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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34541	The point of church-unity and schism discuss'd by a nonconformist, with respect to the church-divisions in England.	Corbet, John, 1620-1680.	1679 (1679)	Wing C6260; ESTC R37663	30,758	79

the Diocess or other peculiar Jurisdiction in which relation I do not now stand being cast out and made uncapable thereof Moreover in whatsoever capacity I now stand the said Promise must be understood either limitedly or without limitation If limitedly as in things lawfull and honest as I conceive it ought to be understood then I am not bound by it in the present case For it is not lawfull nor honest for me to comply with the now injoyned Conformity against my conscience or in case of such necessitated non-compliance to desist from the Ministery that I have received in the Lord. If it be understood without limitation ●t is a sinfull promise in the matter thereof and ●hereupon void Absolute and unlimited obedience to man may not be promised Let ●t be considered also that the objected promise could not bind me to more than the Conformity then required But since my Ordina●ion and Promise then made the state of Con●ormity hath been much altered by the injunction of more and to me harder terms than ●ormerly were injoyned When I was Or●ained I thought that the terms then requir●d were such as might be lawfully submitted to But young men such as I then was may be ●asily drawn to subscribe to things publickly ●njoyned and so become engaged before they have well considered The Ordainer or Ordainers who designed me to this Office of Christs donation and not ●heirs could not by any act of theirs lessen it ●s to its nature or essential state Nor can they ●erogate from Christs authority over me and ●he obligation which he hath laid upon me ●o discharge the Office with which he hath ●ntrusted me That a necessity is laid upon me in my present state to preach the Gospel I am fully perswaded in regard of the necessities of Souls which cry aloud for all the help that can posibly be given by Christs Ministers whethe● Conformists or Nonconformists The necessary means of their Salvation is more valuable than meer external Order or Uniformity in things accidental I receive the whole Doctrine of Faith an● Sacraments according to the Articles of th● Church of England and am ready to subscrib● the same I have joyned and still am ready to joyn with the legally established Churche in their publick Worship The matter o● my sacred Ministrations hath been always consonant to the Doctrine of the Reforme● Churches and particularly of the Church o● England I meddle not with our present differences but insist on the great and necessar● points of Christian Religion I design not th● promoting of a severed Party but of mee Christianity or Godliness I am willing to comply with the will 〈◊〉 my Superiors as far as is possible with a saf● conscience and to return to my Ministeri●● station in the Established Churches may I b● but dispensed with in the injunctions wit● which my conscience till I be otherwise informed forbids me to comply In the whol● of my dissent from the said injunctions I ca● not be charged with denying any thing essen●●al to Christian Faith and Life or to the ●onstitution of a Church or any of the weigh●er matters of Religion or with being in any ●hing inconsistent with good Order and Go●ernment My Case as I have sincerely set it forth I ●umbly represent to the Clemency of my Go●ernours and to the charity equity and candor ●f all Christs Ministers and People I am sure design to follow after the things which make ●or Peace and I hope I am not mistaken in ●he way to it J. C. FINIS Books lately Printed for Tho. Parkhurst at the Bible and Three Crowns in Cheap side ONe Hundred of Select Sermon upon several occasions by Tho. Horton D. D. Sermons on the 4th Psal. 42. Psal. 5● and 63. Psal. by Tho. Horton D. D. A Compleat Martyrology both of Fo raign and English Martyrs with th● Lives of 26 Modern Divines by Sam Clark A Discourse of Actual Providence by John Collings D. D. An Exposition on the 5 first Chapter of the Revelation of Jesus Christ 〈◊〉 Charles Phelpes A Discourse of Grace and Temptat●on by Tho. Froysall The Revival of Grace Sacrament Reflections on the Death of Christ Testator A Sacrifice and Curse by John Hur● A Glimps of Eternity to Awaken Sinners and Comfort Saints by Ab. Coley Which is the Church or an Answer to the Question Where was your Church before Luther by Rich. Baxter The Husbandmans Companion or Meditations sutable for Farmers in order to Spiritualize their Employment by Edward Bury Mr. Adams Exposition of the Assemb Catechism showing its Harmony with the Articles and Homilies of the Church of England The present State of New-England with the History of their Wars with the Indies Popery an Enemy to Truth and Civil Government by Jo. Sheldeck Spelling Book for Children by Tho. Lye Principals of Christian Religion with Practical Applications to each Head by Tho. Gouge Almost Christian by Matth. Mead. Godly Mans Ark by Edmund Calamy Heaven and Hell on Earth in a good or bad Conscience by Nath. Vincent Little Catechism for Children with short Histories which may both please and profit them by Nath. Vincent Ark of the Covenant with an Epistle prefixed by John Owen D. D. This Author hath lately Published this Book Intituled The Kingdom of God among men A Tract of the sound state of Religion or that Christianity which is described in the holy Scriptures and of things that make for the security and increase thereof in the World designing its more ample diffusion among Professed Christians of all sorts and its surer propagation to future Ages Printed for Tho. Parkhurst