A34675:120
A defence of Mr. John Cotton from the imputation of self contradiction, charged on…A defence of Mr. John Cotton from the imputation of selfe contradiction, charged on…
A defence of Mr. John Cotton from the imputation of self contradiction, charged on him by Mr. Dan. Cawdrey written by himself not long before his death ; whereunto is prefixed, an answer to a late treatise of the said Mr. Cawdrey about the nature of schism, by John Owen ...A defence of Mr. John Cotton from the imputation of selfe contradiction, charged on him by Mr. Dan. Cavvdrey written by himselfe not long before his death ; whereunto is prefixed, an answer to a late treatise of the said Mr. Cavvdrey about the nature of schisme, by John Owen ...
Oxford: printed by H. Hall for T. Robinson, 1658
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And if so, then why do we blame the Seekers who have cast off all Churches, ⟨p. 12⟩and all Ordinances, 'till new Apostles come?
And if so, then why doe we blame the Seekers who have cast off all Churches, ⟨p. 12⟩and all Ordinances, 'till new Apostles come?
Again the Replyer Argueth thus on the contrary (from that Passage in the way pag. 27:) If the keys were given to Peter, not as an Apostle, nor as an Elder, but as a Believer, then to all Believers, and only to Believers. But (saith the Way) the keys were given to Peter not as an Apostle, nor as an Elder, but as a Believer, therefore they were given to all Believers (Women and all) and only to Believers.
Againe the Replyer Argueth thus on the contrary (from that Passage in the way pag. 27:) If the keyes were given to Peter, not as an Apostle, nor as an Elder, but as a Believer, then to all Believers, and only to Believers. But (saith the Way) the keyes were given to Peter not as an Apostle, nor as an Elder, but as a Believer, therefore they were given to all Believers (Women and all) and only to Believers.
Ans. It hath been showed above, That in that Place in the Way, I speak expressly of Profest Believers, to have received all the power of the keys not Formally, but virtually. So that if there be some Power of the keys which they cannot exercise Formally as Brethren, yet they may exercise the same virtually, by choosing and calling forth such, as may formally exercise the same for them: which presupposed I answer to the Major, If the Power of the keys (which was to continue