Reformed Covenanter
Cancelled Commissioner
... Articles, to the belief and observation, whereof, she obligeth all sorts of persons whatsoever, Clergy and Laity, Monks and Seculars, Men and Women, little and great? anathematizing all as Heretics, who teach or believe otherwise; and besides the thunderbolts of the Church (excommunications) making use of fire and sword and what else they can against them, where ever she hath power.
Thus it appears, that our cause is no whit like that of the Donatists, our Separation arising from public and universal Doctrines of the Church of Rome, whereas Theirs had no foundation or reason, but only a pretended act of one particular man, neither confessed nor proved. The African Church (whose communion they fled from) presented them nothing in her Creeds and Service, which was contrary to their faith; whereas Rome (whence we are departed) will constrain us to think and do several things, that directly overthrow the doctrines, which we in our souls and consciences believe. ...
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Thus it appears, that our cause is no whit like that of the Donatists, our Separation arising from public and universal Doctrines of the Church of Rome, whereas Theirs had no foundation or reason, but only a pretended act of one particular man, neither confessed nor proved. The African Church (whose communion they fled from) presented them nothing in her Creeds and Service, which was contrary to their faith; whereas Rome (whence we are departed) will constrain us to think and do several things, that directly overthrow the doctrines, which we in our souls and consciences believe. ...
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Jean Daillé: The mere presence of error does not justify separation
If therefore there were in the midst of Her [Rome], only some one society of men that held affirmatively those things which we cannot believe, and others lived at liberty either to receive or rejec…
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