A34674:492
The Covenant of Grace
The covenant of grace discovering the great work of a sinners reconciliation to God / by John Cotton ... ; whereunto are added Certain queries tending to accommodation [sic] between the Presbyterian and Congregational churches ; also a discussion of the civill magistrates power in matters of religion ; by the same author.The covenant of grace discovering the great work of a sinners reconciliation to God / by John Cotton ... ; whereunto are added Certain queries tending to accommodadation [sic] between the Presbyterian and Congregationall churches ; also a discussion of the civill magistrates power in matters of religion ; by the same author.
London: printed by M.S. for Francis Eglesfield and John Allen, 1655
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Object. 5. This Synod, Acts 15. 1so speaketh, as having power to lay the truth of God (cleared and declared by it) as a burden upon the Churches, v. 28. which our ordinary Synods seem not to have power to do.
Object. 5. This Synod, Acts 15. 1so speaketh, as having power to lay the truth of God (cleared and declared by it) as a burthen upon the Churches, v. 28. which our ordinary Synods seem not to have power to doe.
- 1[Greek or Hebrew] Septuag. [Greek or Hebrew] some call it [Greek or Hebrew], vid. Schindl. Lexi.〈non-Latin alphabet〉 Septuag. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 some call it 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, vid. Schindl. Lexi.
Resp. The notion or term [burden] ⟨p. 62⟩may be taken politically (i. e.) for a truth imposed by virtue of Church power and Authority: this though the Apostles as Apostles might do, yet if they did so in this place (which we rather conceive not) it was extraordinary, and Consequently not Exemplary.
Resp. The notion or tearm [burthen] ⟨p. 62⟩may be taken politically (i. e.) for a truth imposed by virtue of Church power and Authority: this though the Apostles as Apostles might doe, yet if they did so in this place (which we rather conceive not) it was extraordinary, and Consequently not Exemplary.