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 ...…

For 1. Then all must accept of Papists Priests only in France, Spain, Italy, Bavaria, Austria, &c and of bare Readers in Muscovy. 2. Or else all Subjects are made Judges of the qualification of their Kings, whether they are Orthodox enough to choose them Pastors, while they are not allowed to judge what Pastor to trust. 3. And then every ignorant, malignant, or profane Man, who by inheritance or purchase hath got Advowsons or Presentations, hath got an advantage greatly to hinder the Salvation of all the Parish: And if Money may buy Souls for so much probability of Damnation, no wonder if the god of this World employ many rich Merchants to purchase Advowsons. For how ordinarily God worketh according to the suitableness of means, Scripture and full Experience prove. If the Blind lead the Blind, both fall into the Ditch. 4. And this is quite contrary to the Ordination and bounty of our Lord, who gave men gifts for the Edification of his Church; and our Salvation, if we may not use the public Pastoral help of any, better than many Patrons will choose. I would fly from that Kingdom as from a Bondage where I may use no Physician, no Tutor, no Food, but what is chosen for me by any one that can purchase such a choosing-power. And my Soul is more to me than my Body, and less in the Power of Man. And it is not the talk of a Magisterial Ranter that shall persuade me to be indifferent what Teacher I use, as if God would work by all alike.

For 1. Then all must accept of Papists Priests only in France, Spain, Italy, Bavaria, Austria, &c and of bare Readers in Mu•covy. 2. Or else all Subjects are made Judges of the qualification of their Kings, whether they are Orthoodox enough to chuse them Pastors, while they are not allowed to judge what Pastor to trust. 3. And then every ignorant, malignant, or prophane Man, who by inheritance or purchase hath got Advowsons or Presentations, hath got an advantage greatly to hinder the Salvation of all the Parish: And if Money may buy Souls for so much probability of Damnation, no wonder if the god of this World imploy many rich Merchants to purchase Advowsons. For how ordinarily God worketh according to the suitableness of means, Scripture and full Experience prove. If the Blind lead the Blind, both fall into the Ditch. 4. And this is quite contrary to the Ordination and bounty of our Lord, who gave men gifts for the Edification of his Church; and our Salvation, if we may not use the publick Pastoral help of any, better than many Patrons will chuse. I would fly from that Kingdom as from a Bondage where I may use no Physician, no Tutor, no Food, but what is chosen for me by any one that can purchase such a chusing-power. And my Soul is more to me than my Body, and less in the Power of Man. And it is not the talk of a Magisterial Ranter that shall perswade me to be indifferent what Teacher I use, as if God would work by all alike.