Of schism the true nature of it discovered and considered, with reference to the…Of schisme the true nature of it discovered and considered, with reference to the…

It being then the work of the Scripture,¹ to propose the saving Truths of Christ, (the belief and profession whereof, are necessary to make a man a member of the Church) so as to make them of indispensable necessity to be received; if they can from them convince us, that we do not believe and profess all & every one of the Truths or Articles of Faith, so necessary as expressed, we shall fall down under the Authority of such conviction: If not, we profess our Consciences to be no more concerned in the Authority of their Church, then we judge their Church to be in the privileges of the Church Catholic. But,

It being then the work of the Scripture,¹ to propose the saving Truths of Christ, (the beliefe and profession whereof, are necessary to make a man a member of the Church) so as to make them of indispensable necessity to be received; if they can from them convince us, that we doe not believe and professe all & every one of the Truths or Articles of Faith, so necessary as expressed, we shall fall down under the Authority of such conviction: If not, we professe our Consciences to be no more concerned in the Authority of their Church, then we judge their Church to be in the priviledges of the Church Catholick. But,

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2. It may be we are chargeable with manifesting some principles of Profaneness, ¹wherewith the belief of the Truth, we profess, hath an absolute inconsistency; For those, who are liable and obnoxious to this charge, I say, let them plead for themselves. For let them profess what they will, and cry out 10000 times, that they are Christians, I shall never acknowledge them for others then visible enemies of the Cross, Kingdom, and Church of Christ. Traitors and Rebels are not de ⟨p. 159⟩