- [ 39° ] jufily ea~out of one Church, fepa.rateth from, or fs caft out of all. For he that wilt not own the Pallor of that Church; cannot have Communion with it as a Member of that Church ; who cari come to School to a Schoolmafier that he confents not to? And yet he may own mofi: or all other Paftors of the Catholick Church as fuch. He that thinks the Subfcriptions, Forms or Ceremonies of 1he Greek, Roman or Englifh Church !Jnlawful, doth not therefore think Chrifiianity or Catholick Communion unlawful. · XXXVIII. All Chrill:ians are not bound to be fixed Membersof particular Churches fubordinate to National; but thofe that can enjoy it ought. - The Negative I have fo fully proved againfl Dr. Sti!lingjleet , that for Dr. Sherlock_.to go on to harp on the fame frring, and give no anfwer to it, doth but tell us wirh'what Men we have to do. I 'Will not repeat the Proofs I gave, that fome Am– baffadors, forte Merchants, fome wandering Beg– gars or Tradefinen, fome Travellers, and {ome where no Churches yet are gathered, fome Sol– diers, and fome in· .times of. Confufion , are not obliged to be fixed Members of any particular Church ; but only to be Chriftians in Communion with the Church Catholick, and to hold tran!ient Communion with the Churches where they come. He that yet will deny this, words will not make himfee it. . XXXIX~ Many of thefe Churches in one King: dom, have fo great advantage· by the Unity of ' Soveraignty,civil Interefi and Laws, to be fireng.:. thening helpers to one another, that they ibould accordingly aifociate, and live in as much concorq as their various conditions => Auditors and Imper– feCtions w· 1allowo ·· · · And .. ~· ! . .
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