16. All these are sinful Schismatical Separations, but in very different degrees. 1. When the interest of some Heresy, or lesser Error, and the disclaiming of some truth, doth cause men to separate. 2. When they slander a true Ministry as no true Ministry, and so separate. 3. When they slander a true Church as no true Church. 4. When they separate because they accuse true worship to be Idolatry, or lawful worship to be unlawful. 5. When they falsely accuse the Churches Faith, Worship or Order to be defective, and to want some necessary part (As the Papists do by the Protestants, who take up with the Scripture-Religion alone.) 6. When they accuse some tolerable failing in the Church, to be intolerable, and such as maketh their Communion unlawful. 7. When they separate from the Church because of the Holiness and Strictness of its Doctrine and just Discipline, which crosseth them in their Sin; or because they hate the Purity of its Worship and Obedience. 8. When they separate because that they have not a part in the Government of the Church themselves, in receiving Members, or censuring them; or because they may not be Teachers of the Church, or otherwise invade the Pastoral Office. 9. When Pride or Covetousness maketh them separate, through personal distaste at the Pastors or any Members, for want of respect or honour, or gain, or upon supposed injuries. 10. When the Minor part separate, because they have not their own will against the Major part, in the choice of Ministers, or in other Church-Affairs, ⟨p. 67⟩in which they have just cause to acquiesce. 11. When they over-value their own Conceits and doubtful Opinions, and their own indifferent Modes or words of Circumstances of Worship or Order, so that they think it needful to separate to enjoy them. 12. When they expect that the Pastors should Excommunicate, or deny the Communion of the Church, to such as they account unfit, without any accusation and proof, or true Church-justice; And do separate from the Communion where such are received; as unlawful for themselves. 13. When they separate upon this false Supposition, that their presence maketh them guilty as Consenters, of all the Ministers Errors in the Doctrine or Method or words of his Preaching, Praying or other Administrations. 14.
16. All these are sinful Schismatical Separations, but in very different degrees. 1. When the interest of some Heresie, or lesser Errour, and the disclaiming of some truth, doth cause men to separate. 2. When they slander a true Ministry as no true Ministry, and so separate. 3. When they slander a true Church as no true Church. 4. When they separate because they accuse true worship to be Idolatry, or lawful worship to be unlawful. 5. When they falsly accuse the Churches Faith, Worship or Order to be defective, and to want some necessary part (As the Papists do by the Protestants, who take up with the Scripture-Religion alone.) 6. When they accuse some tolerable failing in the Church, to be intolerable, and such as maketh their Communion unlawful. 7. When they separate from the Church because of the Holiness and Strictness of its Doctrine and just Discipline, which crosseth them in their Sin; or because they hate the Purity of its Worship and Obedience. 8. When they separate because that they have not a part in the Government of the Church themselves, in receiving Members, or censuring them; or because they may not be Teachers of the Church, or otherwise invade the Pastoral Office. 9. When Pride or Coveteousness maketh them separate, through personal distaste at the Pastors or any Members, for want of respect or honour, or gain, or upon supposed injuries. 10. When the Minor part separate, because they have not their own will against the Major part, in the choice of Ministers, or in other Church-Affairs, ⟨p. 67⟩in which they have just cause to acquiesce. 11. When they over-value their own Conceits and doubtful Opinions, and their own indifferent Modes or words of Circumstances of Worship or Order, so that they think it needful to separate to enjoy them. 12. When they expect that the Pastors should Excommunicate, or deny the Communion of the Church, to such as they account unfit, without any accusation and proof, or true Church-justice; And do separate from the Communion where such are received; as unlawful for themselves. 13. When they separate upon this false Supposition, that their presence maketh them guilty as Consenters, of all the Ministers Errours in the Doctrine or Method or words of his Preaching, Praying or other Administrations. 14.
