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Irenicum, to the lovers of truth and peace heart-divisions opened in the causes and…
Irenicum, to the lovers of truth and peace heart-divisions opened in the causes and evils of them : with cautions that we may not be hurt by them, and endeavours to heal them / by Jeremiah Burroughs.Irenicum, to the lovers of truth and peace heart-divisions opened in the causes and evils of them : with cautions that we may not be hurt by them, and endeavours to heal them / by Jeremiah Burroughes.
London: printed for Robert Dawlman, 1653
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From hence we have an answer to that Objection is made ⟨p. 100⟩against many things done by those who are in a Congregational way; what institution have they for many things they do? what for their Covenant? &c.
From hence we have an answer to that Objection is made ⟨p. 100⟩against many things done by those who are in a Congregationall way; what institution have they for many things they do? what for their Covenant? &c.
Though there be no Text of Scripture holds forth this in terminis, 1yet it is grounded upon other institutions, plainly held forth in Scripture.
- 1Answ.
First, it is clear in Scripture, that besides the Catholic Church there are particular Churches, Saints embodied, under such Officers, who are so Officers to them as they are not to others: These people can look upon this man as their Pastor, and this Pastor upon this people in a peculiar relation; they may do some acts of power over one another in their Congregation, which they cannot do over others in another Congregation: Now then it follows, they being a body, must needs have something to join them together; and the least thing that can be to join them, is the manifestation of their assent to join for those ends for which Christ hath appointed such a body; and what is their Covenant, but this? Only some manifest their assent more largely, some more briefly; I know nothing more is required, but to manifest their assent to join with that body, to set up all the Ordinances of Christ so far as they know.