Selected quad for the lemma: doctrine_n
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A49109
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The case of persecution, charg'd on the Church of England, consider'd and discharg'd, in order to her justification, and a desired union of Protestant dissenters
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Long, Thomas, 1621-1707.
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1689
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Wing L2961; ESTC R6944
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the_o only_a true_a god_n and_o own_o christ_n jesus_n god_n and_o man_n to_o be_v the_o only_a mediator_n between_o god_n and_o man_n observe_v all_o and_o only_o the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n for_o render_v unto_o caesar_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v caesar_n and_o unto_o god_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v god_n the_o character_n of_o a_o false_a prophet_n can_v just_o be_v impute_v to_o any_o of_o her_o minister_n the_o great_a crime_n object_v to_o the_o church_n by_o the_o romanist_n be_v our_o separation_n from_o their_o communion_n to_o which_o it_o be_v answer_v that_o we_o have_v no_o otherwise_o leave_v they_o than_o they_o have_v desert_v the_o doctrine_n and_o communion_n of_o the_o scripture_n and_o the_o primitive_a church_n for_o the_o first_o four_o hundred_o year_n to_o which_o if_o they_o shall_v return_v we_o be_v ready_a to_o give_v they_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o fellowship_n but_o than_o it_o will_v be_v object_v by_o some_o modern_a dissenter_n in_o the_o word_n 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to_o make_v papist_n in_o england_n as_o the_o multitude_n of_o sect_n among_o ourselves_o and_o shall_v they_o use_v our_o hand_n to_o do_v their_o work_n thus_o he_o and_o to_o this_o end_n he_o advise_v in_o his_o saint_n rest_v p._n 518._o of_o the_o first_o edition_n do_v not_o meet-togeth_a in_o opposition_n to_o the_o public_a meeting_n nor_o at_o the_o time_n of_o public_a worship_n nor_o yet_o to_o make_v a_o groundless_a schism_n to_o separate_v from_o the_o church_n whereof_o you_o be_v member_n nor_o to_o destroy_v the_o old_a that_o you_o may_v gather_v a_o new_a out_o of_o its_o ruin_n as_o long_o as_o it_o have_v the_o essential_o and_o there_o be_v hope_n of_o reform_v it_o nor_o can_v i_o think_v what_o reason_n the_o complainer_n can_v assign_v why_o they_o may_v not_o as_o well_o conform_v to_o the_o present_a church_n who_o can_v conform_v with_o the_o apostolical_a church_n in_o their_o primitive_a constitution_n for_o we_o read_v act_v 2._o v._o 41._o that_o 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division_n among_o you_o and_o avoid_v they_o for_o such_o serve_v not_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n but_o their_o own_o belly_n so_o 1_o cor._n 3.3_o whereas_o there_o be_v among_o you_o envy_v and_o strife_n and_o division_n be_v you_o not_o carnal_a and_o walk_v as_o man_n and_o verse_n 4._o while_o one_o say_v i_o be_o of_o paul_n and_o another_o i_o of_o apollo_n be_v you_o not_o all_o carnal_a st._n judas_n v._o 16._o these_o be_v murmurer_n complainer_n walk_v after_o their_o own_o lust_n these_o be_v they_o that_o separate_v themselves_o sensual_a have_v not_o the_o spirit_n which_o the_o apostle_n seem_v to_o give_v as_o a_o answer_n to_o their_o pretence_n of_o have_v the_o spirit_n in_o a_o extraordinary_a manner_n but_o i_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o use_v any_o other_o argument_n to_o convince_v the_o complainer_n of_o the_o insufficiency_n of_o this_o objection_n concern_v their_o conscience_n than_o their_o own_o practice_n for_o when_o the_o complainer_n have_v be_v 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ne_fw-la scindatur_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la quam_fw-la ne_fw-la idolis_fw-la sacrificetur_fw-la it_o be_v as_o great_a a_o glory_n to_o endure_v martyrdom_n for_o the_o prevention_n of_o schism_n as_o to_o suffer_v it_o for_o not_o sacrifice_v to_o idol_n see_v by_o this_o we_o secure_v our_o private_a salvation_n by_o the_o other_o we_o preserve_v the_o public_a peace_n and_o edification_n we_o may_v innocent_o bear_v some_o inconvenience_n at_o their_o hand_n from_o who_o we_o receive_v so_o much_o good_a especial_o consider_v that_o what_o we_o conceive_v to_o be_v evil_a be_v in_o their_o own_o nature_n thing_n indifferent_a and_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o church_n be_v not_o think_v any_o part_n of_o divine_a worship_n but_o may_v be_v change_v or_o lay_v aside_o as_o occasion_n shall_v require_v as_o in_o the_o instance_n of_o the_o cross_n in_o baptism_n at_o which_o the_o complainer_n be_v most_o scandalize_v which_o the_o church_n have_v declare_v may_v be_v omit_v in_o 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