Five disputations of church-government and worship

Sect. 12. Among your selves there are many that affirm that if the Pope would have been content with his old Patriarchal Power, and principium unitatis, or primacy of Order, and wave his last four hundred years determinations, or at least not obtrude them on other Churches (as Bishop Bromhall speaks) they could have held communion with him, that now cannot; If Rome would have been content to be a Member of the Catholic Church, though pretendedly the noblest, they could have owned it: But when it will be The Catholic Church, and separate it self from all the rest, unchurching all that are not subject to them, and united in their Government, they then drive us further from Communion with them. Imitate them not in any degree in this Notorious schism and separation. Be contented to be Ministers and Churches; and tell not Christ, he hath none but you, and such as you; and tell not Satan, that the Kingdom of Christ is thus cut short, to the honour or rejoicing of his adversary.

Sect. 12. Among your selves there are many that affirm that if the Pope would have been content with his old Patriarchal Power, and principium unitatis, or primacy of Order, and wave his last four hundred years determinations, or at least not obtrude them on other Churches (as Bishop Bromhall speaks) they could have held communion with him, that now cannot; If Rome would have been content to be a Member of the Catholick Church, though pretendedly the noblest, they could have owned it: But when it will be The Catholick Church, and separate it self from all the rest, unchurching all that are not subject to them, and united in their Government, they then drive us further from Communion with them. Imitate them not in any degree in this Notorious schi•m and separation. Be contented to be Ministers and Churches; and tell not Christ, he hath none but you, and such as you; and tell not Satan, that the Kingdom of Christ is thus cut short, to the honour or rejoycing of his adversary.

Sect. 13. It was not so ridiculous as sad to me, to read in Mr. T. Ps. Self-revenger against Mr. Barlee, pag. 37. and Ordination called a [Notorious Como Tragedy, equally sad and ridiculous, which he and others lately acted in Daintry Church, entitled by the Actors, An Ordination of Ministers, but by many of the Spectators, An Ordination of Lay-Preachers to be Lay-preachers still, and (without repentance) for ever uncapable of the Priesthood, by being Ordained by such Priests as were uncapable of Ordaining.] Thus Mr. P.