render the delinquent therein guilty of a very great _mortal sin_; and so at the same time internally cut off from being a true member of _Christ's Body_; though externally he is not as yet so cut off. And the Casuists further state him _ipso facto_ to be excommunicated, before, and without conviction, if externally he doth, or speaketh any thing, whereby he is convincible; and not if there be any thing _proved_ against him, but if any thing at least _provable_; and such a one, upon this, to be obliged in Conscience, not only to confess his heretical opinion, for his being absolved from _mortal sin_; but also to seek a release from excommunication incurred, for his re-enjoying the Church's Communion. Thus you see a rigor in this Church towards what it once accounted _Heresie_ much different from the more mild Spirit, and moderate temper of the _Reformed_. §. 41. To conclude. For the enjoying the _Protestant_ Communion, I conceive that, as to any necessary approbation of her Doctrins, it is sufficient for me to hold with Mr. _Chillingworth_ (as I do[103])----_That the Doctrin of Protestants, though not that, of all of them, absolutely true, yet it is free from all impiety, and from all Error destructive to Salvation, or in it self damnable._ And [104]----_whatsoever hath been held necessary to Salvation by the consent of Protestants, or even of the Church of_ England, [which indeed hath given no certain Catalogue at all of such _necessaries_], _that, against the Socinians, and all others whatsoever, I do verily believe, and embrace_----And (which is still the same) [105]--_I am perswaded, that the constant doctrin of the Church of_ England, _is so pure and Orthodox, that whosoever believes it, and lives according to it, undoubtedly he shall be saved._ [For if all truths necessary to Salvation be held in it, then, so, is no error, opposite or destructive to Salvation, held by it; and so, living according to the truths it holds, I may be saved.] Again [106]----_I believe that there is no error in it, which may necessitate, or warrant any man to disturb the peace, or renounce the Communion of it_, [For, though I believe _Antisocinianism_, an error; Yet if I hold it not such, as that for it any man may disturb the peace, or ought to renounce the Communion of the Church, I may profess all this, and yet hold Socinianism.] Lastly as he,[107] so I;----_Propose me any thing out of the Bible, seem it never so incomprehensible, I will subscribe it with hand and heart. In other things_ [that I think not contained in this Book] _I will take no mans liberty of judgment from him, neither shall any man take mine from me; for I am fully assured, that God doth not, and therefore that men ought not to require any more of any man than this; To believe the Scripture to be Gods Word, to endeavour to find the true sense of it; and to live according to it. Without pertinacy I can be no Heretick; And[108], endeavouring to find the true sense of