Review of the True Nature of Schism

A pointed polemical defense of Congregational church order against the charge of schism. Written in response to Daniel Cawdrey's *Independency a Great Schisme*, Owen argues from 1 Corinthians that true schism is faction within a congregation — not voluntary separation from corrupt ecclesiastical structures. He defends the scriptural definition of schism, the nature of church unity, and the legitimacy of Congregational churches, exposing weaknesses in the Presbyterian case and calling for charitable debate among fellow Protestants.