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. 1. Why cannot I be carnal, contentious, drink too much at the Sacrament, if I could have communicated with the Church of Corinth that had such? Why did not Christ commit the Synagogue-sins, if he could communicate in the Synagogues? The persons who put this question, disgrace themselves by judging of things which they understand not. If they know not what more is in Ministers Conformity, than in joining as private persons in the Parish-Worship, let them read my first Plea for Peace, and they may know.

Ans. 1. Why cannot I be carnal, contentious, drink too much at the Sacrament, if I could have communicated with the Church of Corinth that had such? Why did not Christ commit the Synagogue-sins, if he could communicate in the Synagogues? The persons who put this question, disgrace themselves by judging of things which they understand not. If they know not what more is in Ministers Conformity, than in joyning as private persons in the Parish-Worship, let them read my first Plea for Peace, and they may know.

I will joyfully conform, I. If they will impose on us no sinful Oaths, Covenants, Promises, Subscriptions, Declarations or Practices.

II. I would rejoice in the Reformation, if while some essentiate a Church by a Bishop, they would restore the Parishes to be Churches, which they make but Parts of the lowest Churches, as Chapels are, and make the Parish-Ministers Pastors again, whom they have degraded to be but Half-Pastors, or Curates to the lowest Pastors.

II. I would rejoice in the Reformation, if while some essentiate a Church by a Bishop, they would restore the Parishes to be Churches, which they make but Parts of the lowest Churches, as Chappels are, and make the Parish-Ministers Pastors again, whom they have degraded to be but Half-Pastors, or Curates to the lowest Pastors.