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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
Part 2: THE SECOND PART AGAINST SCHISM, &c. The Reasons of Mr. Raphson, and such others, agains…
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.
15. If it be a heinous sin to bear false Witness against a Neighbour, or to slander one man, what is it to slander and back-bite all the Church on Earth, and Christ himself?
15. If it be a heinious sin to bear false Witness against a Neighbour, or to slander one man, what is it to slander and back-bite all the Church on Earth, and Christ himself?
16. Is it not a work of Satan to destroy Love, and to render almost all Christians odious? And doth not he do so, that calleth them Idolaters? Is not this Preaching men, into the hatred of each other? Do we owe no Love to any Christians, but such as is due to Idolaters? Is not the fruit of the Spirit otherwise described?
17. Doth he not deny that Communion of the Saints, which is an Article of the Creed? and tempt weak Christians into sinful Separations, Divisions, Slanders, Judgings, Murmurings, Envies, which are the fruits of the flesh?
18. Doth not this directly destroy the Church by Dissolution? When there is none to be owned or joined with, that hath not somewhat which he calleth false worship. And is not separating the Materials, destroying the house?