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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.
44. It's tedious to go over all the rest: I end at the end of them. Canon 139. excommunicateth all them that affirm that the Synod is not the true Church of England by Representation: that is, 1. All that take it for the Church real and not Representative, lest they make the diffused Church (People and all) to be Chief Church-governors, while Convocations govern but as their Representatives. 2. All that say, that it is only the Bishops and not the Presbyters in Convocation that are the Governing Canon-making Church. 3. All that say that the Clergy represent not King, Nobles, parliaments, Laity, and that these are true parts of the Church of England. All these are ipso facto excommunicate.
44. It's tedious to go over all the rest: I end at the end of them. Canon 139. excommunicateth all them that affirm that the Synod is not the true Church of England by Representation: that is, 1. All that take it for the Church real and not Representative, lest they make the diffused Church (People and all) to be Chief Church-governours, while Convocations govern but as their Representatives. 2. All that say, that it is only the Bishops and not the Presbyters in Convocation that are the Governing Canon-making Church. 3. All that say that the Clergy represent not King, Nobles, parliaments, Laiety, and that these are true parts of the Church of England. All these are ipso facto excommunicate.
45. The 140. Canon Excommunicateth them that deny the Canons obligation of absent Dissenters, which yet even many Papists deny of Councils Canons.
46. The last Canon Excommunicateth all that contemn these Canons, as taking them to be the work of a Company of Persons that conspired against Religious Godly men. All this huge Catalogue are here excommunicate.