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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59244	The schism of the Church of England &c. demonstrated in four arguments formerly propos'd to Dr. Gunning and Dr. Pearson, the late Bishops of Ely and Chester / by two Catholick disputants, in a celebrated conference upon that point.	Spencer, John, 1601-1671.; Gunning, Peter, 1614-1684.; Pearson, John, 1613-1686.; Lenthall, John, Sir, 1625-1681.; Sergeant, John, 1622-1707.	1688 (1688)	Wing S2591; ESTC R15805	5,784	13

THE SCHISM OF THE Church of England c. Demonstrated in Four ARGUMENTS Formerly Propos'd to Dr. Gunning and Dr. Pearson the late Bishops of Ely and Chester by Two Catholick Disputants in a Celebrated Conference upon that Point OXON Printed by Henry Cruttenden One of His Majesty's Printers MDCLXXXVIII The SCHISM of the Church of England Demonstrated in Four Arguments c. The Definition of Schism Schism is a Voluntary Separation of One Part from the Whole True Visible Hierarchical CHURCH of CHRIST The First Argument WHosoever make a voluntary separation of themselves from the whole true visible Church of Christ are Schismatiques But all those of the English Protestant party make a voluntary separation of themselves from the whole true visible Church of Christ Therefore all those of the English Protestant party are Schismatiques The first Proposition is evident and granted by our Adversaries when they allowed our Definition to be a true Proposition We prove the second Proposition Whosoever voluntarily separate themselves from all particular visible Christian Churches in the world of the same time with them make a voluntary separation of themselves from the whole true visible Church of Christ But all those who are of the English Protestant party voluntarily separate themselves from all the particular visible Christian Churches in the world of the same time with them Therefore all those of the English Protestant party make a voluntary separation from the whole true visible Church of Christ. The first Proposition is manifest For in the extent of all the true visible Christian Churches in the world must be contained the whole true visible Church of Christ. The second Proposition we prove Whosoever voluntarily separate themselves from the present Eastern and Western Churches and all Churches in their Communion voluntarily separate themselves from all the particular Christian visible Churches in the world of the same time with them But all those of the English Protestant Party voluntarily separate themselves from the present Eastern and Western Churches and all Churches in their Communion Therefore all those of the English Protestant party voluntarily separate themselves from all the particular visible Christian Churches in the world of the same time with them The first Proposition is certainly true For no Assembly or Congregation of Christians can be named which is not manifestly Heretical that is not contained in this Proposition We prove the second by enumeration If they do not so separate themselves let that Church be nominated amongst the forementioned from which they do not voluntarily separate themselves It is not confessedly the Roman for they all profess themselves not to be of her Communion Nor the Greek under obedience to the Patriarch of Constantinople for they have as little dependance or agreement with that either in Doctrine Subjection Discipline Rites or Communion as they have with the Roman our Adversaries producing but four Points wherein they seemed to agree with Protestants against us and those either not of Faith or clearly mistaken or not as they are controverted betwixt us And the same reason proceeds of all Churches in actual Communion with them Ergo The second Proposition is true It will avail nothing to alledge here that English Protestants communicate with many other Reformed Churches beyond Sea for all those are comprehended under our terms the English Protestant Party and it is as evident that each of those voluntarily separate themselves from all other Churches as it is that these of England separate Neither will it excuse them to say that they only refined that Church which they found corrupted and defiled which notwithstanding remains still amongst them the very same in substance that it was before For it is evident that all of them whether English or others separated themselves from all those National Churches and the Pastors of them who were in quiet possession of Church-government immediately before they begun rejected in all Countries respectively where they entred their Authority dispossessing them of their Sees and Cures intruding themselves into their places and gathering tumultuously among themselves particular Congregations and Conventicles instituting new and unheard of Rites and Ceremonies without dependance of any who were in possession of Church-government immediately before them through the whole world and all this as notoriously and undeniably as any Schismatiques ever did before their time In all which particulars we appeal to the Historians on both parts who have writ the Records of these two last Ages The Second Argument Whosoever adhere to Schismatical Pastors as Schismatical is understood in our Definition are Schismatiques But all English Protestants adhere to Schismatical Pastors as Schismatical is understood in our Definition Therefore all English Protestants are Schismatiques The first proposition is evident For those being only such as separate themselves from the whole true visible Church of Christ all who adhere to them must also separate with them and thereby become Schismatiques The second proposition we prove Whosoever adhere to those who are successively Ordained by such Schismatical Pastors maintaining the same cause which they begun adhere to Schismatical Pastors as Schismatical is understood in our Definition But all English Protestants adhere to those who were successively Ordained by such Schismatical Pastors maintaining the same cause which they begun Therefore all English Protestants adhere to Schismatical Pastours as schismatical is understood in our Definition The first Proposition needs no proof as being clear ex terminis The second viz. that those whom we say were so Ordained maintain the same cause which was begun by those who Ordained them is also clear it remains therefore only to prove that they were Ordained successively by Schismatiques understood in the sense of our Definition which we thus prove Whosoever adhere to those who were successively Ordained by Matthew Parker and the other first Protestant Bishops of his time adhere to those who were successively Ordained by such Schismatical Pastors But all English Protestants adhere to such as were successively Ordained by Matthew Parker and the first Protestant Bishops of his time Therefore all English Protestants adhere to those who were successively Ordained by such schismatical Pastors The second Proposition is clear and confessed by all We thus prove the first If Matthew Parker and the rest were such schismatical Pastors then whosoever adhere to those who were Ordained by them adhere to those who were Ordained successively by such Schismatical Pastors But Matthew Parker and the rest were such Schismatical Pastors Therefore all those who adhere to those who were successively Ordained by them adhere to those who were Ordained by such Schismatical Pastors The first proposition is clear we prove the second Whosoever either Possess the Sees and Offices of lawful Bishops those lawful Bishops yet living or unite themselves to such as possess them are such schismatical Pastors But Matthew Parker and other first Protestant Bishops of his time either possest the Sees and Offices of lawful Bishops those lawful Bishops