Animadversions on a treatise entitled Fiat lux, or, A guide in differences of religion,…Animadversions on a treatise intituled Fiat lux, or, A guide in differences of religion,…

Their Languages are divided as to any use of language whatever. I believe, on this, as well as on other accounts, our Author now he is warned, will take heed, how he mentions Babel, any more. Besides this is not one to give one lip, one language, to whole Church, but in some things to confine some of the Church, unto one language, which incomparably the the greatest part of it do not understand. This is confusion not union. Still Babel, returns in it. The use of a language that the greatest part of men do not understand, who are engaged in the same work, whereabout it is employed, is right old Babel. Nor can any thing be more vain then the pretence, that this one is stretched, as large and as wide as the Catholic Church; far the greatest part of it know nothing of this tongue, no• did ever use a word of it in their Church-service; so that the making of the use of one tongue necessary in the service of the Church is perfectly schismatical; ⟨p. 348⟩and renders the avowers of that Principle, Schismatics, from the greatest part of the Churches of Christ in the world, which are, or ever were in it, since the day of his resurrection from the dead. And as for the conveniency of Priests; there where God is pleased to plant Churches, he will provide those, who shall administer in his Name unto them, according to his mind. And those, who have not the Language of other places, as far as I know, may stay at home, where they may be understood, rather then undertake a pilgrimage to ca•t before Strangers, who know not what they mean.

Their Languages are divided as to any use of language whatever. I believe, on this, as well as on other accounts, our Author now he is warned, will take heed, how he mentions Babel, any more. Besides this is not one to give one lip, one language, to whole Church, but in some things to confine some of the Church, unto one language, which incomparably the the greatest part of it do not understand. This is confusion not union. Still Babel, returns in it. The use of a language that the greatest part of men do not understand, who are ingaged in the same work, whereabout it is employed, is right old Babel. Nor can any thing be more vain then the pretence, that this one is stretched, as large and as wide as the Catholick Church; farr the greatest part of it know nothing of this tongue, no• did ever use a word of it in their Church-service; so that the making of the use of one tongue necessary in the service of the Church is perfectly schismatical;