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A94272 A treatise of the schism of England. Wherein particularly Mr. Hales and Mr. Hobbs are modestly accosted. / By Philip Scot. Permissu superiorum. Scot, Philip. 1650 (1650) Wing S942; Thomason E1395_1; ESTC R2593 51,556 285

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King James of famous Memory calls her in his first speech to the Parliament at least wise until a general Councel he convocated where their cause may be heard and decided which indeed is virtually already done to their hands in the case of Germany Wherein the proverb is true that one egg is not more like to another then these in the main point of Schism though differing from themselves and others in points of Doctrin From what is said we may conclude thus Whosoever divide the unity of the Church without cause are in a damnable state seeing out of the third Chapter Schism is an enormous crime but Protestants do divide the unity of the Church out of the 4 and 5 Chapters and that without cause Chap. 6. therefore Protestants are in a damnable state Wherefore as I said in the beginning considering the danger of their souls they are bound to discuss the causes of their revolt to weigh ponder the reasons of the Catholicks that they may free themselves from such a miserable and dreadful state return to the Church their mother and so have God for their Father love and maintain her unity and so be made partakers of her charity An Exhortation of the Author I know that these sensible objects obvolved and ensnared in the delights of the flesh strongly proposed either by actual possession or clear hopes of attaining do so efficatiously move the powers of souls drowned in sordid bodies that poor man by the weak command of his will is hardly drawn from embracing them therefore we must seek help otherwise we must fly unto holy prayer that we be not swallowed up in this gulf of mudd let more noble objects be proposed it is not in our power not to be moved with those things we see let us therefore look with the eyes of Faith upon the objects of eternal felicity promised to those who confess and follow Christ Jesus certainly they will concern us and by Gods mercies through the tryals of patience we shall at the length attain unto them Let not therefore that be applied to us which in times past Seneca ep 116. spake of the adversaries of Stoick Philosophy You promise too high-things you command too hard things we are poor creatures and we cannot deny all things to our selves least we hear also his answer on the Stoicks part Our vices because we love them we defend them and we had rather excuse them then leave them To be unwilling is the cause not to be able is pretended This consideration may easily imprint a serious reflexion in the hearts of Schismaticks To conclude all let us hear the great Zealot of Peace thundring out to the Churches of Ephesus Ephes 4. I therefore prisoner in our Lord beseech you that you walk worthy of the vocation in which you are called with all humility and mildness with patience supporting one another in charity careful to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace One body and one spirit as you are called in one hope of your vocation One Lord one Faith one Baptism One God and Father of all which is over all and by all and in us all Amen FINIS ERRATA PAge 27. Line 11. Read Lions P. 83. l. 17. read dissected P. 87. l. 17. read prefects P. 96. l. 14. read impostume P. 127. l. 10. read add faith P. 136. l. ult dele to P. 138. l. 11. read these P. 144. l. 12. read add not P. 174. l. 7. read Epistles P. 195. l. 15. read radices P. 214. l. 13. read continuance P. 239. l. 18. dele not P. 242. l. 10. read not pertinent