. ' [ 5'~4 ] . fit·ft meeriy for being guilty of many · oftM · pthet ; Elfe we muft call all the ' Gre~kJ, Mo{- · fPVftps, Abrt ffiues, A rmen!f{ns, 8-{,c. Papiffs~ · · · · § VI. We mull ftill difi!ngui{h between Chrift.r Cathol fr;k. Chwrph, unifyed by his own Headi11ip . pnly ; ·and the Papal Church , unifyed by a pre:– ·~en_ded }..f~iver[4l H~rp~ne Head, Mon?rchjcal or AnCrocrftttcct.l. And fo we mufi difimgUIIlJ be- . pveeq ~ C~ri[tiart (i.s ftrch, and a Papifc as fuch~ , And we muft hold Communion with .Papifts iq ~h~ifcianity, thoug4 not jq Popery; And ·muft ·grant that thqfe that liold Chrifts Headfi1ip and Chrifciari.1ty ·rri_or~ firmly im9 pratlical_ly than the Popes Head!b~p and Popery., apd fe~mg not th(1 Contr~~ietion, ·wouldr~qounce thePapacy if they faw it; tnay be faved. · · · · ·· . ' · ~ · VII. To profe:fS, u.tter averfenefs t~all Recon· · ~iliation w_fth tpem, and tpdeclare themno'Chri– .fl.jms but Antichrifiians, that muft be the Objetts ·pn·lyot·o4t' Bofcility, ·i~ to.be A'dv~r faries to· the firit rneptioned ·Fqndamentals,and to ~h~. cornmoq in~erefi ofPeace apdChrifii4nity! · ' § VUI. We m~fi· difclaim :their opinion rha~ fay thaf the Chur~h be~am.e Aotichrittianin 300~ pr 4co, or 6oo, or any nme before. the Popes claimed l1niverfal Jurifdiction over rhe Chrifiian World~ as well as in d)e 'Roman Empire. Anq tChhen fhhe Pap~l ~~yo~f d~H no~ reach one half th~ •. urc . . ~ . . § IX:: -We mufi not impute the Papal or Pa- · ~riarf.ha~ _l{ic~s apd Pride~ .to the ~en~rality of fhe fnfepor B~q1ops, rhougq mCounpls too m~ny were very Fattwus : For even a Heath~n A;mm, - lr{~rcrili7Jtf5 ~ens g~ ~h~ ~~e~t diff~rence ~ ?.Y Par~l ~HSt~ . ij~g ~~W~! !?.~ ~~~9pS, ftg~~h~¥ 'H•9 VlrtP~· V - . . § .. ~, • • • ,' .!'...._,
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