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It is not a thing unknown, that it was not only such as you call Separatists, but many Bishops and Conformists, that in opposition to Popery, for want of distinguishing, have such words about Imputation, as encouraged the Antinomians. Therefore you cannot take all as Heretics in the Scripture-sense, who hold the same Errors.

It is not a thing unknown, that it was not only such as you call Separatists, but many Bishops and Conformists, that in opposition to Popery, for want of distinguishing, have such words about Imputation, as encouraged the Antinomians. Therefore you cannot take all as Hereticks in the Scripture-sence, who hold the same Errors.

Ortho. Then we shall not know what Heresy is, i• men d• not segregate themselves to propagate it.

Ortho. Then we shall not know what H•resie is, i• men d• not segregate themselves to propagat• it.

Reconcil. You may know what opinions are pernicious, (or if you will Heretical) when you know not whether the man be a Heretic that owneth them: Even the Heretic Hereticating Papists say, there must be an obstinacy against sufficient light of evidence. And all ten•tiousness through prejudice, ignorance, or incapacity is not obstinacy. If your Scholar or Apprentice be seven years learning what you teach him, it may not by that be proved obstinacy. The word Heretic is used as please the speaker, in various senses. 1. Some call all Heretics that obstinately oppose any Opinion (or truth) which the Church determineth to be Believed. 2. Some call all Heretics that gather any segregate Church to maintain or propagate any Error. 3. Some call all Heretics, who oppose any Poit essential to Christianity; though but ignorantly by remote consequence. 4. Some call those Heretics, who deny some one essential Article of Christianity, directly and knowingly, while they own the rest. 5. And some call noe Heretics but those that join together, the denying of some essential Article directly or by plain evident consequence, and gather segregate Churches to propagate it, and do this obstinately against sufficient light: If you will use the Name, tell men which of these you mean.