A34675:52
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.
As to the matter of Baptism then, we are no more concerned, then as to that of Ordination; by what ways or means soever any man comes to be a minister, according to the mind of Jesus Christ; by that way and means he comes to have power for a due administration of that ordinance: concerning which state of things, our Author may do well to consult Beza in the place mentioned. Many other passages there are in this Chapter, that might be remarked, and a return easily made according to their desert of untruth and impertinency; but the insisting on such things, looks more like children's playing ⟨p. 49⟩at pushpin, then the management of a serious disputation: Take an instance, pag. 23. he seems to be much offended with my commending him; and tells me, as Jerome said of Ruffinus, I wrong him with praises; when yet the utmost I say of him is, that I had received a better character of him, then he had given of himself in his book, pag. 10. and that his proceeding was unbecoming his worth, gravity and profession, pag. 46. or so Grave and Reverend a person as he is reported to be, pag. 121. wherein it seems I have transgressed the rule, [Greek or Hebrew].
As to the matter of Baptisme then, we are no more concerned, then as to that of Ordination; by what waies or meanes soever any man comes to be a minister, according to the mind of Jesus Christ; by that way and meanes he comes to have power for a due administration of that ordinance: concerning which state of things, our Author may do well to consult Beza in the place mentioned. Many other passages there are in this Chapter, that might be remarked, and a returne easily made according to their desert of untruth and impertinency; but the insisting on such things, lookes more like childrens playing ⟨p. 49⟩at pushpin, then the management of a serious disputation: Take an instance, pag. 23. he seemes to be much offended with my commending him; and tells me, as Jerome said of Ruffinus, I wrong him with prayses; when yet the utmost I say of him is, that I had received a better character of him, then he had given of himselfe in his book, pag. 10. and that his proceeding was unbecoming his worth, gravity and profession, pag. 46. or so Grave and Reverend a person as he is reported to be, pag. 121. wherein it seemes I have transgressed the rule, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉.