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Irenicum, to the lovers of truth and peace heart-divisions opened in the causes and…
Irenicum, to the lovers of truth and peace heart-divisions opened in the causes and evils of them : with cautions that we may not be hurt by them, and endeavours to heal them / by Jeremiah Burroughs.Irenicum, to the lovers of truth and peace heart-divisions opened in the causes and evils of them : with cautions that we may not be hurt by them, and endeavours to heal them / by Jeremiah Burroughes.
London: printed for Robert Dawlman, 1653
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Secondly, If the cause of leaving communion be just, then those ⟨p. 174⟩who give this cause are the Schismatics, not those who withdraw upon it. Thus the Governors of the Church may be the Schismatics, and a private member withdrawing may be free. Suarez a great Jesuit, in his disputation De Schismate, sayes in some cases the Pope may be a Schismatic.
Secondly, If the cause of leaving communion be just, then those ⟨p. 174⟩who give this cause are the Schismaticks, not those who withdraw upon it. Thus the Governours of the Church may be the Schismaticks, and a private member withdrawing may be free. Suarez a great Jesuite, in his disputation De Schismate, sayes in some cases the Pope may be a Schismatick.
If Governors shall enjoin any thing upon the Church, or any member, that is sin, or if they shall mingle evil in the public worship, so that there can be no joining with their worship, but there must be likewise a joining with sin, in this case if any withdraw from them,1 they are the Schismatics, not those who withdraw, they are fugati, not fugitivi. The blame of Schism, says learned Vo•tius, must not be upon those who forsake such as have forsaken Christ and the ancient faith; but upon those who have thus forsaken Christ and his truth.
If Governours shall enjoyne any thing upon the Church, or any member, that is sinne, or if they shall mingle evill in the publick worship, so that there can be no joyning with their worship, but there must be likewise a joyning with sinne, in this case if any withdraw from them,1 they are the Schismaticks, not those who withdraw, they are fugati, not fugitivi. The blame of Schisme, sayes learned Votius, must not be upon those who forsake such as have forsaken Christ and the ancient faith; but upon those who have thus forsaken Christ and his truth.