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Schifm, when they were met together in the fame Church, 1 Cor. xi. v. 18.) being, as his prefent Grace of Canterbury * defcribes fome High-Church Priefts," a new Sort of Difci

plinarians risen up among ourselves, who "feem to comply with the Government of "the Church, as others do with that of the «State; not out of Conscience of their Duty, ❝or any Love they bear to it, but because "they cannot keep their Preferments without "it: They hate our Conftitution, and revile "all fuch as ftand up in good Earnest for it; "and yet, for all that, go on to subscribe and rail." Which Paffage, from fo great an Authority, cannot be too often quoted.

BUT to proceed to the Description of these three High-Churches, in their Order.

1. Dr. Bungey's High-Church ftands diftinguished from the true Church of England, by their Arminian Doctrines, contrary to our old Orthodox Calviniftical Articles; by their Enmity to the Act of Toleration, and to the Principles on which it is grounded; by their claiming an independent Power in Priefts to make Laws, and govern the Church; which is contrary to the Laws of England, that place the Power of making Church-Laws in other

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Hands, and particularly contrary to the Oath of Supremacy, which makes his Majefty Supreme Head of the Church; by teaching the Doctrines of Hereditary Right, and Paffive Obedience, contrary to the Judgment and Practice of the Legislature at and fince the Revolution, and to the Determination of the House of Lords, on the Impeachment of Dr. Sacheverel, and their Condemnation of the Oxford Decree; and by a Spirit of Faction against the present Establishment in State, and against his Majesty's Measures; by Rebellion and Perjury; by Uncharitableness to all Foreign, and more efpecially to Domestic Proteftants; and by an implacable Fury and Malice towards all Diffenters among us, befides Jews and Papists: In which they act contrary to the known loyal Principles of our Church; to its Opinion of all Foreign Proteftant Churches, which it esteems true Churches; to its Principles, which all tend to preserve Liberty and Property; and to its known charitable and peaceable Temper, and Regard to tender Consciences.

2. THE Second High-Church is Mr. Lef ley's High-Church. At the Revolution feveral Bishops, who were deprived by Act of Parliament for not taking the Oaths to the Government, made an open Separation from the Church

Church of England; and pretended, that they and their Adherents were the Church, charging those who filled their Sees with being Ufurpers, and fetting up Altar against Altar; and alfo charging them, and their Adherents, together with all the other Bishops, Clergy, and Laity, who joined in the fame Communion with the ufurping Bishops, with Schifm. Hereby allo they diftinguish themselves in Principles from the Church of England; which, being a legal Establishment, afferts to the Legislature (which has a Right to preserve their Peace) a Right to deprive Bishops for Crimes against Law. They do not indeed fo much diftinguish themselves in Principles from Dr. Bungey's Church, as they do from the true Church of England: For the Doctor's Church equally contends with Mr. Lefley's Church against the Parliament's Right to deprive Bishops, and calls it Ufurpation on the Rights of the Church; but is for Submiffion to fuch ufurped Exercife of Power; and contends Schifm to be on the Side of thofe, who separate on a Principle of defending the Rights of the Church, against an' Ufurpation of those Rights.

THIS new feparate Church agrees with Dr. Bungey's Church, in the other Principles before-mentioned, which dtftinguish the DocI 3

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tor's Church from the true Church of England. But in point of Honesty, or Adherence to those Principles, it greatly differs from the Doctor's Church; which goes on to fubfcribe, and swear, and practise contrary to what they do fubfcribe and fwear; Mr. Lefley's High-Church honestly practising, in feveral respects, according to its villainous Principles.

3. PROCEED We now to Dr. Brett's HighChurch. Soon after King GEORGE's Acceffion to the Crown, the Bishops of the laft-· mentioned High-Church did all, except one, affemble in a Synod, where they resolved upon making Four Alterations in the CommonPrayer-Book : 1. To mix Water with the Wine in the Sacrament. 2. A Prayer for the Dead. 3. A Prayer for the Descent of the Holy Ghost upon the Bread and Wine in the Sacrament. 4. An Oblatory Prayer, which goes upon the Ground that the Eucharift is a proper Sacrifice. All which Dr. Brett is not only an Advocate for, as an Author, but (perhaps) as Titular Archbishop of Canterbury, exercised his Authority in injoining. This has split the last High-Church into Two Churches, Dr. Brett, and his Followers, adhering to the Bishops, or Church-Governors, of their Church, in Behalf of Wine and Water, &c. and Mr. Lefley,

Lefley, and his Followers, adhering to one Bifhop only, in Behalf of Wine, &c. contrary to the Determination of their own Bishops, and all their own Principles, about the Authority of Bishops and Clergy.

To render my Account of our feveral High Churches of England more complete, I fhall, by way of Supplement, observe, that there is a Distinction in Dr. Bungey's Church; and his High-Church may be divided into Two HighChurches. Some of his High-Church are Swearers to the Government, and fay the Church Prayers for his Majefty King George and his Family, continuing at the fame time difaffected to him, and Enemies to his legalTitle. Others of the Doctor's High-Church are Non-fwearers; and though they come to the Church, difown joining with the Swearers in the Prayers for the King and his Family; which Practice of theirs the profound Mr. Dodwell has defended in a Book, (whofe Title I fhall, upon Memory, venture to give the Reader) intituled, A further Prospect of the Cafe in View; proving that it is our Duty to be prefent at finful Prayers, made finful by Miftake of fallible Superiors, who have a Right of impofing Prayers. So that I think, the HighChurches of England may not improperly be I 4 reckoned

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