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A77494 The araignment of the present schism of new separation in old England. Together vvith a serious recommendation of church-unity and uniformity. As it was lately presented to the church of God at great Yarmouth, / by John Brinsley. Brinsley, John, 1600-1665. 1646 (1646) Wing B4707; Thomason E335_10; ESTC R200782 79,884 81

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to_o the_o not_o only_o present_a breach_n and_o interruption_n but_o unless_o god_n be_v the_o more_o merciful_a to_o the_o utter_a endanger_n if_o not_o destroy_v of_o church-peace_n and_o unity_n in_o this_o kingdom_n and_o if_o a_o bare_a connivance_n at_o these_o division_n have_v already_o occasion_v such_o a_o combustion_n unity_n what_o do_v we_o think_v will_v a_o toleration_n do_v a_o toleration_n of_o all_o sort_n of_o sect_n and_o schism_n and_o heresy_n and_o blasphemy_n which_o be_v by_o some_o and_o those_o more_o than_o a_o good_a many_o under_o the_o abuse_a notion_n of_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n so_o earnest_o plead_v for_o for_o my_o own_o part_n shall_v this_o be_v once_o yield_v which_o i_o hope_v their_o eye_n shall_v first_o fail_v who_o look_v for_o it_o i_o shall_v look_v upon_o it_o as_o the_o passing-bell_n to_o the_o church_n peace_n and_o glory_n if_o not_o to_o the_o true_a religion_n of_o god_n in_o this_o kingdom_n sure_o bless_a paul_n be_v of_o 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carry_v these_o our_o difference_n in_o a_o humble_a and_o as_o much_o as_o may_v be_v in_o a_o quiet_a and_o peaceable_a way_n rather_o somther_v our_o private_a opinion_n in_o our_o own_o breast_n then_o to_o suffer_v they_o to_o break_v forth_o to_o set_v the_o church_n on_o fire_n to_o the_o disturbance_n and_o breach_n of_o the_o public_a peace_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v more_o dear_a to_o we_o then_o many_o of_o the_o child_n of_o our_o own_o brain_n so_o wait_v upon_o god_n until_o he_o shall_v further_o reveal_v his_o truth_n to_o ourselves_o or_o other_o and_o thus_o i_o have_v with_o as_o much_o brevity_n as_o i_o can_v dispatch_v also_o this_o latter_a branch_n of_o this_o apostolical_a charge_n concerning_o which_o i_o shall_v now_o only_o pray_v that_o god_n by_o his_o spirit_n which_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o peace_n and_o unity_n will_v imprint_v it_o upon_o your_o heart_n and_o upon_o the_o heart_n of_o all_o his_o people_n in_o this_o kingdom_n amen_n finis_fw-la a_o luke_n 1._o 3._o act_n 1._o 1._o b_o in_fw-la personâ_fw-la theophili_n fidelibus_fw-la omnibus_fw-la sua_fw-la scripta_fw-la dedicavit_fw-la lucas_n art_n in_o luc._n theophilus_n vir_fw-la senatorii_fw-la ordinis●_z ibid._n doctrinam_fw-la omnium_fw-la communem_fw-la privatim_fw-la suo_fw-la theophilo_n destinat_fw-la calv._n ibid._n neque_fw-la enim_fw-la ideò_fw-la minus_fw-la ad_fw-la omnes_fw-la pertinet_fw-la pauli_fw-la doctrina●_z quia_fw-la ●x_n suis_fw-la epistolis_fw-la alius_fw-la certis_fw-la urbibus_fw-la alius_fw-la etiam_fw-la hominibus_fw-la