A34675:264
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.
19. We crave leave of the Author of the keys, To Declare that we Assent not to all expressions, or all and every Assertion in it: As in these Particulars. About the Prophesying of Private Brethren. 2. That the Assembly (Act. 15.) was a Formal Sinned. 3. That the Apostles Acted in it, as Ordinary Elders, Preface to Keys. pag. 6. | 19. We do in this Epistle certify our Assent to the way of the Churches of New England. saving that we do not fully close with some expressions passim in the Book: before some of which (10 at least, belike there are more) we minded to Note a star in the Margin. This we could not but say and do (pace Authoris) or we could not Assent, Epistle to the Way pag. 2. | 19. Yet they are angry that we call for a fuller Declaration of themselves, Epistle to the Way. p. 1. and Epistle to the Way cleared pag. 2.
19. We crave leave of the Authour of the keyes, To Declare that we Assent not to all expressions, or all and every Assertion in it: As in these Particulars. About the Prothesying of Private Brethren. 2. That the Assembly (Act. 15.) was a Formall Syned. 3. That the Apostles Acted in it, as Ordinary Elders, Preface to Keyes. pag. 6. | 19. We doe in this Epistle certifie our Assent to the way of the Churches of New England. saving that we doe not fully close with some expressions passim in the Bock: before some of which (10 at least, belike there are more) we minded to Note a star in the Margin. This we could not but say and doe (pace Authoris) or we could not Assent, Epistle to the Way pag. 2. | 19. Yet they are angry that we call for a fuller Declaration of themselves, Epistle to the Way. p. 1. and Epistle to the Way cleared pag. 2.
Answer: 1. Though my reverend Brethren crave leave to dissent from me in some expressions (which they may safely and freely do without my leave, for I profess my spirit subject to the Prophets:) yet about the Prophesying of private Brethren, I must again Profess as I did before, That I do not know, wherein I Dissent from them: unless it be that I Allow somewhat more liberty to the Prophesying of private Brethren, then they do. The Allowance, which they give is with four limitations.