A53704:871
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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(1.) I insist principally on such things as are not common unto them with other reformed Churches, but such as are peculiar unto the Church of England. These vary the terms and practice of our Communion, between them and it.
2. The things we except against in Parochial Churches, are not contrary to their first institution as Parochial, which as hath been proved is the only kind of Churches, that is of divine institution; but are contrary unto what is instituted to be done and observed in such Churches; which one observation makes void all that he would infer from the present suppositions; as,
2. The things we except against in Parochial Churches, are not contrary to their first institution as Parochial, which as hath been proved is the only kind of Churches, that is of divine institution; but are contrary unto what is instituted to be done and observed in such Churches; which one observation makes void all that he would inferre from the present suppositions; as,
3. He enquireth hereon, what difference there is between separating from our Churches, because Communion in Ordinances is only to be enjoyed in such Churches, as Christ hath instituted, and separating from them, because they have things repugnant unto the first institution of Churches.
3. He enquireth hereon, what difference there is between s•perating from our Churches, because Communion in Ordinances is onely to be enjoyed in such Churches, as Christ hath instituted, and separating from them, because they have things repugnant unto the first institution of Churches.