dicavit_fw-la idem_fw-la c_o nathan_n homes_n animadversion_n upon_o mr._n tomb_n exercitation_n preface_n to_o the_o reader_n d_o hâc_fw-la lege_fw-la evangelium_fw-la suum_fw-la theophilo_n nuncupat_fw-la lucas_n ut_fw-la fidelem_fw-la ejus_fw-la custodiam_fw-la suscipiat_fw-la calv._n ibidem_fw-la introduction_n josh._n 7._o 10._o 13._o division_n paul_n affection_n insinuate_v huic_fw-la morb●_z exulceratis●imo_fw-la primu●_z malag●●ata_fw-la quaedam_fw-la adhibet_fw-la pareus_n ad_fw-la loc._n observ._n a_o fit_a preparative_n for_o sharp_a reproof_n a_o threefold_a argument_n here_o couch_v each_o consider_v first_o simple_o 1._o the_o obsecration_n estius_n ad_fw-la loc._n obs._n p._n mart._n com._n ad_fw-la loc._n a_o language_n peculiar_a to_o the_o new_a testament_n ph●l_n v._n 8_o 9_o obs._n the_o sweetness_n of_o the_o gospel_n above_o the_o law_n applicat_fw-la what_o language_n minister_n be_v to_o use_v to_o their_o people_n they_o may_v command_v 2_o thes._n 3._o 6_o 1_o tim._n 4._o 11._o 1_o cor._n 7._o 10._o and_o rebuke_n 2_o tim._n 4._o 2_o cum_fw-la auctoritate_fw-la summa_fw-la tanquàm_fw-la dei_fw-la legatu●_z beza_n ad_fw-la loc._n but_o sometime_o beseech_v 2._o the_o compellation_n gen._n 29._o 4._o brethren_n a_o word_n full_a of_o affection_n 1_o king_n 20._o 32_o 33._o obs._n christian_n shall_v look_v upon_o each_o other_o as_o brethren_n love_v as_o brethren_n 1_o ioh._n 3._o 18._o 1_o pet._n 3._o 8._o perform_v brotherly_a office_n each_o to_o other_o deut._n 25._o vid._n aynsworth_n ad_fw-la loc._n prov._n 17._o 17._o obs._n minister_n must_v look_v upon_o their_o people_n as_o brethren_n though_o not_o deserve_v so_o to_o be_v account_v 1_o cor._n 4._o 15._o appl●c_fw-la a_o pattern_n for_o minister_n in_o these_o divide_v time_n 2_o cor._n 12._o 15._o isai._n 1._o 2._o hosea_n 6._o 4._o how_o christian_n shall_v stand_v affect_v towards_o their_o separate_a brethren_n gen._n 45._o ipsum_fw-la fraternitatis_fw-la nomen_fw-la vicunque_fw-la donatistis_fw-la fastidiosum_fw-la est_fw-la tamen_fw-la orthodoxis_fw-la erga_fw-la ipsos_fw-la donatistas_fw-la necessarium_fw-la optat._n lib._n 3._o 3._o the_o adjuration_n eos_fw-la per_fw-la nomen_fw-la christi_fw-la adjurat_fw-la ut_fw-la quantum_fw-la ipsum_fw-la amant_fw-la tantum_fw-la studcant_fw-la concordiae_fw-la calvin_n ad_fw-la loc._n the_o name_n of_o jesus_n what_o estius_n com._n ad_fw-la loc._n 1._o for_o christ_n sake_n a_o prevalent_a argument_n 2_o cor._n 5._o 14._o col._n 3._o 17._o 2._o by_o authority_n from_o christ_n
2_o cor._n 5._o 20_o 1_o cor._n 5._o 4._o the_o argument_n look_v upon_o in_o reference_n to_o churchunity_n obser._n churchunity_n a_o thing_n of_o high_a concrnment_n solent_fw-la aut●●_z prudentes_fw-la viri_fw-la non_fw-la nisi_fw-la in_fw-la rebus_fw-la gravis●tmis_fw-la a●hibere_fw-la obtestationes_fw-la scrias_fw-la art_n ad_fw-la loc._n a_o pearl_n in_o paul_n eye_n phil._n 2._o 1_o 2._o let_v it_o be_v so_o in_o we_o to_o that_o end_n consider_v 1._o the_o apostle_n obsecration_n 2._o his_o compellation_n act_n 7._o 26._o gen._n 13._o 8._o heb._n 13._o 1._o