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Church concord
Church concord containing I. a dissuasive from unnecessary division and separation, and the real concord of the moderate independents with the Presbyterians, instanced in ten seeming differences, II. by Richard Baxter.Church concord containing I. a disswasive from unnecessary division and separation, and the real concord of the moderate independents with the Presbyterians, instanced in ten seeming differences, II. by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for Tho. Parkhurst, 1691
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§ 10. II. But to the other side, I answer, 1. The Loud Accusations of Schism or Separation published against us by such as then did separate themselves from the Public Churches, require us to undeceive those that are deceived by them, by making them know our constant enmity to Schism; and that it is they that drive us away, and not we that are driven, that are the Schismatics▪ in England, as I proved in a Writing called [A Search for the Schismatic▪] To humble them ⟨image 4⟩that are the Cause, it is still necessary to show the Evil of that Sin. It made not the Apostles Schismatics, to be cast out of the Synagogues; no, nor Paul for separating the Christians from the blaspheming Jews, into the meeting in Tyrannus School.
§ 10. II. But to the other side, I answer, 1. The Loud Accusations of Schism or Separation published against us by such as then did separate themselves from the Publick Churches, require us to undeceive those that are deceived by them, by making them know our constant enmity to Schism; and that it is they that drive us away, and not we that are driven, that are the Schismaticks▪ in England, as I proved in a Writing called [A Search for the Schismatick▪] To humble them ⟨image 4⟩that are the Cause, it is still necessary to shew the Evil of that Sin. It made not the Apostles Schismaticks, to be cast out of the Synagogues; no, nor Paul for separating the Christians from the blaspheming Iews, into the meeting in Tyrannus School.
2. And the surviving of the Old Sectarian spirit of Division, maketh it a Duty to show still the Evil of it: Some cannot endure to hear those former Miscarriages blamed, but by enmity to repentance make them their own, and encourage the Evil spirit of Division: And some still keep up the dividing Principle, of the Peoples Power of the Keys, and are ready to separate from those Pastors that will not allow the whole Congregation to be Triers or Judges of the State of all that are to be baptized or admitted to Communion.