A34675:244
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.
The 15th Contradiction is thus Declared.
15. What if the whole Presbytery offend? The readiest course is to bring the matter to a Synod, the keys pag. 43. | 15. There is a readier and nearer way; The Brethren may censure them all, Way pag. 45. If the Congregation be found faithful and willing to Remove an offence by due censure, why should the offence be called up to a more public Judicature. Keys pag. 42.
15. What if the whole Presbytery offend? The readiest course is to bring the matter to a Synod, the keyes pag. 43. | 15. There is a readier and nearer way; The Brethren may censure them all, Way pag. 45. If the Congregation be found faithfull and willing to Remove an offence by due censure, why should the offence be called up to a more publicke Judicature. Keyes pag. 42.
Ans. This Contradiction is made partly out of the concealment of Part of my words in the first Column, and Partly out of the Addition of some words of his own in the second Column. In the former Column I say, If the whole Presbytery offend, or such a Part as will draw a Party, and a Faction in the Church with them, the readiest course then is, to bring the matter to a Synod where those words, such a Part as will draw a Party, or Faction in the Church with them, are given for the just Reason, why in such a case, the case of the offending Presbytery, or other such Leading members ⟨p. 66⟩