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sinful_a iii_o those_o person_n who_o be_v so_o far_o from_o any_o communion_n in_o the_o church_n that_o they_o never_o do_v or_o will_v receive_v and_o embrace_v the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n jesus_n be_v real_o separate_v and_o exclude_v from_o his_o body_n the_o church_n but_o then_o in_o this_o they_o can_v proper_o be_v say_v to_o depart_v from_o it_o or_o make_v any_o schism_n in_o it_o because_o they_o be_v never_o of_o it_o nor_o any_o way_n relate_v to_o it_o and_o therefore_o their_o crime_n be_v not_o style_v schism_n but_o infidelity_n and_o the_o person_n infidel_n or_o heathen_n not_o schismatic_n iv._o some_o person_n have_v profess_v the_o faith_n and_o live_v in_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n but_o through_o the_o powerful_a instigation_n of_o the_o devil_n the_o strong_a temptation_n of_o worldly_a advantage_n sense_n of_o torment_n dreadful_a apprehension_n of_o danger_n or_o the_o like_a ill_a motive_n have_v renounce_v not_o only_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n but_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n but_o these_o be_v not_o proper_o schismatic_n for_o schism_n do_v import_v some_o relation_n still_o to_o the_o church_n though_o it_o suppose_v a_o disorderly_a behaviour_n in_o it_o and_o a_o breach_n and_o violation_n of_o its_o peace_n and_o unity_n but_o these_o be_v whole_o go_v off_o and_o their_o crime_n be_v in_o itself_o of_o a_o high_a nature_n though_o many_o time_n not_o so_o mischievous_a in_o its_o effect_n and_o it_o be_v common_o call_v apostasy_n and_o the_o person_n apostate_n or_o in_o the_o modern_a language_n renegado_n v._o there_o be_v a_o three_o sort_v of_o person_n who_o profess_v the_o faith_n and_o live_v in_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n but_o through_o pride_n discontent_n wantonness_n or_o the_o like_a cause_n be_v not_o careful_a to_o attend_v to_o sound_a doctrine_n but_o fall_v into_o error_n and_o entertain_v and_o devise_v opinion_n prejudicial_a to_o the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o salvation_n of_o soul_n but_o if_o thâ—se_a man_n keep_v their_o opinion_n to_o themselves_o whatever_o damage_n they_o may_v bring_v to_o their_o own_o soul_n they_o can_v make_v no_o ecclesiastical_a schism_n but_o iâ—_n they_o broach_v or_o propagate_v they_o than_o schism_n be_v usual_o the_o effect_n and_o consequence_n of_o such_o do_n but_o their_o denomination_n iâ—_n from_o thâ—â—articularity_n of_o their_o crime_n or_o obstinacy_n in_o their_o ill_a opinion_n which_o be_v call_v heresy_n and_o the_o person_n heretic_n vi_o now_o though_o heresy_n be_v of_o that_o turbulent_a nature_n that_o it_o seldom_o fail_v to_o produce_v schism_n yet_o it_o may_v so_o â—e_v that_o person_n may_v be_v sound_a in_o the_o faith_n and_o yet_o through_o pride_n discontent_n ambition_n or_o thâ—_n like_o ill_a motive_n may_v violate_v that_o unity_n and_o conjunction_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v among_o
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