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The questions between the conformist and nonconformist, truly stated, and briefly discussed Dr. Falkner,…
The questions between the conformist and nonconformist, truly stated, and briefly discussed Dr. Falkner, The friendly debate &c., examined and answered : together with a discourse about separation, and some animadversions upon Dr. Stillingfleet's book entitled, The unreasonableness of separation : observations upon Dr. Templars sermon preached at a visitation in Cambridge : a brief vindication of Mr. Stephen Marshal.The questions between the conformist and nonconformist, truly stated, and briefly discussed Dr. Falkner, The friendly debate &c., examined and answered : together with a discourse about separation, and some animadversions upon Dr. Stillingfleet's book entituled, The unreasonableness of separation : observations upon Dr. Templers sermon preached at a visitation in Cambridge : a brief vindication of Mr. Stephen Marshal.
London: printed for Tho. Cockerill, 1681
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At this day all but Conformists are Schismatics; but to the Prelatical party this sin is a stranger; yea in the time of our troubles, when they were in France, and refused Communion with the French Protestant Churches, yet a Prelatical person was not then, nor can be guilty of Schism, but they were Schismatics in France.
At this day all but Conformists are Schismaticks; but to the Prelatical party this sin is a stranger; yea in the time of our troubles, when they were in France, and refused Communion with the French Protestant Churches, yet a Prelatical person was not then, nor can be guilty of Schism, but they were Schismaticks in France.
What is Schism? Dr. Goodman tells us, p. 112, 113. Schism is a voluntary separation of ones self without cause given, from that Christian Church whereof once he was a member.
He opens his Definition, p. 113, 114.
First, It is a separation, &c. i. e. When a man shall refuse to join ⟨p. 79⟩