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Sacrilegious desertion of the holy ministry rebuked, and tolerated preaching of the gospel vindicated,…Sacrilegious desertion of the holy ministery rebuked, and tolerated preaching of the gospel vindicated,…
Sacrilegious desertion of the holy ministry rebuked, and tolerated preaching of the gospel vindicated, against the reasonings of a confident questionist, in a book called Toleration not abused; with counsel to the nonconformists, and petition to the pious conformists / by one that is consecrated to the sacred ministry, and is resolved not to be a deserter of it ...Sacrilegious desertion of the holy ministery rebuked, and tolerated preaching of the gospel vindicated, against the reasonings of a confident questionist, in a book called Toleration not abused; with counsil to the nonconformists, and petition to the pious conformists / by one that is consecrated to the sacred ministry, and is resolved not to be a deserter of it ...
London : s.n., 1672
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Sect. 7. [3. You cannot exercise Discipline but by the consent of your people.]
Answ. 1. We cannot be Pastors to any against their wills: If you can, and take that for your honour, keep it, for we will have no part with you. We find indeed that it is your Opinion to exercise your Discipline on us against our wills.
2. But though we cannot take men for Christians, nor for our special Flock, nor bring them to repentance, nor yet absolve them against their wills, we can admonish and excommunicate them against their wills, and deny them the Lords Supper from us; if they first voluntarily submit to our Ministry. We take it not for our part or honour to do in these things so much as you can.
Sect. 8. [4. Neither can you have any Church. Government but in your single Congregations, and that too Independent on all others.]