A41330:765
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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9ly. Persecution joined to Imposition upon the members of Christs ⟨p. 86⟩body, what Christ never imposed, renders the sin of the Imposing-Church much greater; and refusing Communion with such a Persecuting Imposing Church is no Schism. If Christ doth give us leave to flee from one Persecuting City to another, where there is no Persecution, then if a City be a Persecuting City, by reason of a Persecuting Church, surely he doth not bind us to hold Communion with that Persecuting Church.
10ly. Though one particular Church cannot communicate with another particular Church, because of their corrupt Impositions, yet if that Church which cannot communicate with the other, will admit of those members of that Church who walk as become Christians in all other points, excepting those Imposed corruptions which at present they cannot see, being blinded with those deluding notions of indifferency and circumstances, that Church cannot be charged with Schism, though they refuse communion with the Imposing Church; for we give communion to their members, only exclude their imposed corruptions. I do not mean such members as voluntarily took that solemn Oath, &c. of reforming those corruptions, and now return to them again. I look on this as a greater sin; but for others I know several of our Churches would give them communion, (I do not say all will) but then how are we Schismatics?
10ly. Though one particular Church cannot communicate with another particular Church, because of their corrupt Impositions, yet if that Church which cannot communicate with the other, will admit of those members of that Church who walk as become Christians in all other points, excepting those Imposed corruptions which at present they cannot see, being blinded with those deluding notions of indifferency and circumstances, that Church cannot be charged with Schism, though they refuse communion with the Imposing Church; for we give communion to their members, only exclude their imposed corruptions. I do not mean such members as voluntarily took that solemn Oath, &c. of reforming those corruptions, and now return to them again. I look on this as a greater sin; but for others I know several of our Churches would give them communion, (I do not say all will) but then how are we Schismaticks?