“THERE is, undeniably, such a sin as _schism_, against which we are precautioned in the New Testament, as being one proof of carnality in a religious professor, (1 Cor. iii. 3.) and as being diametrically opposite to the duty of ‘endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace’.” “By _schism_ we are to understand a _causeless_ secession from our Church, into the communion of which we have been solemnly admitted by baptism. And that such a secession would be causeless on our part, is evident from this simple consideration, that our Church neither proposes to our faith any doctrine which is not evidently contained in the Scripture; nor obtrudes on us any practice which the Scriptures forbids, nor restrains us from the observation of any rule which the Scripture enjoins.” {14} It is not, in my humble opinion, a sufficient reason for a separation from the general Church to which I belong, that the gospel is not preached from the pulpit of the particular place in which I live. To admit for argument sake, the worst case that can occur, viz. that a Socinian clergyman had, through his own hypocrisy in subscription, got possession of the pulpit of my parish; my removal from that parish to another, if I could find no other way of remedying the calamity, would be a less evil than the act of separation, and the encouragement of a spirit of division in the Church of Christ. The word of God prohibits my making such a division; but it no where forbids me to make any sacrifice of temporal emolument or accommodation for the benefit of my own soul, or the souls of my family. REASON IX. _I maintain communion with the Church of England_, _because I have discovered no sufficient reason for a separation from her_. I WISH it to be distinctly understood that I judge no man, however his views of this subject may differ from my own. Every man must act according to the guidance of his own conscience, after having seriously and diligently used all the means within his reach, by reading and prayer, to obtain information and direction. It is not to those who conscientiously dissent from our communion that I address my reasons; but to those of my own Church. And if any of these should be confirmed in their attachment to her by reading my short statement of the grounds on which my own conduct is built, I shall have attained the only end I have had in view, and rejoice in my success. CONCLUSION.