A30136:195
A confession of my faith and a reason of my practice
A confession of my faith and a reason of my practice, or, With who, and who not, I can hold church-fellowship, or the communion of saints
London: printed for Francis Smith, 1672
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Answ. You suppose an impossibility; For it cannot be that at the same time, a man should visibly stand a member of two bodies, diametrically opposite one to another Wherefore it must be supposed, ⟨p. 122⟩that he who professeth himself a member of a Church of Christ; must forthwith, nay before, forsake the Antichristian one. The which if he refuseth to do, it is evident he doth not sincerely desire to have fellowship with the Saints.
Answ. You suppose an impossibility; For it cannot be that at the same time, a man should visibly stand a member of two bodys, diametrically opposite one to another Wherefore it must be supposed, ⟨p. 122⟩that he who professeth himself a member of a Church of Christ; must forthwith, nay before, forsake the Antichristian one. The which if he refuseth to do, it is evident he doth not sincerely desire to have fellowship with the Saints.
But he saith he cannot see that that company to which you stand opposite, and conclude Antichristian, is indeed the Antichristian Church.
If so: he cannot desire to join with another, if he know them to be professedly, and directly opposite.
If so: he cannot desire to joyn with another, if he know them to be professedly, and directly opposite.