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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
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.
When Mr Hooker saith, The Officers of one Church did what was done in an ordinary way, He himself inferreth the consequence, Therefore it is no Precedent for the Pastors of many Churches, ⟨p. 64⟩what either they may or should do.
When Mr Hooker saith, The Officers of one Church did what was done in an ordinary way, He himselfe inferreth the consequence, Therefore it is no Precedent for the Pastors of many Churches, ⟨p. 64⟩what either they may or should doe.
But the Inferences which Mr Cawdry gathereth, as from my Doctrine out of that Text, either will not hold, or not hurt our cause. For this Inference will not hold, That then the Officers of one Chuch may be ordained in another.
For they were as much Officers of the Church of Antioch, as of any other Churches, It will only infer, That they who are officers in many Churches, may be Ordained in any one of them.
For they were as much Officers of the Church of Antioch, as of any other Churches, It will only inferre, That they who are officers in many Churches, may be Ordained in any one of them.