cum_fw-la consensu_fw-la deponi_fw-la videtur_fw-la fraternitas_fw-la aret._n ad_fw-la loc._n 3._o his_o adjuration_n contain_v many_o argum●●ts_n press_v the_o c●re_n of_o churchunity_n argu._n 1._o argu._n 2._o mar_n 9_o last_o eph._n 4._o 3_o 5._o argu._n 3._o aret._n ad_fw-la loc._n eph._n 2._o 14._o argu._n 4._o verse_n 17._o isai._n 52._o 7._o eph_n 2._o 14._o isaiah_n 9_o 6._o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o are●_z ad_fw-la loc._n quod_fw-la secundo_fw-la loco_fw-la posuit_fw-la ordine_fw-la primum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la scilicet_fw-la caveamus_fw-la dissidia_fw-la calvin_n ad_fw-la loc._n the_o dehortation_n schism_n the_o word_n expound_v schisma_fw-la est_fw-la propriè_fw-la corporis_fw-la solidi_fw-la sectio_fw-la qualis_fw-la in_fw-la lignorum_fw-la fissura_fw-la aretius_n problem_n de_fw-fr schismate_fw-la {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o scapula_n ex_fw-la xenop_n and_o plat._n luk._n 23._o 25_o schism_n a_o word_n peculiar_a to_o the_o new_a testament_n chamer_n lib._n de_fw-fr ecclesia_fw-la c_n de_fw-la schismate_fw-la 1_o king_n 11._o 11_o 12._o scinditur_fw-la incertum_fw-la studia_fw-la in_fw-la contraria_fw-la vulgu●_z jure_fw-la quodam_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la facta_fw-la sunt_fw-la ecclesiastica_fw-la cham._n ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la schism_n the_o thing_n explain_v 1_o cor._n 12._o 25._o church-division_n in_o opinion_n or_o practice_n ioh._n 7._o 43._o the_o latter_a proper_o schism_n 1_o cor._n 11._o 18_o 19_o heresy_n and_o schism_n how_o distinguish_v schisma_fw-la est_fw-la congregationis_fw-la dissidium_fw-la ex_fw-la diversitate_fw-la sententiarum_fw-la haeresis_fw-la verò_fw-la schisma_fw-la inveteratum_fw-la august_n contra_fw-la crescon._n grammat_n inter_fw-la haeresin_fw-la et_fw-la schisma_fw-la hoc_fw-la interest_fw-la arbitramur_fw-la quod_fw-la haeresis_fw-la perversum_fw-la dogma_fw-la habet_fw-la schisma_fw-la ab_fw-la ecclesiâ_fw-la separate_a hieron._n in_o epist._n ad_fw-la galat._n aquin._n 22._o q._n 39_o calvin_n instit._n lib._n 4._o c._n 2._o s_o 5._o the_o schism_n in_o the_o text_n chief_o division_n in_o practice_n which_o be_v either_o without_o separation_n 1_o cor._n 1._o 18._o or_o with_o separation_n quia_fw-la autem_fw-la haec_fw-la scissio_fw-la maximè_fw-la perficitur_fw-la et_fw-la apparet_fw-la in_fw-la debitâ_fw-la communiove_fw-la ecclesiastica_fw-la 〈◊〉_d recusandan_n idcircò_fw-la illa_fw-la separatio_fw-la per_fw-la appropriationem_fw-la singular●m_fw-la recte_fw-la voco_fw-la schisma_fw-la ames_n cas._n consc._n de_fw-fr schismate_fw-la separation_n partial_a or_o total_a the_o latter_o most_o proper_o a_o schism_n separation_n from_o the_o church-catholike_a don●●ism_n from_o a_o particular_a church_n separatism_n which_o be_v either_o negative_a secessio_fw-la negativa_fw-la positiva_fw-la cham._n de_fw-fr eccles._n cap._n de_fw-fr schism_n or_o positive_a the_o high_a kind_n of_o schism_n altar_fw-la adversus_fw-la altar_fw-la erexit_fw-la august_n de_fw-fr donato_n