A second admonition to Mr. Edward Bagshaw written to call him to repentance for…

3. Impurity, and unholiness, and sin is not the Matter of Gods Call, or designment either in the Church or out; but of his Permission: But Communion with those Churches which by permission have sin and impurity in them, is a commanded thing. And they that must depart from iniquity,¹ must not always depart from the worshipping Assembly where some unrighteous persons are. Your argument, if it be any, must run this: Christ did never call or design his Church to be an impure mixed body of holy and unholy. The Parish Churches which you persuade us to communion with, are impure mixed bodies: Therefore the Parish Churches are such as Christ never called or designed them to be. Suppose we grant you the Conclusion: Whoever is a sinner is such as Christ never called or designed him to be. But your Question intimateth that you would argue thus. [Whatever Church is such as Christ did not call it or design it to be, is not to be communicated with: But all the Parish Churches are such as Christ did not call or design them to be; Ergo—The Minor you prove, Whatever Church is an impure mixed body of holy and unholy, &c. is such as Christ did not call or design them to be: But the Parish Churches are such—

3. Impurity, and unholiness, and sin is not the Matter of Gods Call, or designment either in the Church or out; but of his Permission: But Communion with those Churches which by permission have sin and impurity in them, is a commanded thing. And they that must depart from iniquity,¹ must not alwayes depart from the worshipping Assembly where some unrighteous persons are. Your argument, if it be any, must run this: Christ did never call or design his Church to be an impure mixt body of holy and unholy. The Parish Churches which you perswade us to communion with, are impure mixt bodies: Therefore the Parish Churches are such as Christ never called or designed them to be. Suppose we grant you the Conclusion: Whoever is a sinner is such as Christ never called or designed him to be. But your Question intimateth that you would argue thus. [Whatever Church is such as Christ did not call it or design it to be, is not to be communicated with: But all the Parish Churches are such as Christ did not call or design them to be; Ergo—The Minor you prove, Whatever Church is an impure mixt body of holy and unholy, &c. is such as Christ did not call or design them to be: But the Parish Churches are such—