A34674:527
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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Query 3 In case the Magistrate and Churches are both willing to proceed orderly in the joint exercise of their several Powers, whether it is lawful for either of them to call a Synod without the Consent of the other?
Querie 3 In case the Magistrate and Churches are both willing to proceed orderly in the joynt exercise of their severall Powers, whether it is lawfull for either of them to call a Synod without the Consent of the other?
Answ. No; they are to proceed now by way of a mixed Call (i. e.) orderly and jointly in the use of their several Powers. That which learned Parker speaks of the Power of particular Churches, concerning Calling of SYNODS, holds also in this case concerning the Power of the Magistrate; Their Powers are divers, yet in respect of exercise they ought not to be divers, nor divided the one from the other, as before.
Answ. No; they are to proceed now by way of a mixt Call (i. e.) orderly and joyntly in the use of their severall Powers. That which learned Parker speakes of the Power of particular Churches, concerning Calling of SYNODS, holds also in this case concerning the Power of the Magistrate; Their Powers are divers, yet in respect of exercise they ought not to be divers, nor divided the one from the other, as before.
The Churches desire, the Magistrate ⟨p. 75⟩