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§. 12. Hereupon he addresseth himself to evince the sinfulness of their Schism and unchristianing all the Churches: And indeed he seems to think that though Baptism was among them, yet hardly Salvation: And his argument (though I think we must abate for mens passions and temptations) is worth the Separatists consideration: that baptism that destroyeth (remitteth he calls it) not sin, is not saving: that which is without love remitteth not sin: But Schismatics, saith he, have not love: For, Nulli Schismata facerent si fraterno odio non excaecarentur: Annon est in Schismate odium fraternum? Quis hoc dixerit? Cum & origo & pertinacia Schismatis nulla sit alia nisi odium fraternum.] That is, None would ⟨p. 246⟩make schisms if they were not blinded by the hatred of their brethren: Is there not the hatred of brethren in Schism? What man will say so? Whenas both the Rise and the Pertinacie of Schism is no other than the hatred of brethren.] But blind zeal will not let men know their own hatred, when yet they defame their brethren as no brethren, and endeavour to have all others think them so bad as not to be communicated with, and separate from them on that account.

§. 12. Hereupon he addresseth himself to evince the sinfulness of their Schism and unchristianing all the Churches: And indeed he seems to think that though Baptism was among them, yet hardly Salvation: And his argument (though I think we must abate for mens passions and temptations) is worth the Separatists consideration: that baptism that destroyeth (remitteth he calls it) not sin, is not saving: that which is without love remitteth not sin: But Schismaticks, saith he, have not love: For, Nulli Schismata facerent si fraterno odio non excaecarentur: Annon est in Schismate odium fraternum? Quis hoc dixerit? Cum & origo & pertinacia Schismatis nulla sit alia nisi odium fraternum.] That is, None would ⟨p. 246⟩make schisms if they were not blinded by the hatred of their brethren: Is there not the hatred of brethren in Schism? What man will say so? Whenas both the Rise and the Pertinacie of Schism is no other than the hatred of brethren.] But blind zeal will not let men know their own hatred, when yet they defame their brethren as no brethren, and endeavour to have all others think them so bad as not to be communicated with, and separate from them on that account.