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 ...…

These things being Desirable, it is no wonder if good Governors Endeavour them; and that ignorant men Plead for all such Concomitants, Subordinates and Consequents, as do suppose them. When as in Fact the case being quite otherwise, to administer matters on a false supposition of the matter of Fact; as if that were, which is not; is but like the Men of Gothams striving and fighting which way they should drive their Sheep, and where they should pasture them, when they had none.

These things being Desirable, it is no wonder if good Governours Endeavour them; and that ignorant men Plead for all such Concomitants, Subordinates and Consequents, as do suppose them. When as in Fact the case being quite otherwise, to administer matters on a false supposition of the matter of Fact; as if that were, which is not; is but like the Men of Gothams striving and fighting which way they should drive their Sheep, and where they should pasture them, when they had none.

1. No Kingdom is so wholly Christian as not to have many (alas, how many!) uncapable of Church-Communion. 2. Yet it is a matter of order to be endeavoured, that the Country be divided into Parishes; and that they have an Ecclesiastic as well as a Civil Relation: That is, That each of these Parishes have a stated Teacher (or many) for the Catechumens, who are uncapable of Communion: And that the same Men be the Pastors of all in that Parish who consent; and have the Temples and Tithes by the Magistrates Countenance and Consent: And this great advantage of Public Countenance and Maintenance, will no doubt prevail with the main Body of Christians in that Parish, if the men be desirable or tolerable, to choose them rather than others, to avoid discountenance, ⟨p. 4⟩and the maintaining of others: As all in the Hospital will be for the established Physician, who dare trust him with their Lives.

1. No Kingdom is so wholly Christian as not to have many (alas, how many!) uncapable of Church-Communion. 2. Yet it is a matter of order to be endeavoured, that the Country be divided into Parishes; and that they have an Ecclesiastick as well as a Civil Relation: That is, That each of these Parishes have a stated Teacher (or many) for the Catechumens, who are uncapable of Communion: And that the same Men be the Pastors of all in that Parish who consent; and have the Temples and Tythes by the Magistrates Countenance and Consent: And this great advantage of Publick Countenance and Maintenance, will no doubt prevail with the main Body of Christians in that Parish, if the men be desirable or tollerable, to chuse them rather than others, to avoid discountenance,