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whether_o i_o subject_a the_o church_n of_o england_n to_o a_o general_n council_n p._n 160_o whether_o to_o assert_v the_o authority_n of_o general_n council_n subvert_v the_o king_n supremacy_n and_o incur_v a_o praemunire_n p._n 168_o mr._n lob_n honesty_n in_o charge_v i_o with_o own_v the_o supremacy_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n p._n 172_o the_o contradiction_n mr._n baxter_n charge_v i_o with_o consider_v p._n 175_o the_o reason_n of_o mr._n b.'s_n zeal_n for_o a_o constitutive_a regent_n head_n of_o the_o church_n p._n 178_o the_o distinction_n of_o a_o national_a church_n consider_v as_o a_o church_n and_o as_o incorporate_v into_o the_o state_n vindicate_v from_o mr._n humphrey_n objection_n p._n 188_o concern_v the_o constitutive_a regent_n head_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o whether_o a_o national_a church_n be_v a_o political_a body_n and_o society_n p._n 200_o mr._n humphrey_n argument_n to_o prove_v a_o constitutive_a regent_n head_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n examine_v p._n 209_o the_o difference_n between_o aristocracy_n and_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n by_o bishop_n without_o a_o regent_n head_n p._n 216_o a_o vindication_n of_o the_o dean_n argument_n against_o the_o necessity_n of_o a_o constitutive_a regent_n head_n of_o a_o national_a church_n p._n 219_o chap._n 5._o concern_v that_o one_o communion_n which_o be_v essential_a to_o the_o catholic_n church_n and_o the_o practicableness_n of_o it_o p._n 226_o in_o what_o sense_n catholic_n communion_n require_v the_o agreement_n and_o concord_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n among_o themselves_o and_o with_o each_o other_o p._n 227_o the_o several_a way_n of_o maintain_v catholic_n communion_n use_v in_o the_o ancient_a church_n vindicate_v from_o mr._n b.'s_n objection_n p._n 232_o what_o place_n there_o can_v be_v for_o catholic_n communion_n in_o this_o break_a and_o divide_a state_n of_o the_o church_n p._n 239_o that_o there_o be_v schism_n in_o the_o church_n be_v no_o argument_n against_o the_o necessity_n of_o catholic_n communion_n p._n 240_o catholic_n communion_n not_o impracticable_a in_o its_o own_o nature_n p._n 240_o communion_n necessary_a to_o be_v maintain_v between_o all_o sound_n and_o orthodox_n church_n p._n 243_o not_o many_o positive_a act_n of_o communion_n necessary_a to_o maintain_v catholic_n communion_n between_o foreign_a church_n p._n 245_o the_o term_n of_o catholic_n communion_n very_o practicable_a p._n 247_o a_o discourse_n of_o fundamental_a doctrine_n p._n 248_o what_o a_o fundamental_a doctrine_n be_v salvation_n by_o christ_n the_o general_a fundamental_a of_o christianity_n p._n 256_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o holy_a trinity_n a_o fundamental_a of_o christian_a faith_n p._n 259_o the_o denial_n of_o christ_n divinity_n make_v a_o fundamental_a change_n in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o salvation_n by_o christ_n p._n 261_o school_n subtlety_n about_o the_o trinity_n not_o fundamental_a doctrine_n nor_o the_o dispute_n about_o the_o filioque_fw-la p._n 273_o the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n incarnation_n etc._n etc._n fundamental_a p._n 274_o what_o be_v fundamental_a in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o salvation_n itself_o p._n 281_o mr._n mede_n notion_n of_o fundamental_o p._n 300_o whether_o a_o influence_n upon_o a_o good_a life_n be_v the_o proper_a ratio_fw-la or_o notion_n of_o a_o fundamental_a doctrine_n p._n 305_o whether_o a_o church_n which_o profess_v to_o believe_v all_o fundamental_o but_o yet_o entertain_v such_o corrupt_a doctrine_n as_o in_o their_o immediate_a and_o necessary_a consequence_n overthrow_v foundation_n may_v be_v say_v