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Schism detected in both extremes, or, Two sorts of sinful separation the first part…Schism detected in both extreams, or, Two sorts of sinful separation the first part…
Schism detected in both extremes, or, Two sorts of sinful separation the first part detecteth the schismatical principles of a resolver of three cases about church-communion, the second part confuteth the separation pleaded for in a book famed to be written by Mr. Raphson.Schism detected in both extreams, or, Two sorts of sinful separation the first part detecteth the schismatical principles of a resolver of three cases about church-communion, the second part confuteth the separation pleaded for in a book famed to be written by Mr. Raphson.
London: printed for Tho. Parkhurst, 1684
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
2. Will he ever draw men to conformity by making them believe, that because they owe Common Communion to all Christians, therefore we owe no special duty to the Bishops, Priests, Churches or Neighbours where we are settled? Do the Men of one College, School, Corporation, owe no more duty to that than to all others? Do the Free-holders of Bedford-shire choose Knights for Middlesex; or the Citizens of Oxford choose Officers in London? These seem strange Resolutions to us.
2. Will he ever draw men to conformity by making them believe, that because they owe Common Communion to all Christians, therefore we owe no special duty to the Bishops, Priests, Churches or Neighbours where we are setled? Do the Men of one Colledge, School, Corporation, owe no more duty to that than to all others? Do the Free-holders of Bedford-shire choose Knights for Middlesex; or the Citizens of Oxford choose Officers in London? These seem strange Resolutions to us.
3. But doth he remember that [if Communion consist not in Acts, of Communion to such, but in membership even with the distant,] then he that is baptized, and no Apostate, and performeth no other Acts of Communion to the Bishops, Parson or People where he liveth, than he is bound to perform to them a hundred or thousand miles off, is no Separatist. Methinks this favours Separation too much.
§. 16. Pag. 14. When he denied any Divine Covenant to make us members of particular Churches distinguished from the Universal (as all National, Diocesan and Parochial are, as parts from the whole) he presently confuteth all again, saying [The exercise of Church Communion, as to most of the particular ⟨p. 16⟩duties and Offices of it must be confined to a particular Church and Congregation (for we cannot actually join in the Communion of Prayers and Sacraments, &c. but with some particular Church.]