c.26) S. It is a plain condemnation of the Church of England, which Bath profeffd Communion with the Reformed abroad, as with true Minifters and Churches of Chrift. And we are now told that to communicate with Schifmaticks induceth the guilt of Schifin. 9. It introduceth Anabaptiftry, or utter confufion into the Nation, leaving men in doubt whether for fourteen years the people had any trueBaptifm (while it'sa controverfie whether Lay-mensBaptizing be valid, and Mr.Dodwelt maketh all men. to be out of any Covenant-title to Salvation that have not the Sacraments from aMinifter that bath fuccefiive Epifcopal Ordination) And all Chriftians muft queftion whether they have not fo long here lived out of theChurch ofChrih, with- out Miniftry and Communion. Do you think that none of thefe nine Realons prove Re- ordination finful. L. But becaufe the Bijnops deny it, let me hear your proof that the former Ordination were by Presbyters is not a nullity. M, L Ad homînem, the Church of England hath, as I faid, judged the like valid in the Reformed Churches, by holding Communion with them. I cited a great number of Bifhops and Donors in my Chri,ftianConcord. L. But they fay that neceffity differeth their cafe from ours here ; And even Dottour Sherlock tellsyou that if Godmake necef fity ; necefrity will make Miniers : But ours Schif atically pull' down the Bijhops and now difown the very Order. M. There is a fatisfatory cancefïion in thefe words, but the acculàtions are made up of falfehood and deceit. i. Archbifhop Vier and others that thought theEje Thors of Epifcopacy were guilty of Schifm, yet maintained that their Ordination was valid : He told me how he pleaded it to the King. 2.Do they think that Salma îu-s,Blundel and all others thathave written more againft our Prelacy than the Englifh, were de- privedof it againft their wills by neceflity. 3. What neceílïty can they pretend to the Hollanderf, Hel- vetian!, Geneva, Embden, Bremen, the Palatinate, and Scothind heretofore ? might they not have had Prelates when they would 4- Was
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