A27046:156
A third defence of the cause of peace proving 1. the need of our…
A third defence of the cause of peace proving 1. the need of our concord, 2. the impossibility of it, on the terms of the present impositions against the accusations and storms of, viz., Mr. John Hinckley, a nameless impleader, a nameless reflector, or Speculum, &c., Mr. John Cheny's second accusation, Mr. Roger L'Strange, justice, &c., the Dialogue between the Pope and a fanatic, J. Varney's fanatic Prophecy / by Richard Baxter.A third defence of the cause of peace proving 1. the need of our concord, 2. the impossibility of it, on the terms of the present impositions against the accusations and storms of, viz., Mr. John Hinckley, a nameless impleader, a nameless reflector, or Speculum, &c., Mr. John Cheny's second accusation, Mr. Roger L'Strange, justice, &c., the Dialogue between the Pope and a fanatic, J. Varney's phanatic Prophesie / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for Jacob Sampson, 1681
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.
As a Company of men combined for Merchandise, and a Company combined for Literature, or for Soldiery, &c. are not the same: So a Company combined for Personal Communion and helps in holy Worship and living, are not the same with those combined for other ends as aforesaid. Therefore neither the Pastors nor Peoples Relation, and consequently the Churches, is not of the same sort. 3. Where there are distinct Fundamenta vel rationes fundandi, there are distinct Relations: But here are distinct fundamenta, &c. The fundamentum is, 1. Principal, which is Institution (Divine or Humane.) 2. Subordinate, which is Consent: Viz. 1. Of a Minister to gather Churches, Consensus duplex Dei & Ministri. 2. Of a Minister to guide Churches gathered, Consensus triplex & plerumque quadruplex; viz. 1. Dei. 2. Ordinati. 3. Populi. 4. Plerumque Ordinantis. If any of these vary, the Fundamentum relations doth so far vary; were it not tedious I would show, you how much difference there is in all these. But it is the first Reason, that being most edent, I most insist on.
As a Company of men combined for Merchandize, and a Company combined for Literature, or for Souldiery, &c. are not the same: So a Company combined for Personal Communion and helps in holy Worship and living, are not the same with those combined for other ends as aforesaid. Therefore neither the Pastors nor Peoples Relation, and consequently the Churches, is not of the same sort. 3. Where there are distinct Fundamenta vel rationes fundandi, there are distinct Relations: But here are distinct fundamenta, &c. The fundamentum is, 1. Principall, which is Institution (Divine or Humane.) 2. Subordinate, which is Consent: Viz. 1. Of a Minister to gather Churches, Consensus duplex Dei & Ministri. 2. Of a Minister to guide Churches gathered, Consensus triplex & plerumque quadruplex; viz. 1. Dei. 2. Ordinati. 3. Populi. 4. Plerumque Ordinantis. If any of these vary, the Fundamentum relations doth so far vary; were it not tedious I would shew, you how much difference there is in all these. But it is the first Reason, that being most edent, I most insist on.
Now your Reason to the contrary (for your Affirmative) is, that Gradus non variat speciem. To which my Answer being, that Quando variat aut finem proximum, seu terminum, vel fundamentum, vel relatum correlatum, variat relationis speciem. But frequently Gradus materiae, variat finem proximum fundamentum, &c. Ergo, & speciem. The Major needeth no proof; the Minor I cleared by the instance of a Ship, a Church, a