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A90287 A review of the true nature of schisme, with a vindication of the Congregationall churches in England, from the imputation thereof unjustly charged on them by Mr D. Cawdrey, preacher of the Word at Billing in Northampton-shire. / By John Owen D.D. Owen, John, 1616-1683. 1657 (1657) Wing O803; Thomason E1664_1; ESTC R203102 68,239 187

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to_o church_n privilege_n they_o be_v indeed_o in_o some_o place_n as_o to_o providential_a advantage_n of_o hear_v the_o word_n preach_v but_o woe_n unto_o they_o on_o that_o account_n it_o shall_v be_v more_o tolerable_a for_o mahometan_n in_o that_o day_n of_o christ_n then_o for_o they_o shall_v their_o baptism_n avail_v they_o though_o it_o be_v valid_a in_o its_o administration_n that_o be_v be_v celebrate_v in_o obedience_n to_o the_o command_n of_o christ_n be_v it_o not_o null_a to_o they_o be_v not_o their_o circumcision_n uncircumcision_n shall_v such_o person_n give_v their_o child_n any_o right_a to_o church_n privilege_n let_v they_o if_o you_o please_v be_v so_o subject_n to_o christ_n as_o rebel_n and_o traitor_n be_v subject_a to_o their_o earthly_a prince_n they_o ought_v indeed_o to_o be_v so_o but_o be_v they_o so_o do_v they_o own_v their_o authority_n be_v they_o obedient_a to_o they_o do_v they_o enjoy_v any_o privilege_n of_o law_n or_o do_v the_o apostle_n 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of_o any_o separation_n good_a or_o bad_a in_o what_o kind_n soever_o so_o that_o second_o it_o be_v grant_v not_o only_o that_o there_o may_v be_v a_o breach_n of_o union_n in_o the_o catholic_n church_n but_o also_o that_o there_o may_v be_v a_o breach_n of_o the_o union_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n by_o a_o denial_n or_o relinquishment_n of_o the_o profession_n wherein_o it_o consist_v but_o that_o this_o breach_n of_o union_n be_v schism_n because_o schism_n be_v a_o breach_n of_o union_n be_v as_o true_a as_o that_o every_o man_n who_o have_v two_o eye_n be_v every_o thing_n that_o have_v two_o eye_n for_o his_o second_o it_o be_v of_o the_o same_o importance_n with_o the_o first_o there_o may_v be_v difference_n in_o the_o catholic_n church_n and_o breach_n of_o union_n among_o the_o member_n of_o it_o which_o be_v far_o enough_o from_o the_o breach_n of_o the_o union_n of_o that_o church_n as_o such_o two_o professor_n may_v fall_v out_o and_o differ_v and_o yet_o i_o 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readiness_n to_o make_v good_a to_o this_o reverend_a author_n if_o at_o any_o time_n he_o will_v be_v please_v to_o command_v my_o personal_a attendance_n upon_o he_o to_o that_o purpose_n to_o repeat_v more_o of_o the_o like_a mistake_n and_o surmise_n with_o the_o wrangling_n that_o ensue_v on_o such_o false_a supposition_n to_o the_o end_n of_o this_o chapter_n be_v certain_o needless_a for_o my_o part_n in_o and_o about_o this_o whole_a business_n of_o separation_n from_o the_o catholic_a church_n i_o have_v not_o the_o least_o respect_n to_o presbyterian_n or_o independent_n as_o such_o nor_o to_o the_o difference_n betweme_v they_o which_o alone_o our_o author_n out_o of_o his_o zeal_n to_o truth_n and_o peace_n attend_v unto_o if_o he_o will_v fasten_v the_o guilt_n of_o schism_n on_o any_o
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