The Church of the Jews had Priests unlawfully introduced, and corrupt Teachers, and Worship, and yet Christ disowned not Communion with them in Synagogues, and Temple and Houses, save only that he Conformed not to their sinful Traditions and Corruptions. The Church of the Corinthians had men guilty of Schism, and Faction, and quarrelling with the Apostle, wronging each other, sinful Law Suits, Scandalous Persons, denying the Resurrection, grossly abusing the Sacrament and Communion, &c. The Churches of Galatia, Ephesus, Smyrna, Thyatira, Sardis, &c. had such faults as I need not tell you of. Yet no Man is bid or allowed to disown Communion with them. You can truly prove no such by those in question.
Arg. 3. Ad hominem: It is lawful to communicate with the Churches of England, that have more Faults than the Nonconformists: Ergo it is lawful to communicate with them that have fewer.
We challenge any to prove so many and such Faults by us as I have here before proved by your Church. And if for ours, Separation from us be a Duty from yours, it proves a Duty much more.
Arg. 4. It is a Schismatical Doctrine which would teach Men by parity of Reason to renounce communion with all Churches and Christians on Earth, or near all.
But such is that which would teach Men to renounce communion with all the Nonconformists and their Worshipping Assemblies.
The major is unquestionable.
The minor is proved, In that all or near all the Christians on Earth have as great Faults as the Nonconformists and their Assemblies. O that God would so bless the World, as to make all the Churches of the Armenians, Abassians, Syrians, Georgians, Circassians, Greeks, Muscovites, Papists, Lutherans, and all other Protestants, &c. but as knowing, sincere, faithful, obedient, &c. as those in England that you revile, cast out and prosecute.
The Church of the Jews had Priests unlawfully introduced, and corrupt Teachers, and Worship, and yet Christ disowned not Communion with them in Synagogues, and Temple and Houses, save only that he Conformed not to their sinful Traditions and Corruptions. The Church of the Corinthians had men guilty of Schism, and Faction, and quarrelling with the Apostle, wronging each other, sinful Law Suits, Scandalous Persons, denying the Resurrection, grosly abusing the Sacrament and Communion, &c. The Churches of Galatia, Ephesus, Smyrna, Thyatira, Sardis, &c. had such faults as I need not tell you of. Yet no Man is bid or allowed to disown Communion with them. You can truly prove no such by those in question.
Arg. 3. Ad hominem: It is lawful to communicate with the Churches of England, that have more Faults than the Nonconformists: Ergo it is lawful to communicate with them that have fewer.
We challenge any to prove so many and such Faults by us as I have here before proved by your Church. And if for ours, Separation from us be a Duty from yours, it proves a Duty much more.
Arg. 4. It is a Schismatical Doctrine which would teach Men by parity of Reason to renounce communion with all Churches and Christians on Earth, or near all.
But such is that which would teach Men to renounce communion with all the Nonconformists and their Worshipping Assemblies.
The major is unquestionable.
The minor is proved, In that all or near all the Christians on Earth have as great Faults as the Nonconformists and their Assemblie•. O that God would so bless the World, as to make all the Churches of the Armenians, Abassians, Syrians, Georgians, Circassians, Greeks, Moscovites, Papists, Lutherans, and all other Protestants, &c. but as knowing, sincere, faithful, obedient, &c. as those in England that you revile, cast out and prosecute.
