A34675:57
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.
Crimen in auditum C. Caesar; is it meet that any one should be tolerated, that is thus woefully inconsistent with himself? what! speak of Rome as a Collapsed Church in Italy, and within thirteen, or fourteen years after to say, it is no Church at all; well! though I may say there is indeed no Contradiction between these Assertions, seeing in the latter place I speak of Rome as that Church is stated by themselves, when yet I acknowledge there may be corrupted Churches both in Rome and Italy in the same Treatise; Yea I do not find that in the place directed unto, I have in terms, or in just consequence at all granted the Church of Rome to be a Collapsed Church: nay the Church of Rome is not once mentioned in the whole page, nor as such is spoken of: and what shall we think of this proceeding? But yet I will not so far offend against my sense of my own weakness, ignorance and frailty, as to use any defensative against this Charge; let it pass at any rate that any sober man freed ⟨p. 53⟩from pride, passion, selfefulnesse, and prejudice shall be pleased to put upon it;
Crimen in auditum C. Caesar; is it meet that any one should be tolerated, that is thus wofully inconsistent with himselfe? what! speak of Rome as a Collapsed Church in Italy, and within thirteene, or fourteene yeares after to say, it is no Church at all; well! though I may say there is indeed no Contradiction between these Assertions, seeing in the latter place I speak of Rome as that Church is stated by themselves, when yet I acknowledge there may be corrupted Churches both in Rome and Italy in the same Treatise; Yea I do not find that in the place directed unto, I have in termes, or in just consequence at all granted the Church of Rome to be a Collapsed Church: nay the Church of Rome is not once mentioned in the whole page, nor as such is spoken of: and what shall we think of this proceeding? But yet I will not so farre offend against my sense of my owne weaknes, ignorance and frailty, as to use any defensative against this Charge; let it passe at any rate that any sober man freed ⟨p. 53⟩from pride, passion, selfefulnesse, and prejudice shall be pleased to put upon it;