else it uts not off from Christ; and if the Prelates pretend to cut off such, they are liker to cut off themselves.