A43343:67
A brief enquiry into the true nature of schism
A brief enquiry into the true nature of schism: or a persuasive to Christian love and charity. Humbly submitted to better judgments; by M.H. Licensed Jan. 8. 1689/90
London: printed for Tho. Parkhurst, 1690
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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
5. Making, consenting to, approving or executing of Penal Laws against those who differ from us in little things, to punish them for such difference in their Persons, Estates or Liberties is another uncharitable or Schismatical practice.
This is contention with a witness— which aims at no less than the ruin of ⟨p. 19⟩the person contended with in the dearest of his secular interests, to beat out his brains, because his head is not exactly of our size.
6. Separation from Communion with those that we have joined our selves to, without cause; give me leave to call it Separation for Separation sake, without any regard had to any thing amiss in the Church we separate from, or any thing better in that we join our selves to, this is an evidence of an uncharitable alienation of affection, and is consequently Schismatical. When we quite cast off Communion with our brethren, out of ambition, animosity of their persons, affectation of Novelty and Singularity, or the like.
6. Separation from Communion with those that we have joyn'd our selves to, without cause; give me leave to call it Separation for Separation sake, without any regard had to any thing amiss in the Church we separate from, or any thing better in that we joyn our selves to, this is an evidence of an uncharitable alienation of affection, and is consequently Schismatical. When we quite cast off Communion with our brethren, out of ambition, animosity ot their persons, affectation of Novelty and Singularity, or the like.