to_o err_v fundamental_o p._n 316_o and_o in_o what_o case_n we_o may_v communicate_v with_o such_o a_o church_n p._n 319_o how_o far_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o communicate_v with_o church_n not_o govern_v by_o bishop_n nor_o by_o presbyter_n ordain_v by_o bishop_n p._n 329_o a_o great_a difference_n between_o the_o case_n of_o our_o dissenter_n and_o some_o foreign_a protestant_a church_n upon_o this_o account_n p._n 331_o their_o case_n more_o large_o consider_v p._n 337_o concern_v church_n discipline_n and_o ecclesiastical_a rite_n and_o ceremony_n consider_v as_o term_n of_o catholic_n communion_n p._n 371_o chap._n 6._o a_o examination_n of_o mr._n lob_n suggestion_n to_o prove_v the_o dissenter_n according_a to_o my_o own_o principle_n to_o be_v no_o schismatic_n and_o a_o further_a inquiry_n who_o be_v the_o divider_n p._n 382_o whether_o dissenter_n separate_v from_o the_o catholic_n church_n p._n 383_o whether_o separation_n from_o the_o church_n of_o england_n infer_v a_o separation_n from_o the_o catholic_n church_n p._n 387_o whether_o nothing_o can_v be_v a_o term_n of_o communion_n but_o what_o be_v a_o necessary_a part_n of_o true_a religion_n p._n 394_o whether_o the_o church_n of_o england_n make_v indifferent_a thing_n necessary_a to_o salvation_n p._n 404_o whether_o the_o 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be_v charge_v with_o their_o damnation_n but_o their_o pride_n their_o faction_n their_o obstinacy_n their_o disobedience_n and_o ungovernable_a temper_n of_o mind_n which_o take_v such_o small_a occasion_n to_o divide_v and_o disturb_v the_o church_n if_o mr._n job_n do_v not_o think_v this_o enough_o in_o answer_n to_o his_o argument_n i_o think_v he_o be_v a_o little_a unreasonable_a iii_o our_o author_n have_v another_o device_n still_o to_o prove_v from_o my_o own_o concession_n that_o dissenter_n be_v not_o schismatic_n he_o say_v that_o dr._n gunning_n and_o dr._n pearson_n now_o two_o learned_a and_o reverend_a prelate_n who_o bare_a authority_n i_o confess_v be_v more_o considerable_a to_o i_o than_o all_o our_o author_n argument_n in_o a_o conference_n with_o the_o papist_n 82._o reply_v p._n 82._o assert_v that_o a_o superior_n unjust_a cast_v out_o of_o the_o church_n be_v schismatical_a and_o this_o i_o hearty_o assent_v to_o but_o according_a to_o my_o notion_n the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v guilty_a of_o such_o imposition_n and_o do_v unjust_o excommunicate_a dissenter_n this_o i_o utter_o deny_v but_o let_v we_o hear_v how_o mr._n job_n prove_v it_o 1._o he_o say_v that_o the_o imposition_n be_v sinful_a be_v evident_a in_o that_o indifferent_a thing_n as_o have_v be_v prove_v be_v make_v necessary_a to_o salvation_n but_o i_o presume_v the_o reader_n will_v see_v that_o this_o have_v not_o be_v prove_v yet_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o evident_a i_o will_v only_o ask_v our_o author_n whether_o these_o reverend_a bishop_n by_o unjust_a excommunication_n mean_v excommunicate_v those_o who_o refuse_v to_o submit_v to_o the_o just_a authority_n of_o their_o superior_n in_o indifferent_a thing_n if_o they_o do_v as_o it_o be_v evident_a they_o do_v he_o only_o abuse_v they_o and_o his_o reader_n by_o their_o authority_n 2._o that_o the_o church_n of_o england_n excommunicate_v unjust_o he_o say_v be_v very_o demonstrable_a even_o in_o that_o
