A34675:133
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
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.
1. Saith He, Had it been only a lesser ⟨p. 19⟩Difference about a Logical Notion (as he minceth it) the Assertor had not Observed it. But a difference (of the highest magnitude) to Contradiction, in Delivering a New way is very Remarkable. How shall we be brought to Agree with them that contradict not only one another, but one man himself.
1. Saith He, Had it been only a lesser ⟨p. 19⟩Difference about a Logicall Notion (as he minceth it) the Assertor had not Observed it. But a difference (of the highest magnitude) to Contradiction, in Delivering a New way is very Remarkable. How shall we be brought to Agree with them that contradict not only one another, but one man himselfe.
Answer 1. It was not any weakness of the first Answer, that needed a second to Help it out, but variety of fit matter for a just Defence produced it: It needed no help, but to clear it self from groundless exceptions.
Answer 1. It was not any weaknesse of the first Answer, that needed a second to Help it out, but variety of fit matter for a just Defence produced it: It needed no help, but to cleare it selfe from groundlesse exceptions.
Answer 2. The seeming Difference between the way and the Keys (if any be in this point) it lieth rather in Logical expressions, then in the Doctrine of Divinity, or Church Practise. For what ever the Different Judgments of men of our way may be, touching the first subject of the Power of the Keys (some Placing it in the Body of the Church, others Dividing it between officers and Brethren:) yet in the Doctrine of Divinity we all Agree with one Accord, that