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A64558 Remarks on the preface to The Protestant reconciler in a letter to a friend. S. T. (Samuel Thomas), 1627-1693. 1683 (1683) Wing T974; ESTC R25646 26,707 64

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2._o he_o show_v himself_o too_o near_o of_o kin_n to_o such_o a●_n brother_n in_o pretend_v pag._n 23._o that_o calvin_n style_v our_o ceremony_n folly_n but_o own_v that_o affirm_v they_o tolerable_a folly_n and_o then_o write_v a_o great_a book_n himself_o to_o prove_v they_o intolerable_a but_o as_o to_o that_o censure_n which_o calvin_n be_v say_v to_o pass_v upon_o our_o ceremony_n see_v durell's_n vindiciae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la anglicanae_n cap._n 12._o where_o he_o make_v it_o more_o than_o probable_a that_o that_o censure_n be_v not_o mean_v of_o our_o ceremony_n nor_o of_o the_o english_a lyturgy_n as_o it_o wa_o in_o itself_o at_o that_o time_n but_o as_o it_o be_v knavish_o represent_v to_o he_o by_o the_o english_a sectary_n of_o those_o day_n 3._o i_o observe_v that_o several_a of_o his_o testimony_n pag._n 38._o etc._n etc._n seem_v not_o to_o speak_v of_o the_o duty_n of_o the_o governor_n of_o this_o or_o that_o particular_a church_n to_o bear_v with_o and_o indulge_v the_o member_n of_o their_o own_o church_n in_o matter_n indifferent_a but_o of_o the_o duty_n only_o of_o one_o protestant_a church_n pag._n 40._o 41._o towards_o another_o viz._n that_o if_o both_o church_n agree_v in_o fundamental_o their_o difference_n in_o other_o matter_n may_v be_v tolerate_v pag._n 38._o 40._o the_o reform_a church_n say_v the_o geneva-doctor_n pag._n 40._o ought_v to_o maintain_v a_o brotherly_a affection_n towards_o one_o another_o etc._n etc._n the_o protestant-churche_n say_v the_o transylvanian_a pag._n 41._o be_v to_o be_v move_v notwithstanding_o their_o difference_n to_o exercise_v moderation_n compassion_n and_o mutual_a toleration_n and_o so_o the_o professor_n of_o aberdeen_n pag._n 42._o 43._o the_o possibility_n of_o this_o exception_n the_o prefacer_n himself_o be_v aware_a of_o and_o therefore_o endeavour_v to_o enervate_v it_o pag._n 57_o by_o ask_v what_o reason_n can_v be_v give_v why_o these_o condition_n of_o communion_n betwixt_o reform_a church_n shall_v not_o obtain_v among_o the_o member_n of_o the_o same_o christian_a church_n and_o pag._n 58._o why_o that_o agreement_n in_o fundamental_o which_o be_v sufficient_a to_o preserve_v communion_n betwixt_o church_n disagree_v in_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n and_o doctrine_n of_o inferior_a moment_n may_v not_o be_v sufficient_a also_o to_o preserve_v communion_n among_o the_o member_n of_o the_o same_o church_n though_o disagree_v in_o like_a matter_n as_o if_o there_o where_o no_o difference_n between_o two_o society_n neither_o of_o which_o be_v subject_a to_o or_o dependent_a upon_o the_o other_o nor_o have_v any_o governor_n common_a to_o they_o both_o and_o the_o member_n of_o the_o same_o society_n or_o several_a society_n unite_v under_o and_o subject_a to_o such_o or_o such_o a_o governor_n or_o governor_n where_o two_o society_n be_v independent_a one_o upon_o another_o there_o be_v no_o common_a governor_n to_o take_v care_n of_o order_n and_o the_o thing_n 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