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earth_n	catholic_n	church_n	visible_a	2,907	5	9.9387	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55303	A discourse of schism by that learned gentleman Edward Polhill, Esq. ...	Polhill, Edward, 1622-1694?	1694 (1694)	Wing P2752; ESTC R3219	41,361	113

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nothing_o touch_v ecclesiastical_a discipline_n because_o the_o particular_a mode_n of_o it_o be_v not_o so_o essential_a to_o a_o church_n as_o the_o other_o be_v to_o conclude_v where_o there_o be_v lawful_a pastor_n dispense_n holy_a ordinance_n and_o a_o people_n meeting_n and_o unanimous_o join_v in_o the_o use_n of_o they_o there_o be_v a_o true_a church_n hic_fw-la est_fw-la fons_fw-la veritatis_fw-la hoc_fw-la templum_fw-la dei_fw-la hoc_fw-la domicilium_fw-la fidei_fw-la as_o lactantius_n speak_v there_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o truth_n the_o temple_n of_o god_n the_o dwelling-place_n of_o faith_n these_o thing_n be_v premise_v touch_v the_o church_n and_o its_o unity_n i_o come_v now_o to_o inquire_v into_o the_o nature_n of_o schism_n chap._n ii_o schism_n define_v seminal_a or_o actual_a in_o the_o church_n or_o from_o it_o there_o may_v be_v a_o schism_n without_o separation_n and_o a_o separation_n without_o schism_n the_o character_n of_o schismatical_a separation_n voluntariness_n want_v of_o charity_n pride_n error_n breach_n of_o sacred_a unity_n for_o little_a or_o no_o cause_n from_o the_o catholic_n church_n schism_n be_v the_o scissure_v of_o the_o church_n visible_a a_o breach_n of_o the_o sacred_a unity_n of_o it_o without_o cause_n it_o be_v a_o scissure_n of_o the_o church_n eccles_n de_fw-fr unitat._n eccles_n a_o rent_v vestem_fw-la christi_fw-la inconsutilem_fw-la the_o seamless_a coat_n of_o christ_n as_o st._n cyprian_n speak_v it_o be_v as_o st._n austin_n speak_v signify_v by_o the_o break_n of_o the_o net_n luke_n 5.6_o the_o net_n at_o sea_n break_v 122._o ibi_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la in_o hocseculo_fw-la hic_fw-la in_o sine_fw-la seculi_fw-la figurata_fw-la est_fw-la austin_n in_o joh._n tract_n 122._o propter_fw-la significanda_fw-la schismata_fw-la to_o note_v out_o the_o schism_n of_o the_o church_n on_o earth_n but_o the_o net_n draw_v to_o the_o shore_n break_v not_o john_n 21.11_o to_o note_v out_o that_o the_o saint_n in_o heaven_n be_v in_o summâ_fw-la pace_fw-la in_o the_o high_a unity_n no_o schism_n be_v in_o that_o bless_a region_n it_o be_v a_o scissure_n of_o the_o church_n visible_a in_o the_o church_n mystical_a there_o be_v no_o schism_n it_o be_v true_a the_o flesh_n which_o in_o the_o saint_n war_v against_o the_o spirit_n be_v a_o schismatic_a and_o make_v such_o rent_n in_o their_o soul_n that_o they_o be_v in_o a_o sort_n divide_v from_o themselves_o it_o be_v not_o i_o but_o sin_n that_o dwell_v in_o i_o say_v saint_n paul_n rom._n 7.20_o he_o distinguish_v his_o corrupt_a self_n from_o his_o renew_a self_n but_o yet_o that_o flesh_n can_v shall_v not_o total_o final_o rend_v they_o off_o from_o the_o mystical_a body_n they_o may_v fall_v into_o sin_n yet_o those_o principle_n which_o tie_v they_o to_o the_o mystical_a body_n be_v not_o extinct_a the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n will_v not_o leave_v they_o but_o raise_v they_o up_o out_o of_o their_o fall_n hence_o st._n