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An abstract of laws and government wherein as in a mirror may be seen…An abstract of laws and government wherein as in a mirrour may be seen…
An abstract of laws and government wherein as in a mirror may be seen the wisdom & perfection of the government of Christs kingdom accommodable to any state or form of government in the world that is not antichristian or tyrannical / collected and digested ... by John Cotton ... ; and now published after his death by William Aspinall.An abstract of laws and government wherein as in a mirrour may be seen the wisdome & perfection of the government of Christs kingdome accomodable to any state or form of government in the world that is not antichristian or tyrannicall / collected and digested ... by John Cotton ... ; and now published after his death by William Aspinall.
London: printed by M.S. for Livewel Chapman, 1655
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.
1If it be said, but what may be done to attain this?
- 1Quest:
1I answer; It is not my purpose to persuade this, or any other Nation (were they willing to hear) to enact or ratify these by any power of their own (in a solemn convention of their Representatives) as Laws: Neither do I believe it was the Authors intention so to do, when he drew up this Model. For alas, what energy or virtue can such an act of a company of poor sinful creatures add unto the most perfect and wholesome laws of God? It is enough for us, and indeed it is all that can be done by any people upon earth,
1I answer; It is not my purpose to perswade this, or any other Nation (were they willing to heare) to enact or ratifie these by any power of their owne (in a solemn convention of their Representatives) as Laws: Neither do I believe it was the Authors intention so to do, when he drew up this Modell. For alas, what energie or vertue can such an act of a companie of poore sinfull creatures adde unto the most perfect and wholsome lawes of God? It is enough for us, and indeed it is all that can be done by any people upon earth,
- 1Answ.
1. To declare by their Representatives, their voluntary subjection unto them, as unto the laws of the Lord their God.