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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.
Page 2. §. 2. He explaineth his Word [Body] as opposed to a confused Multitude.
A. But a Community of Equals, that have no Governors, may have order, and be no confused Multitude. And he himself after pleads over much for ••••necessity of Rulers.
A. But a Community of Equals, that have no Governours, may have order, and be no confused Multitude. And he himself after pleads over much for ••••necessity of Rulers.
P. 3. §. 3. And in many places, his Confusion and grand error is repeated, that the Christian Church is but one: p. 7. We know no Church but what all Christians are members of by Baptism, which is the Universal Church; p. 8. There is but one Church, of which all Christians are members, as there is but one Covenant; p. 19. If there be but one Church and one Communion, of which all true Christians are members, &c. p. 23. I am no otherwise a member of any particular Church, than I am of the Universal: p. 40. It's a schismatical Notion of membership that divides the Christian Church into distinct memberships, and therefore into the distinct Bodies: And. p. 19. and often he saith, those Churches which are not members of each other, are separate Churches and Schismatics.
P. 3. §. 3. And in many places, his Confusion and grand errour is repeated, that the Christian Church is but one: p. 7. We know no Church but what all Christians are members of by Baptsme, which is the Vniversal Church; p. 8. There is but one Church, of which all Christians are members, as there is but one Covenant; p. 19. If there be but one Church and one Communion, of which all true Christians are members, &c. p. 23. I am no otherwise a member of any particular Church, than I am of the Vniversal: p. 40. It's a schismatical Notion of membership that divides the Christian Church into distinct memberships, and therefore into the distinct Bodyes: And. p. 19. and often he saith, those Churches which are not members of each other, are separate Churches and Schismaticks.