A53704:726
An enquiry into the original, nature, institution, power, order and communion of evangelical churches.…
An enquiry into the original, nature, institution, power, order and communion of evangelical churches. The first part with an answer to the discourse of the unreasonableness of separation written by Dr. Edward Stillingfleet, Dean of Pauls, and in defence of the vindication of non-conformists from the guilt of schism / by John Owen.An enquiry into the original, nature, institution, power, order and communion of evangelical churches. The first part with an answer to the discourse of the unreasonableness of separation written by Dr. Edward Stillingfleet, Dean of Pauls, and in defence of the vindication of non-conformists from the guilt of schisme / by John Owen.
London: printed by J. Richardson for Nath. Ponder, 1681
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SECT. II.
Part 2. Sect. 21. pag. 176. Our Author proceeds to renew his Charge of Schism or sinful Separation against those, who though they agree with us, saith he, in the substantials of Religion, yet deny any Communion with our Church to be lawful. But apprehending that the state of the Question here insinuated, will not be admitted, and that it would be difficult to find them out, who deny any Communion with the Church of England to be lawful; he adds that he doth not speak of any improper Acts of Communion, which Dr. O. calls Communion in Faith and Love; which they allow to the Church of England. But why the Acts hereof are called improper Acts of Communion, I know not. Add unto Faith and Love, the Administration of the same Sacraments, with Common Advice in things of Common concernment, and it is all the Communion that the true Churches of Christ have among themselves in the whole World. Yea this Church Communion is such, as that
PArt 2. Sect. 21. pag. 176. Our Author proceeds to renew his Charge of Schisme or sinful Separation against those, who though they agree with us, saith he, in the substantials of Religion, yet deny any Communion with our Church to be lawful. But apprehending that the state of the Question here insinuated, will not be admitted, and that it would be difficult to find them out, who deny any Communion with the Church of England to be lawful; he addes that he doth not speak of any improper Acts of Communion, which Dr. O. calls Communion in Faith and Love; which they allow to the Church of England. But why the Acts hereof are called improper Acts of Communion, I know not. Add unto Faith and Love, the Administration of the same Sacraments, with Common Advice in things of Common concernment, and it is all the Communion that the true Churches of Christ have among themselves in the whole World. Yea this Church Communion is such, as that