The point of church-unity and schism discuss'd by a nonconformist, with respect to the church-divisions in England.
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Title
The point of church-unity and schism discuss'd by a nonconformist, with respect to the church-divisions in England.
Author
Corbet, John, 1620-1680.
Publication
London :: Printed for Thomas Parkhurst ...,
1679.
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Subject terms
Church -- Unity.
Schism.
Theology, Doctrinal.
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"The point of church-unity and schism discuss'd by a nonconformist, with respect to the church-divisions in England." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A34541.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 15, 2024.
The names of Unity and Schism should be rightly applied. True Church-Unity is the Unity of the Spirit; what is included therein. True Unity is primarily of the Church in its mystical, secondarily in its visible state. Holy love is the Life and Soul of this Unity. Church-Unity con∣sidered in three points. 1. In the essen∣tials and all weighty matters of Christi∣an Faith and Life. 2. In the essentials and integrals of Church-state. 3. In the accidentals of Religion. The different value of these different points of Unity. The Rule of Unity is Gods Word. Of the Scriptures sufficiency as a Rule thereof. Of things left to human determination, with the Pastors and Magistrates Inter∣est therein. The Rulers Wisdom in set∣ling the right bounds of Unity. The burden of things unnecessary not to be laid on the Churches. Unity of external order is subservient to Faith and Ho∣liness.
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