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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
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13. Ordination is then Complete when the People hath Chosen an Officer, and the Presbytery hath laid their Hands on him, Keys p. 37. | 13. But if the Church want a Presbytery, for want of Elders they want a warrant to Repair to the Presbytery of another Church to Impose hands upon their Elect Elders, Way, p. 50.
13. Ordination is then Compleat when the People hath Chosen an Officer, and the Presbytery hath laied their Hands on him, Keyes p. 37. | 13. But if the Church want a Presbytery, for want of Elders they want a warrant to Repaire to the Presbytery of another Church to Impose hands upon their Elect Elders, Way, p. 50.
Answer: In that Place of the Keys, I only Assert and Prove, That a man of Sufficient Gifts chosen by the People of the Church, and Ordained by the Presbytery of his own Church, wanteth nothing to the complete Integrity of his calling. The Right hand of Fellowship given by the Elders of other Churches expresseth their Approbation of his calling, but addeth nothing to the essence, or Integrity of his calling.
Answer: In that Place of the Keyes, I only Assert and Prove, That a man of Sufficient Gifts chosen by the People of the Church, and Ordained by the Presbytery of his owne Church, wanteth nothing to the compleat Integrity of his calling. The Right hand of Fellowship given by the Elders of other Churches expresseth their Approbation of his calling, but addeth nothing to the essence, or Integrity of his calling.
But when I say that in want of a Presbytery of their own, they want a warrant to Repair to the Presbytery of another Church for his Ordination, I no where say, That the Officer ⟨p. 61⟩Elected, wanteth the complete Integrity of his calling, for want of the Imposition of hand, of the Presbytery of another Church. And yet that had been requisite to make up a pretence of a Contradiction. The Replyer knoweth that a Church wanting a Presbytery of their own to lay hands upon an Elect Officer in our Judgment, they may appoint some of the Elders and graver Members of their own Body, to supply the Defect of their own Presbytery; which we Account sufficient to the completing of his calling in such a case.