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A55307 The Samaritan shewing that many and unnecessary impositions are not the oyl that must heal the church together with the way or means to do it / by a country gentleman who goes to common-prayer and not to meetings. Polhill, Edward, 1622-1694? 1682 (1682) Wing P2756; ESTC R3092 63,931 131

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not_o that_o permission_n shall_v be_v give_v to_o any_o to_o blaspheme_v god_n ridicule_fw-la the_o christian_a religion_n decry_v and_o burlesque_fw-la all_o morality_n and_o laugh_v at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n and_o a_o state_n of_o reward_n and_o punishment_n i_o will_v not_o that_o man_n shall_v be_v permit_v to_o preach_v rebellion_n and_o mutiny_v the_o people_n against_o their_o prince_n nor_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v allow_v to_o sow_v sedition_n or_o teach_v such_o doctrine_n as_o will_v subvert_v order_n and_o destroy_v all_o peace_n among_o man_n for_o these_o thing_n and_o other_o of_o like_a nature_n i_o be_o no_o patron_n let_v these_o be_v prevent_v by_o all_o just_a care_n and_o endeavour_n and_o let_v such_o as_o offend_v in_o any_o of_o they_o undergo_v the_o sharp_a punishment_n but_o in_o particular_a for_o satisfaction_n to_o this_o grand_a query_n or_o objection_n as_o be_v the_o chief_a business_n of_o my_o undertake_n i_o humble_o propose_v these_o 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quam_fw-la si_fw-la diligenter_n separentur_fw-la necessaria_fw-la a_o non_fw-la necessariis_fw-la &_o ut_fw-la de_fw-la necessariis_fw-la conveniat_fw-la omnis_fw-la opera_fw-la insumatur_fw-la in_fw-la non_fw-la necessariis_fw-la christianae_n libertati_fw-la locus_fw-la detur_fw-la epist_n causaboni_n ad_fw-la card._n perronium_n p._n 31._o let_v the_o thing_n impose_v as_o term_n and_o condition_n of_o communion_n be_v the_o great_a essential_a and_o constituent_a part_n of_o christianity_n let_v they_o be_v such_o as_o be_v of_o the_o essence_n of_o religion_n such_o as_o without_o assent_n and_o consent_v unto_o no_o man_n be_v or_o can_v be_v a_o christian_n that_o religion_n i_o mean_v the_o christian_a religion_n have_v its_o essential_a and_o constituent_a part_n can_v reasonable_o be_v deny_v for_o if_o it_o have_v no_o essential_a part_n it_o be_v not_o quid_fw-la compositum_fw-la it_o be_v no_o compound_n thing_n which_o no_o man_n in_o his_o wit_n i_o think_v will_v 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of_o a_o common_a creed_n to_o be_v use_v among_o all_o christian_n and_o to_o be_v repute_v the_o test_n and_o condition_n of_o communion_n speak_v as_o follow_v ac_fw-la oportet_fw-la quidem_fw-la confessionem_fw-la ejusmodi_fw-la esse_fw-la instar_fw-la definitionis_fw-la cujusdam_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la enim_fw-la requiritur_fw-la ut_fw-la definitio_fw-la neque_fw-la plura_fw-la complectatur_fw-la neque_fw-la pauciora_fw-la quam_fw-la res_fw-la ipsa_fw-la quae_fw-la definitur_fw-la viz._n ut_fw-la nihil_fw-la desit_fw-la nihil_fw-la redundet_fw-la ita_fw-la in_o fidei_fw-la symbolo_fw-la nihil_fw-la deesse_fw-la oportet_fw-la eorum_fw-la quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la ad_fw-la salutem_fw-la cognitu_fw-la necessaria_fw-la nil_fw-la etiam_fw-la contineri_fw-la debet_fw-la absque_fw-la cujus_fw-la cognition_n contingere_fw-la salus_fw-la possit_fw-la si_fw-la deesset_fw-la etenim_fw-la aliquid_fw-la cognitu_fw-la necessarium_fw-la fieret_fw-la ut_fw-la qui_fw-la christianus_n haberi_fw-la 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recipiendi_fw-la atque_fw-la ita_fw-la aptissimum_fw-la fuerit_fw-la symbolum_n quo_fw-la christiani_n à_fw-la non_fw-la christianis_fw-la discernuntur_fw-la acontii_n strat._n satanae_n lib._n 7._o pag._n 366._o 4._o let_v some_o difference_n be_v make_v between_o a_o confession_n of_o faith_n and_o a_o summary_n or_o institution_n of_o christian_a religion_n in_o a_o confession_n of_o faith_n let_v nothing_o be_v insert_v which_o be_v not_o necessary_a to_o salvation_n in_o a_o christian_a institution_n all_o thing_n may_v be_v discourse_v which_o may_v be_v think_v any_o way_n useful_a or_o advantageous_a whatever_o be_v mention_v in_o a_o creed_n symbol_n on_o term_n of_o communion_n beyond_o what_o be_v absolute_o necessary_a break_v the_o church_n of_o god_n into_o sect_n and_o faction_n and_o
and_o most_o exact_a that_o can_v be_v form_v but_o because_o it_o be_v short_a and_o express_v in_o the_o word_n of_o scripture_n and_o a_o evidence_n of_o his_o judgement_n that_o the_o communion_n of_o christian_n and_o consequent_o the_o peace_n of_o church_n yea_o of_o christendom_n must_v be_v suspend_v only_o on_o a_o few_o plain_a necessary_a thing_n and_o peradventure_o our_o common_a creed_n with_o the_o lord_n prayer_n and_o ten_o commandment_n as_o i_o have_v already_o intimate_v may_v be_v imposition_n sufficient_a for_o the_o union_n of_o christian_n and_o church_n 8._o let_v the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v oblige_v to_o declare_v their_o fai_n h_o in_o and_o assent_v unto_o no_o more_o than_o some_o such_o brief_a symbol_n or_o confession_n or_o rather_o to_o those_o three_o summary_n of_o christianity_n abovesaid_a let_v they_o not_o be_v oblige_v to_o subscribe_v unto_o a_o multifarious_a number_n of_o article_n or_o to_o profess_v a_o faith_n or_o consent_n 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