the_o church_n do_v as_o i_o will_v have_v it_o by_o excommunication_n cast_v thousand_o out_o of_o the_o state_n of_o salvation_n for_o not_o comply_v with_o little_a uncommand_v thing_n but_o now_o here_o be_v two_o great_a mistake_n for_o 1._o the_o church_n cast_v no_o man_n out_o of_o a_o state_n of_o salvation_n but_o cast_v they_o out_o of_o her_o own_o communion_n that_o this_o exclude_v they_o from_o a_o state_n of_o salvation_n be_v not_o the_o act_n of_o the_o church_n but_o god_n act._n the_o church_n do_v not_o desire_n nor_o design_v the_o damnation_n of_o any_o man_n but_o excommunicate_v they_o for_o their_o correction_n and_o amendment_n that_o god_n will_v give_v they_o repentance_n unto_o life_n and_o there_o may_v be_v very_o just_a reason_n for_o the_o church_n to_o excommunicate_v when_o god_n who_o know_v every_o circumstance_n of_o thing_n more_o particular_o than_o church-governor_n can_v may_v continue_v those_o in_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o invisible_a church_n who_o be_v cast_v out_o of_o visible_a communion_n wilful_a schism_n be_v in_o all_o case_n a_o damn_v schism_n excommunication_n be_v no_o sin_n at_o all_o but_o a_o severe_a punishment_n when_o it_o be_v deserve_v and_o contract_v the_o guilt_n of_o schism_n when_o it_o be_v despise_v he_o who_o be_v unjust_o cast_v out_o of_o the_o church_n ought_v not_o to_o despise_v such_o censure_n but_o to_o use_v all_o just_a and_o lawful_a mean_n to_o be_v restore_v again_o to_o communion_n but_o the_o excommunication_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o wilful_a separation_n of_o schismatic_n be_v two_o as_o different_a thing_n as_o can_v well_o be_v imagine_v i_o never_o assert_v that_o church-censure_n and_o excommunication_n always_o put_v man_n out_o of_o a_o state_n of_o salvation_n but_o i_o assert_v that_o wilful_a schism_n do_v 2._o nor_o do_v the_o church_n excommunicate_v mere_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o some_o little_a uncommand_v thing_n but_o for_o schism_n and_o church-faction_n and_o disobedience_n to_o government_n which_o be_v inconsistent_a with_o the_o order_n and_o preservation_n of_o any_o society_n and_o be_v not_o the_o less_o sin_n because_o the_o dispute_n and_o quarrel_n be_v about_o some_o little_a thing_n to_o excommunicate_v any_o man_n because_o he_o will_v not_o yield_v to_o sinful_a term_n of_o communion_n i._n e._n because_o he_o will_v not_o break_v the_o express_a law_n of_o god_n to_o comply_v with_o the_o law_n of_o the_o church_n be_v a_o unjust_a and_o schismatical_a excommunication_n but_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o the_o good_a order_n and_o government_n of_o any_o society_n to_o excommunicate_v those_o who_o will_v not_o own_o the_o just_a authority_n of_o the_o church_n be_v the_o thing_n never_o so_o little_a for_o which_o they_o separate_v for_o we_o must_v consider_v that_o a_o church_n must_v first_o be_v schismatical_a herself_o before_o she_o can_v excommunicate_v schismatical_o any_o church_n which_o either_o forbid_v the_o do_v what_o god_n have_v command_v or_o command_n what_o god_n have_v forbid_v be_v so_o far_o a_o schismatic_a from_o the_o catholic_n church_n who_o communion_n must_v be_v regulate_v by_o the_o divine_a law_n and_o if_o she_o excommunicate_v any_o single_a person_n or_o church_n for_o not_o comply_v with_o these_o unlawful_a and_o schismatical_a term_n of_o communion_n her_o excommunication_n be_v schismatical_a because_o her_o term_n of_o communion_n be_v so_o which_o be_v the_o case_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n but_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o a_o church_n which_o be_v not_o schismatical_a can_v excommunicate_v schismatical_o a_o man_n who_o be_v unjust_o excommunicate_v be_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o external_a communion_n of_o the_o church_n but_o do_v not_o schismatical_o separate_v himself_o nay_o though_o he_o be_v upon_o other_o account_n unjust_o excommunicate_v if_o there_o be_v nothing_o unlawful_a in_o the_o communion_n of_o that_o church_n which_o be_v the_o unjust_a excommunication_n which_o these_o learned_a bishop_n assert_v to_o be_v schismatical_a or_o he_o be_v not_o excommunicate_v upon_o any_o such_o account_n he_o must_v patient_o