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A77494 The araignment of the present schism of new separation in old England. Together vvith a serious recommendation of church-unity and uniformity. As it was lately presented to the church of God at great Yarmouth, / by John Brinsley. Brinsley, John, 1600-1665. 1646 (1646) Wing B4707; Thomason E335_10; ESTC R200782 79,884 81

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church-division_n in_o opinion_n or_o practice_n ioh._n 7._o 43._o the_o latter_a proper_o schism_n 1_o cor._n 11._o 18_o 19_o heresy_n and_o schism_n how_o distinguish_v schisma_fw-la est_fw-la congregationis_fw-la dissidium_fw-la ex_fw-la diversitate_fw-la sententiarum_fw-la haeresis_fw-la verò_fw-la schisma_fw-la inveteratum_fw-la august_n contra_fw-la crescon._n grammat_n inter_fw-la haeresin_fw-la et_fw-la schisma_fw-la hoc_fw-la interest_fw-la arbitramur_fw-la quod_fw-la haeresis_fw-la perversum_fw-la dogma_fw-la habet_fw-la schisma_fw-la ab_fw-la ecclesiâ_fw-la separate_a hieron._n in_o epist._n ad_fw-la galat._n aquin._n 22._o q._n 39_o calvin_n instit._n lib._n 4._o c._n 2._o s_o 5._o the_o schism_n in_o the_o text_n chief_o division_n in_o practice_n which_o be_v either_o without_o separation_n 1_o cor._n 1._o 18._o or_o with_o separation_n quia_fw-la autem_fw-la haec_fw-la scissio_fw-la maximè_fw-la perficitur_fw-la et_fw-la apparet_fw-la in_fw-la debitâ_fw-la communiove_fw-la ecclesiastica_fw-la 〈◊〉_d recusandan_n idcircò_fw-la illa_fw-la separatio_fw-la per_fw-la appropriationem_fw-la singular●m_fw-la recte_fw-la voco_fw-la schisma_fw-la ames_n cas._n consc._n de_fw-fr schismate_fw-la separation_n partial_a or_o total_a the_o latter_o most_o proper_o a_o schism_n separation_n from_o the_o church-catholike_a don●●ism_n from_o a_o particular_a church_n separatism_n which_o be_v either_o negative_a secessio_fw-la negativa_fw-la positiva_fw-la cham._n de_fw-fr eccles._n cap._n de_fw-fr schism_n or_o positive_a the_o high_a kind_n of_o schism_n altar_fw-la adversus_fw-la altar_fw-la erexit_fw-la august_n de_fw-fr donato_n lib._n contra_fw-la crescon._n gram._n hoc_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la schisma_fw-la autonomasticôs_fw-la dicitur_fw-la and_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o cham._n ubi_fw-la suprà_fw-la reas._n schism_n a_o great_a evil_n 1._o a_o evil_n of_o punishment_n a_o great_a judgement_n amos_n 6._o 11._o psal._n 60._o 2._o 2._o a_o great_a sin_n hos._n 10._o 2._o schism●●●●priè_fw-la dictu●_z est_fw-la 〈◊〉_d gravi●●●mu●_z ames_n c●●_n consc._n de_fw-fr schismat_n sunt_fw-la quidi_fw-la peccatum_fw-la schismatis_fw-la ad_fw-la aeque●t_n peccato_fw-la h●●re●●s_fw-la sunt_fw-la qui_fw-la illud_fw-la adhuc_fw-la pra_fw-la ist●_z exaggerent_fw-la musc._n loc._n com._n de_fw-fr schism_n sacr●legium_fw-la schismatis_fw-la vestr●_z defen●●r●_z non_fw-la u●●c●is_fw-la aug_n contra_fw-la 〈◊〉_d lib._n 2._o exp._n ●_z an_fw-mi ut_fw-la dicere_fw-la ceperam_fw-la graviora_fw-la sunt_fw-la crimina_fw-la traditorum_fw-la quàm_fw-la schismaticorum_fw-la aug._n ibid._n iere._n 36._o 23_o numb._n 16._o 31_o 35._o quis_fw-la jam_fw-la dubitaverit_fw-la hoc_fw-la esse_fw-la sceleratius_fw-la commissum_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la graviùs_fw-la vindi●atum_fw-la aug._n ibid._n 1._o schism_n opposite_a to_o the_o great_a grace_n of_o charity_n 1_o cor._n 13._o 13_o act_n 20._o 35._o eph._n 4._o 3._o schisma_fw-la vinculum_fw-la pacis_fw-la dirumpit_fw-la charitatem_fw-la scil._n musc._n l._n c._n de_fw-fr schism_n 2._o schism_n injurious_a to_o christ_n 1_o cor._n 1._o 13._o 3._o schism_n injurious_a to_o the_o church_n 1._o shame_v it_o cant._n 6._o 9_o judge_n 19_o 1_o cor._n 11._o 22._o 2._o despise_v it_o ibid._n verse_n 21._o ad●ò_fw-la divisi_fw-la crant_fw-la ●t_fw-la invicèm_fw-la communicare_fw-la sacram_fw-la caenam_fw-la non_fw-la dig●arentur_fw-la singulae_fw-la factiones_fw-la id_fw-la agebant_fw-la ut_fw-la alia_fw-la aliam_fw-la praeverteret_fw-la paulini_n verbi_fw-la gratiâ_fw-la primi_fw-la venientes_fw-la suam_fw-la caenam_fw-la celebrabant_fw-la non_fw-la expectatis_fw-la petrinis_fw-la apollime_fw-la be_v etc._n etc._n 1_o cor._n 11._o 20._o to_o celebrate_v the_o sacrament_n in_o a_o separate_a way_n be_v a_o pervert_n of_o the_o ordinance_n 3._o disquete_v it_o iudg._n 5._o 25._o gal._n 5._o 20._o 4._o hinder_v it_o 5._o endanger_v it_o hoc_fw-la 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