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The power of Congregational churches asserted and vindicated in answer to a treatise of…
The power of Congregational churches asserted and vindicated in answer to a treatise of Mr. J. Paget entitled The defence of church-government exercised in classes and synods / by John Davenport.The power of Congregational churches asserted and vindicated in answer to a treatise of Mr. J. Paget intituled The defence of church-government exercised in classes and synods / by John Davenport.
London: printed for Rich. Chiswell and to be sold by John Usher of Boston, 1672
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4. That assembly gave their judgment, both of the Doctrine taught at Antioch, & of the persons that taught it, as troublesome and subverters, Vers. 24. but did neither Excommunicate them, nor command the Church to Excommunicate them.
5. They directed and charged the Church from the Word, what they should do, Vers. 28, 29. but they did not do their Acts of Power for them.
6. Nor did this Assembly exercise Church-government over that Church at Antioch, or any other Church or Churches, in admission of their Members, or ⟨p. 143⟩in Ordination of their Officers, or in Administration of the Seals, or in Excommunicating, or in reversing or nullifying the censure inflicted by the Church. For these were res propria to every particular Church within it self. Yet, because I study peace, and consent with godly Brethren, so far as it may stand with Truth, I willingly grant, that other Churches, and Synods rightly gathered and ordered, have so much Power and Authority, even in these matters, as I can find any warrant for in Scripture; being willing also to yield further if it can be cleared from Scripture, that more is due unto them. There are two Cases, wherein the res propria of a particular Church, may fall under the cognizance and determination of other Churches or Synods.