A41330:733
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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Other things I might mention, but I think it will not be denied.
3ly. When then that union our Lord and Head requireth in this his visible body is rent, dissolved; when Communion is denied among the members of it, contrary to his appointment.
Now Schism appears, when the internal band, Love, is broken, there is something of the nature, the root of the sin is in it, but that is hid. Men can hypocritically and vilely meet together, and hold communion in that Ordinance which holds forth unity and love, and have their hearts wretchedly divided one from another, this may be hid, as I said.
But Schism properly so called, is when the external band is broken; when communion in those symbols or signs, is denied on one side, or refused on the other side, without warrant from Christ; so that the ⟨p. 83⟩members do not meet and hold their communion as they ought, but split into several pieces, opposite one to another, as if they were not members of that one body. Now Schism is apparent, Quia haec scissio maximè perficitur & apparet in debita communion Ecclesiastica recusanda, id circo illa separatio, per appropriationem singularem recto vocatur, Schisma. Ames Consc.