The nonconformists plea for peace, or, An account of their judgment in certain things…

9. Isidore Pelusiota in many Epistles to Zosimus, and other wicked Priests, hath much to the like purpose.

10. St. Martin, would not come to the synods of the Bishops about him, nor Communicate with them at all, because they were some of ⟨p. 110⟩them, rash, bad men, and had instigated Maximus to subdue the Priscillian Gnostics by the Sword, and thereby brought Religious people that were strict, into suspicion of Priscillianism; but especially he holding that Heresy was not to be so punished: And when to save some mens lives, he yielded to Maximus once to Communicate with the Bishops, an Angel in his way corrected him, and his working of Miracles was diminished by it, and he forbore their Communion after to the death. Either this history is true or not: If not, when it is written by his own Disciple and acquaintance, Sulpitius Severus and one of the most Godly and Learned of all the ancient Historians, and by others; and when Martin is Canonized for one of the greatest Saints upon supposition that the History of his Life and Miracles is true, what Church-history (even that for Bishops) can we then believe? But if it be true, then one of the holiest workers of Miracles since the Apostles, hath assured us, that his separation from communion with these Bishops (though cruel to Heretics, so gross) was confirmed by vision, and by an Angel from Heaven, and he forbidden their communion for the time to come. We again mention this, as not yet having heard any answer to it.

10. St. Martin, would not come to the synods of the Bishops about him, nor Communicate with them at all, because they were some of ⟨p. 110⟩them, rash, bad men, and had instigated Maximus to subdue the Priscillian Gnosticks by the Sword, and thereby brought Religious people that were strict, into suspicion of Priscillianism; but especially he holding that Heresie was not to be so punished: And when to save some mens lives, he vielded to Maximus once to Communicate with the Bishops, an Angel in his way corrected him, and his working of Miracles was diminished by it, and he forbore their Communion after to the death. Either this history is true or not: If not, when it is written by his own Disciple and acquaintance, Sulpitius Severus and one of the most Godly and Learned of all the ancient Historians, and by others; and when Martin is Canonized for one of the greatest Saints upon supposition that the History of his Life and Miracles is true, what Church-history (even that for Bishops) can we then believe? But if it be true, then one of the holiest workers of Miracles since the Apostles, hath assured us, that his separation from communion with these Bishops (though cruel to Hereticks, so gross) was confirmed by vision, and by an Angel from Heaven, and he forbidden their communion for the time to come. We again mention this, as not yet having heard any answer to it.