A34675:18
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.
If Schism in an Ecclesiastical sense, be the breach of an Union of Christ's institution, then they who are not guilty of the breach of any union of Christ's Institution, are not guilty of Schism; but so is Schism, Ergo,
If Schisme in an Ecclesiasticall sense, be the breach of an Union of Christ's institution, then they who are not guilty of the breach of any union of Christ's Institution, are not guilty of Schisme; but so is Schisme, Ergò,
The Proposition also of this Syllogism with it's inference being unquestionable, for the confirmation of the Assumption I considered the nature of all Church Union as instituted by Christ, and pleaded the innocency of those whose defence in several degrees I had undertaken, by their freedom from the breach of any Church Union. Not finding the Reverend Author in his first answer to speak clearly ⟨p. 17⟩and distinctly to either of those principles, but to proceed in a course of perpetual diversion, from the thing in question, with reflections, charges &c: All rather I hope out of an unacquaintedness with the true nature of argumentation, than any perverseness of spirit, in cavilling at what he found he could not answer; I earnestly desired him in my review that we might have a fair and friendly meeting, personally to debate these principles which he had undertaken to oppose, and so to prevent trouble to our selves and others, in writing and reading things remote from the merit of the cause under agitation; what returns I have had hereto, the Reader is now acquainted withal, from his rejoinder, the particulars where of shall be farther enquired into afterward.
The Proposition also of this Syllogisme with it's inference being unquestionable, for the confirmation of the Assumption I considered the nature of all Church Union as instituted by Christ, and pleaded the innocency of those whose defence in several degrees I had undertaken, by their freedome from the breach of any Church Union. Not finding the Reverend Authour in his first answer to speake clearely ⟨p. 17⟩