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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
Chapter 4 › Contradiction 8: Touching the 8th Contradiction.
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Touching the 8th Contradiction.
The 8th Contradiction is represented thus.
8. We are so far from Allowing that Sacrilegious usurpation of the Ministers office, That private Christians ordinarily take upon them to Preach the Gospel Publicly, The Keys, pag 6. | 8. This is ordinarily Practised in England, and Allowed by the Independent Brethren. Yea they being but in the Notion of Gifted Brethren, no Ministers to other Congregations, do it ordinarily themselves.
8. We are so farre from Allowing that Sacrilegious usurpation of the Ministers office, That private Christians ordinarily take upon them to Preach the Gospell Publickly, The Keyes, pag 6. | 8. This is ordinarily Practised in England, and Allowed by the Independant Brethren. Yea they being but in the Notion of Gifted Brethren, no Ministers to other Congregations, doe it ordinarily themselves.
Ans. 1. This Contradiction is not of me to my self, but of some others, who whether they be Independents truly so called, I do not know: sure I am, that Presbyterians and Independents are not membra Dividentia, though I see, that all that are not for Popery, or Episcopacy, or Presbytery, do commonly lurk under the style of Independency. I hope the Replyer would be loth to Renounce the Protestant Religion, because