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dispute_v the_o schism_n be_v unhatched_a but_o as_o soon_o as_o one_o party_n sweep_v a_o old_a cloister_n and_o by_o a_o pretty_a art_n sudden_o make_v it_o a_o church_n by_o put_v a_o new_a pulpit_n in_o it_o for_o the_o separate_a party_n to_o meet_v in_o what_o before_o be_v a_o controversy_n become_v a_o formal_a schism_n p._n 197._o q._n what_o be_v the_o danger_n of_o schism_n answ_n what_o the_o ancient_n speak_v by_o way_n of_o censure_n of_o schism_n in_o general_n be_v most_o true_a 198._o and_o they_o speak_v most_o strange_a thing_n of_o it_o for_o they_o see_v that_o unadvised_o and_o upon_o fancy_n to_o break_v the_o knot_n of_o union_n betwixt_o man_n and_o man_n especial_o among_o christian_n upon_o who_o the_o tie_n of_o love_n and_o communion_n do_v especial_o rest_v be_v a_o crime_n hardly_o pardonable_a and_o that_o nothing_o absolve_v a_o man_n from_o the_o guilt_n of_o it_o but_o true_a and_o unpretended_a conscience_n and_o p._n 192._o heresy_n and_o schism_n 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persuade_v answ_n yet_o for_o all_o this_o we_o may_v not_o separate_v except_o we_o be_v constrain_v to_o bear_v a_o part_n in_o they_o ourselves_o 210._o the_o priest_n under_o eli_n have_v so_o ill_o demean_v themselves_o about_o the_o daily_a sacrifice_n that_o they_o make_v it_o to_o stink_v yet_o the_o people_n refuse_v not_o to_o come_v to_o the_o tabernacle_n nor_o to_o bring_v their_o sacrifice_n to_o the_o priest_n for_o in_o schism_n which_o concern_v fact_n nothing_o can_v be_v a_o just_a cause_n of_o refusal_n of_o communion_n but_o only_o the_o require_v of_o the_o execution_n of_o some_o unlawful_a or_o suspect_v act._n q._n what_o may_v we_o do_v when_o some_o person_n in_o a_o church_n teach_v erroneous_a doctrine_n 214._o suppose_v of_o arius_n and_o nestorius_n concern_v the_o trinity_n or_o the_o person_n of_o our_o saviour_n answ_n what_o to_o do_v in_o this_o case_n be_v not_o a_o point_n of_o any_o great_a depth_n of_o understanding_n to_o discover_v 215._o so_o be_v it_o distemper_n and_o partiality_n do_v not_o intervene_v i_o do_v not_o see_v that_o opinionum_fw-la varietas_fw-la &_o opinantium_fw-la unitas_fw-la be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o that_o man_n of_o different_a opinion_n in_o christian_a religion_n may_v not_o hold_v communion_n in_o sacris_fw-la in_o the_o public_a worship_n this_o argument_n hold_v à _fw-la fortiori_fw-la if_o i_o may_v keep_v communion_n with_o such_o as_o teach_v false_a doctrine_n much_o more_o with_o such_o as_o practice_v only_o suspect_v ceremony_n p._n 226._o q._n what_o be_v your_o opinion_n of_o conventicle_n answ_n it_o evident_o appear_v that_o all_o meeting_n upon_o unnecessary_a occasion_n of_o separation_n be_v to_o be_v so_o style_v so_o that_o in_o this_o sense_n a_o conventicle_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o congregation_n of_o schismatic_n 227._o q._n be_v not_o this_o name_n sometime_o fix_v upon_o good_a and_o honest_a meeting_n p._n 227._o answ_n it_o be_v and_o that_o 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to_o do_v that_o suspicious_o in_o private_a which_o warrantable_o may_v be_v perform_v in_o public_a p._n 230._o q._n i_o pray_v you_o sir_n what_o general_a rule_n be_v fit_a to_o be_v observe_v for_o the_o discover_v and_o avoid_v of_o schism_n answ_n take_v heed_n of_o entertain_v scruple_n of_o conscience_n about_o thing_n of_o little_a moment_n for_o when_o scruple_n of_o conscience_n begin_v to_o be_v make_v or_o pretend_v than_o schism_n begin_v to_o break_v in_o p._n 217._o q._n what_o other_o rule_n be_v necessary_a to_o be_v observe_v answ_n that_o you_o do_v not_o endeavour_v to_o advance_v one_o bishop_n against_o another_o much_o more_o a_o presbyter_n against_o the_o bishop_n which_o in_o st._n cyprian_n language_n 222._o be_v erigere_fw-la altar_n contra_fw-la altar_n to_o set_v up_o altar_n against_o altar_n to_o which_o he_o impute_v the_o original_a of_o all_o church_n disorder_n and_o if_o you_o read_v he_o you_o will_v think_v he_o think_v no_o other_o 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