THE WORKS

OF

ARCHBISHOP BRAMHALL.

PART THE FIRST;

CONTAINING

THE DISCOURSES AGAINST THE ROMANISTS.

DISCOURSE III.

A REPLICATION

ΤΟ

THE BISHOP OF CHALCEDON,

HIS SURVEY

OF

THE VINDICATION OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND

FROM

CRIMINOUS SCHISM:

CLEARING THE ENGLISH LAWS FROM THE ASPERSION OF CRUELTY.

WITH

AN APPENDIX

IN ANSWER TO THE EXCEPTIONS OF S. W.

BY THE

RIGHT REVEREND JOHN BRAMHALL, D.D.

AND LORD BISHOP OF DERRY.

CONTENTS.

[Epistle to the Christian Reader.]

An Answer to R. C. the Bishop of Chalcedon's Preface.

SECTION THE FIRST.

Page

21

23

[Of the introduction to R. C.'s Preface.

ib.

I. The first point noted in R. C.'s Preface.]

Three essentials of a true Church.

Great difference between a true Church and a perfect Church.

Actual want of essentials not conclusive to God.

There may be just cause of separation, [there can be] no just cause

of schism.

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[The Catholic Church cannot,] particular Churches may, give just

cause of separation.

[But even particular Churches cannot give just cause of criminous

schism.]

. ib.

Essences of things are indivisible, and destroyed by addition as

The case of the Church of England not to be perplexed with those

of other Protestant Churches.

ib.