a_o discourse_n concern_v the_o nature_n unity_n and_o communion_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n wherein_o most_o of_o the_o controversy_n relate_v to_o the_o church_n be_v brief_o and_o plain_o state_v part_n i._n by_o william_n sherlock_n d._n d._n master_n of_o the_o temple_n london_n print_a for_o william_n rogers_n at_o the_o sun_n over_o against_o st._n dunstan_n church_n in_o fleetstreet_n 1688._o a_o discourse_n concern_v the_o nature_n unity_n and_o communion_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n the_o introduction_n in_o the_o preface_n to_o the_o vindication_n of_o some_o protestant_a principle_n of_o church-unity_n and_o catholic_n communion_n from_o the_o charge_n of_o agreement_n with_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n i_o promise_v a_o discourse_n about_o the_o church_n and_o intend_v to_o have_v discharge_v that_o obligation_n which_o have_v be_v very_o importunate_o demand_v of_o i_o long_o before_o this_o and_o indeed_o have_v finish_v what_o i_o now_o publish_v several_a 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be_v acknowledge_v by_o all_o christian_n that_o christ_n have_v but_o one_o church_n which_o be_v his_o one_o body_n but_o then_o we_o must_v consider_v the_o intent_n of_o this_o one_o church_n the_o church_n on_o earth_n indeed_o be_v but_o one_o but_o this_o one_o church_n on_o earth_n be_v not_o the_o one_o church_n and_o one_o body_n of_o christ_n but_o only_o a_o very_a little_a part_n of_o it_o christ_n have_v but_o one_o church_n and_o one_o body_n in_o all_o and_o therefore_o it_o must_v comprehend_v the_o whole_a church_n from_o the_o begin_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n at_o least_o from_o the_o first_o plant_n of_o a_o church_n by_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n till_o the_o last_o judgement_n for_o they_o all_o belong_v to_o this_o one_o church_n and_o this_o one_o body_n of_o christ_n so_o that_o for_o the_o great_a part_n of_o this_o one_o church_n be_v already_o translate_v into_o heaven_n and_o the_o church_n on_o earth_n be_v but_o a_o very_a little_a part_n 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because_o it_o do_v not_o give_v a_o account_n how_o the_o whole_a church_n be_v one_o and_o yet_o the_o oneness_n of_o the_o church_n proper_o relate_v to_o the_o whole_a not_o to_o a_o part_n for_o a_o part_n be_v it_o never_o so_o much_o one_o can_v be_v but_o one_o part_n not_o the_o one_o church_n now_o hence_o we_o may_v learn_v wherein_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n do_v not_o consist_v and_o wherein_o it_o do_v 1._o wherein_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n do_v not_o consist_v as_o 1._o the_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n do_v not_o consist_v in_o its_o be_v one_o organise_v politic_a body_n under_o the_o government_n of_o one_o visible_a head_n on_o earth_n for_o though_o a_o visible_a head_n on_o earth_n may_v make_v the_o church_n on_o earth_n one_o yet_o it_o can_v unite_v the_o church_n on_o earth_n and_o the_o
church_n in_o heaven_n into_o one_o body_n unless_o this_o visible_a head_n on_o earth_n be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o invisible_a church_n in_o heaven_n too_o for_o if_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n consist_v in_o be_v unite_v under_o one_o head_n that_o head_n must_v be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n or_o else_o the_o church_n be_v not_o unite_v in_o the_o head_n if_o the_o head_n which_o be_v the_o principle_n of_o union_n be_v not_o the_o head_n of_o the_o whole_a now_o i_o suppose_v no_o papist_n will_v say_v that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o invisible_a as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o visible_a church_n and_o then_o the_o church_n be_v not_o one_o by_o be_v unite_v under_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n though_o there_o be_v some_o thing_n which_o will_v make_v one_o suspect_v that_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n do_v believe_v the_o pope_n to_o be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o invisible_a as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o visible_a church_n for_o if_o 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