Answer 2. The seeming Difference between the way and the Keys (if any be in this point) it lieth rather in Logical expressions, then in the Doctrine of Divinity, or Church Practise. For what ever the Different Judgments of men of our way may be, touching the first subject of the Power of the Keys (some Placing it in the Body of the Church, others Dividing it between officers and Brethren:) yet in the Doctrine of Divinity we all Agree with one Accord, that ⟨p. 20⟩the Church (even the Body of Churchmembers) have power to choose their officers, to Admit members, and to censure offenders: And that the officers only have Power to Preach the word with office and Authority, and to Administer the Sacraments. And according to this unity of judgment is the uniform Practise of our Churches. And therefore let mincing be left to curious Cooks to prepare their shred meat for queasy stomachs: or let it be left to such as would make the best of a bad cause: we neither Distrust our Cause to be of God, nor do fear any thing more then that it should be hid, and clouded with prejudices and calumnies from such as know it not, and yet seek the Truth in sincerity. And therefore let the Replyer be pleased to consider, whether the Difference be indeed any more then in a Logical Notion: and whether they be the words not only of an Assertour, but of an Avenger, to style it a Difference of the highest magnitude? Surely if there were not some more then ⟨p. 21⟩common zeal and Indignation in the cause, A Contradiction in Logical Terms, would not be counted a Difference of the highest magnitude in Divinity: nor would such Difference in words so easy to be reconciled, be blown up to so high an opposition, as a Contradiction.
Answer 2. The seeming Difference between the way and the Keyes (if any be in this point) it lyeth rather in Logicall expressions, then in the Doctrine of Divinity, or Church Practise. For what ever the Different Judgments of men of our way may be, touching the first subject of the Power of the Keyes (some Placing it in the Body of the Church, others Dividing it between officers and Brethren:) yet in the Doctrine of Divinity we all Agree with one Accord, that ⟨p. 20⟩the Church (even the Body of Churchmembers) have power to choose their officers, to Admit members, and to censure offenders: And that the officers only have Power to Preach the word with office and Authority, and to Administer the Sacraments. And according to this unity of judgment is the uniforme Practise of our Churches. And therefore let mincing be left to curious Cookes to prepare their shread meat for queazy stomackes: or let it be left to such as would make the best of a bad cause: we neither Distrust our Cause to be of God, nor do feare any thing more then that it should be hid, and clouded with prejudices and calumnies from such as know it not, and yet seek the Truth in sincerity. And therefore let the Replyer be pleased to consider, whether the Difference be indeed any more then in a Logicall Notion: and whether they be the words not only of an Assertour, but of an Avenger, to style it a Difference of the highest magnitude? Surely if there were not some more then ⟨p. 21⟩common zeale and Indignation in the cause, A Contradiction in Logicall Termes, would not be counted a Difference of the highest magnitude in Divinity: nor vvould such Difference in vvords so easy to be reconciled, be blovven up to so high an opposition, as a Contradiction.