bear_v it_o and_o use_v all_o mean_n to_o be_v restore_v but_o must_v not_o set_v up_o a_o distinct_a and_o opposite_a communion_n which_o will_v be_v a_o causeless_a schism_n for_o mere_a excommunication_n though_o in_o some_o respect_n never_o so_o unjust_a be_v not_o a_o sufficient_a reason_n to_o justify_v a_o form_a schism_n and_o separation_n from_o any_o church_n no_o more_o than_o any_o act_n of_o injustice_n which_o private_a man_n suffer_v will_v justify_v a_o rebellion_n against_o their_o prince_n god_n be_v the_o judge_n and_o the_o protector_n of_o oppress_a virtue_n and_o innocence_n whether_o it_o suffer_v from_o church_n or_o state_n and_o there_o only_o lie_v our_o last_o appeal_n so_o that_o mere_a excommunication_n can_v never_o make_v any_o church_n schismatical_a or_o though_o it_o may_v occasion_n yet_o it_o can_v never_o justify_v a_o schism_n but_o now_o when_o any_o church_n by_o enjoin_v sinful_a term_n of_o communion_n separate_v so_o far_o from_o the_o catholic_n church_n and_o excommunicate_v all_o person_n and_o church_n who_o will_v not_o communicate_v with_o she_o in_o such_o unlawful_a thing_n it_o be_v lawful_a and_o justifiable_a nay_o necessary_a for_o such_o person_n to_o preserve_v the_o purity_n of_o their_o own_o communion_n or_o to_o form_v themselves_o into_o a_o distinct_a communion_n in_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n and_o to_o leave_v such_o a_o church_n to_o stand_v by_o herself_o here_o now_o be_v a_o form_a schism_n between_o these_o church_n and_o the_o question_n be_v who_o be_v the_o schismatic_a the_o excommunicate_v or_o the_o excommunicate_v church_n and_o the_o answer_n be_v very_o plain_a the_o excommunicate_a church_n be_v the_o schismatic_a because_o she_o have_v depart_v from_o catholic_n communion_n by_o impose_v unlawful_a term_n of_o communion_n so_o that_o excommunication_n can_v never_o be_v schismatical_a but_o when_o the_o term_n of_o communion_n be_v a_o schism_n from_o the_o catholic_n church_n and_o therefore_o the_o whole_a of_o the_o dispute_n come_v to_o this_o whether_o the_o enjoin_v the_o observance_n of_o some_o indifferent_a and_o uncommand_v ceremony_n be_v a_o schism_n from_o the_o catholic_n church_n and_o when_o mr._n job_n can_v prove_v this_o i_o will_v ready_o grant_v the_o church_n of_o england_n to_o be_v schismatical_a whether_o she_o excommunicate_v dissenter_n or_o not_o but_o this_o will_v be_v a_o hard_a matter_n for_o he_o to_o do_v when_o the_o catholic_n church_n have_v always_o assert_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n in_o these_o matter_n and_o have_v always_o practise_v a_o great_a many_o uncommand_v ceremony_n in_o all_o age_n but_o this_o i_o have_v discourse_v sufficient_o above_o thus_o we_o see_v how_o mr._n job_n fail_v 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zealous_a opposer_n of_o all_o indifferent_a ceremony_n in_o religion_n but_o because_o mr._n job_n will_v have_v the_o world_n believe_v that_o he_o have_v do_v this_o already_o i_o shall_v desire_v my_o reader_n to_o look_v over_o those_o few_o page_n in_o the_o defence_n and_o compare_v they_o with_o his_o reply_n and_o if_o this_o can_v be_v obtain_v i_o will_v venture_v to_o leave_v it_o just_a as_o it_o be_v without_o any_o further_a remark_n but_o lest_o he_o shall_v boast_v that_o i_o decline_v the_o dispute_n i_o shall_v brief_o consider_v what_o despicable_a art_n he_o use_v to_o impose_v upon_o his_o reader_n mr._n lob_v undertake_v to_o prove_v the_o church_n not_o the_o dissenter_n to_o be_v the_o divider_n by_o this_o argument_n the_o church_n without_o sin_n can_v part_v with_o their_o indifferent_a ceremony_n but_o dissenter_n without_o sin_n can_v comply_v with_o they_o what_o then_o must_v be_v do_v for_o union_n must_v the_o episcopal_a comply_v in_o thing_n wherein_o they_o can_v without_o