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The true and only way of concord of all the Christian churches the desirableness…
The true and only way of concord of all the Christian churches the desirableness of it, and the detection of false dividing terms / opened by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for John Hancock, 1680
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.
§. 32. VIII. Those that separate from one or other particular Churches if by some great crime, and abuse must be used according to their fault as is after showed about Practice: But if either by tolerable weakness, or outward necessity they depart but from one Church, they must be received into others: If from all particular Churches (as some called Seekers) and not from the universal, they must be used as the seventh sort (those not yet entered.)
§. 32. VIII. Those that separate from one or other particular Churches if by some great crime, and abuse must be used according to their fault as is after shewed about Practice: But if either by tolerable weakness, or outward necessity they depart but from one Church, they must be received into others: If from all particular Churches (as some called Seekers) and not from the universal, they must be used as the seventh sort (those not yet entred.)
§. 33. IX. Those that are cast out unjustly must be pitied and allowed entrance into another Church: Those that are cast out justly must 1. remain under that penalty and shame till they repent; 2. And also be further used according, to their crime; whether murder, fornication, theft, perjury, &c. as the Law punisheth such offenders: If it before Infidelity or Apostasy, they must be used as the Churches deserters or adversaries, as aforesaid, and restrained from opposing it.
§. 33. IX. Those that are cast out unjustly must be pityed and allowed entrance into another Church: Those that are cast out justly must 1. remain under that penalty and shame till they repent; 2. And also be further used according, to their crime; whether murder, fornication, theft, perjury, &c. as the Law punisheth such offenders: If it befor Infidelity or Apostasie, they must be used as the Churches deserters or adversaries, as aforesaid, and restrained from opposing it.