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A conference Mr. John Cotton held at Boston with the elders of New-England 1.…
A conference Mr. John Cotton held at Boston with the elders of New-England 1. concerning gracious conditions in the soul before faith, 2. evidencing justification by sanctification, 3. touching the active power of faith : twelve reasons against stinted forms of prayer and praise : together with the difference between the Christian and antichristian church / written by Francis Cornwall ...A conference Mr. John Cotton held at Boston with the elders of New-England 1. concerning gracious conditions in the soule before faith, 2. evidencing justification by sanctification, 3. touching the active power of faith : twelve reasons against stinted forms of prayer and praise : together with the difference between the Christian and antichristian church / written by Francis Cornwell ...
London: printed by J. Dawson, 1646
A DESCRIPTION Of the Spiritual TEMPLE.A DESCRIPTION Of the Spirituall TEMPLE.
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.
The second sort are those that build their house upon the Office of Peter, and so successively on the Officers: So that if the Officers united into a body in Council err, the whole Church that receiveth their faith, from their Edicts and Decrees, err also. Now, that Councils may err, and have erred, in things appertaining to God, ⟨p. 26⟩appeareth in the 21. Article of the Church of England, by Law established; as appeareth. Adoration of Images was established in the second General Council of Nice. The Popish Clergy were advanced above all earthly Princes, by the Council of Lateran. And Priests prohibited to marry, which is honourable amongst all men, Heb. 13. 4. by the said Council. The late Trident Council erred in many things grossly; as in exalting the traditions of men to be of equal authority with the word of God; Trident. Sess. 4. Decret. Together with the invocation of creatures. Or any other Council, that should decree, that grace cometh by generation; or, Believers should beget believers: or, Christians beget Christians: then the whole Church that build their faith upon such corrupt Councils may err also.
The second sort are those that build their house upon the Office of Peter, and so successively on the Officers: So that if the Officers united into a body in Councell erre, the whole Church that receiveth their faith, from their Edicts and Decrees, erre also. Now, that Councells may erre, and have erred, in things appertaining to God, ⟨p. 26⟩appeareth in the 21. Article of the Church of England, by Law established; as appeareth. Adoration of Images was established in the second Generall Councell of Nice. The Popish Clergy were advanced above all earthly Princes, by the Councell of Lateran. And Priests prohibited to marry, which is honourable amongst all men, Heb. 13. 4. by the said Councell. The late Trident Councell erred in many things grosly; as in exalting the traditions of men to be of equall authority with the word of God; Trident. Sess. 4. Decret. Together with the invocation of creatu•es. Or any other Councell, that should decree, that grace cometh by generation; or, Beleevers should beget beleevers: or, Christians beget Christians: then the whole Church that build their faith upon such corrupt Councells may erre also.