lib._n contra_fw-la crescon._n gram._n hoc_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la schisma_fw-la autonomasticôs_fw-la dicitur_fw-la and_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o cham._n ubi_fw-la suprà_fw-la reas._n schism_n a_o great_a evil_n 1._o a_o evil_n of_o punishment_n a_o great_a judgement_n amos_n 6._o 11._o psal._n 60._o 2._o 2._o a_o great_a sin_n hos._n 10._o 2._o schism●●●●priè_fw-la dictu●_z est_fw-la 〈◊〉_d gravi●●●mu●_z ames_n c●●_n consc._n de_fw-fr schismat_n sunt_fw-la quidi_fw-la peccatum_fw-la schismatis_fw-la ad_fw-la aeque●t_n peccato_fw-la h●●re●●s_fw-la sunt_fw-la qui_fw-la illud_fw-la adhuc_fw-la pra_fw-la ist●_z exaggerent_fw-la musc._n loc._n com._n de_fw-fr schism_n sacr●legium_fw-la schismatis_fw-la vestr●_z defen●●r●_z non_fw-la u●●c●is_fw-la aug_n contra_fw-la 〈◊〉_d lib._n 2._o exp._n ●_z an_fw-mi ut_fw-la dicere_fw-la ceperam_fw-la graviora_fw-la sunt_fw-la crimina_fw-la traditorum_fw-la quàm_fw-la schismaticorum_fw-la aug._n ibid._n iere._n 36._o 23_o numb._n 16._o 31_o 35._o quis_fw-la jam_fw-la dubitaverit_fw-la hoc_fw-la esse_fw-la sceleratius_fw-la commissum_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la graviùs_fw-la vindi●atum_fw-la aug._n ibid._n 1._o schism_n opposite_a to_o the_o great_a grace_n of_o charity_n 1_o cor._n 13._o 13_o act_n 20._o 35._o eph._n 4._o 3._o schisma_fw-la vinculum_fw-la pacis_fw-la dirumpit_fw-la charitatem_fw-la scil._n musc._n l._n c._n de_fw-fr schism_n 2._o schism_n injurious_a to_o christ_n 1_o cor._n 1._o 13._o 3._o schism_n injurious_a to_o the_o church_n 1._o shame_v it_o cant._n 6._o 9_o judge_n 19_o 1_o cor._n 11._o 22._o 2._o despise_v it_o ibid._n verse_n 21._o ad●ò_fw-la divisi_fw-la crant_fw-la ●t_fw-la invicèm_fw-la communicare_fw-la sacram_fw-la caenam_fw-la non_fw-la dig●arentur_fw-la singulae_fw-la factiones_fw-la id_fw-la agebant_fw-la ut_fw-la alia_fw-la aliam_fw-la praeverteret_fw-la paulini_n verbi_fw-la gratiâ_fw-la primi_fw-la venientes_fw-la suam_fw-la caenam_fw-la celebrabant_fw-la non_fw-la expectatis_fw-la petrinis_fw-la apollime_fw-la be_v etc._n etc._n 1_o cor._n 11._o 20._o to_o celebrate_v the_o sacrament_n in_o a_o separate_a way_n be_v a_o pervert_n of_o the_o ordinance_n 3._o disquete_v it_o iudg._n 5._o 25._o gal._n 5._o 20._o 4._o hinder_v it_o 5._o endanger_v it_o hoc_fw-la consensu_fw-la stat_fw-la et_fw-la subnixa_fw-la est_fw-la salus_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la calvin_n in_o text_n corpus_fw-la organicum_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la dissecari_fw-la quin_fw-la pariter_fw-la et_fw-la totum_fw-la et_fw-la partes_fw-la inter●ant_fw-la p._n mart._n in_o text._n schism_n dangerous_a to_o the_o person_n engage_v in_o it_o be_v the_o way_n to_o heresy_n schisma_fw-la viam_fw-la facit_fw-la ad_fw-la haeresin_fw-la et_fw-la separationem_fw-la à_fw-la christo_fw-la ames_n cas._n consc._n de_fw-fr schism_n nullum_fw-la schisma_fw-la non_fw-la sibi_fw-la aliquam_fw-la confingit_fw-la haeresin_fw-la ut_fw-la rectè_fw-la ab_fw-la e●clesiâ_fw-la recessisse_fw-la videatur_fw-la hieron._n