A34672:13
A copy of a letter of Mr. Cotton of Boston, in New England, sent…A coppy of a letter of Mr. Cotton of Boston, in New England, sent…
A copy of a letter of Mr. Cotton of Boston, in New England, sent in answer of certain objections made against their discipline and orders there, directed to a friend with the questions propounded to such as are admitted to the church-fellowship and the covenant it self.A coppy of a letter of Mr. Cotton of Boston, in New England, sent in answer of certaine objections made against their discipline and orders there, directed to a friend vvith the questions propounded to such as are admitted to the church-fellowship and the covenant it selfe.
London? : s.n., 1641
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 COVENANT it self.
The COVENANT it selfe.
Since it hath pleased God to move you brethren to hold forth the right hand of fellowship; It is your part, and that which ⟨p. 6⟩I am to require of you in the name of the Lord, and of his Church, before you can be admitted there unto, whether you be willing to enter a holy Covenant with God, and with them and by the grace and help of Christ be willing to deny your self, and all your former pollutions, and corruptions, wherein in any sort you have walked, and so to give up your self to the Lord Jesus, making him your only priest and atonement, your only profit, your only guide and King, and Lawgiver, and to walk before him in all professed subjections unto all his holy Ordinance, according to the rule of the Gospel, and to walk together with his Church and the members thereof in brotherly love, and mutual edification and succour according to God; then do I also promise unto you in the name of this Church, that by the help of Christ, we likewise will walk towards you in all brotherly love and holy watchfulness to the mutual building, up one of another in the fellowship of the Lord Jesus,
SInce it hath pleased God to move you brethren to hold forth the right hand of fellowship; It is your part, and that which ⟨p. 6⟩I am to require of you in the name of the Lord, and of his Church, before you can be admitted there unto, whether you be willing to enter a holy Covenant with God, and with them and by the grace and helpe of Christ be willing to deny your selfe, and all your former polutions, and corruptions, wherein in any sort you have walked, and so to give up your selfe to the Lord Iesus, making him your onely priest and attonement, your onely profit, your onely guide and King, and Lawgiver, and to walke before him in all professed subjections unto all his holy Ordinance, according to the rule of the Gospell, and to walke together with his Church and the members thereof in brotherly love, and mutuall edification and succor according to God; then doe I also promise unto you in the name of this Church, that by the helpe of Christ, we likewise will walke towards you in all brotherly love and holy watchfulnesse to the mutuall building, up one of another in the fellowship of the Lord Iesus,