com._n in_o tit._n sicut_fw-la amissio_fw-la charitatis_fw-la est_fw-la via_fw-la ad_fw-la amittendam_fw-la fidem_fw-la ità_fw-la etiam_fw-la schisma_fw-la est_fw-la via_fw-la ad_fw-la haeresin_fw-la aquin._n 22._o q._n 39_o ad_fw-la 3._o applic._n let_v there_o be_v no_o schism_n among_o we_o quest_n answ_n separation_n from_o rome_n charge_v with_o schism_n discharge_v a_o complete_a schism_n describe_v part_n of_o the_o description_n four_o 1._o schism_n a_o separation_n 2._o a_o separation_n from_o a_o true_a church_n 3._o a_o voluntary_a separation_n 4._o vnwarrantable_a whether_o secessio_fw-la injusta_fw-la t●meraria_fw-la cham._n de_fw-fr schism_n 1._o unjust_a or_o chamer_n ib._n 2._o rash_a either_o 1._o upon_o a_o light_a cause_n 2._o carry_v in_o a_o undue_a manner_n 1_o cor._n 13._o 6._o ibid._n very_a ver_n 4._o cha●●r_n de_fw-fr schi●●ate_n epistle_n to_o m_o williams_n separation_n from_o rome_n not_o such_o a_o schism_n because_o 1_o not_o from_o a_o true_a church_n bish._n hall_n in_o his_o reconciler_n i_o say_v she_o be_v a_o true_a church_n but_o i_o say_v withal_o she_o be_v a_o false_a church_n bish._n hall_n ibid._n field_n of_o the_o church_n in_o append._n jun_n de_fw-fr eccles_n cap._n 17._o parem_fw-la in_fw-la rom._n 16._o 2._o not_o voluntary_a but_o 1._o necessitate_v jer._n 51_o 9_o 2._o enforce_v rev._n 13._o 16_o 17._o die_fw-la jovis_fw-la mag●●●_z heb._n don●ad●●_z etc._n etc._n p._n mart._n loc._n comm_n de_fw-fr schis._n 3._o not_o a_o unwarrantable_a separation_n 1._o not_o unjust_a re●_z 18._o 4._o 2._o net_n rash_a schisma_fw-la aliud_fw-la malum_fw-la aliud_fw-la bonum_fw-la malum_fw-la quo_fw-la bona_fw-la bonum_fw-la quo_fw-la mala_fw-la scinditur_fw-la unit●●s_fw-la muse_n ioc._n com._n de_fw-la schismate_fw-la many_o s●hi●ms_n among_o ourselves_o new_a separation_n whether_o proper_o a_o schism_n or_o no_o t●ed_v by_o the_o at_o res●d_fw-mi description_n of_o s●●im_n quest_n 1._o whether_o out_o church_n be_v true_a church_n vindicate_v to_o be_v such_o t._n goodwi●s_n zo_o robab●l_n argu._n 1._o here_o be_v pillar_n of_o truth_n 1_o tim._n 3._o 15._o the_o golden_a candlestick_n arg._n 2._o here_o be_v the_o seal_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o consequent_o the_o covenant_n itself_o rom._n 9_o 4._o here_o be_v the_o presence_n of_o christ_n in_o his_o o●dinances_n revel._n 1._o 13._o here_o be_v society_n of_o visible_a saint_n 1_o cor._n 1._o 2._o objection_n clear_v object_n 1._o we_o ha●●_z no_o true_a mi●●stery_n alleg._n 1._o we_o have_v our_o call_n from_o rome_n alleg._n 1._o we_o have_v not_o our_o call_n from_o the_o people_n subsequens_fw-la ●onsensus_fw-la jacobi_n in_fw-la leam_fw-la fec●_z eos_fw-la conjuges_fw-la object_n 2._o we_o want_v discipline_n potest●_n ipsa_fw-la seandala_fw-la removendi_fw-la etc._n etc._n de_fw-la jure_fw-la et_fw-la quoad_fw-la a●●um_fw-la primum_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la ab_fw-la ecclesiâ_fw-la verâ_fw-la separari_fw-la ames_n cas._n conse._n de_fw-fr eccles._n object_n 3._o we_o have_v no_o right_a constitution_n mr._n cotton_n way_n