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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
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.
or only declare their good Opinion of the Delinquent in some respects, and that they are not clear concerning the equity of the censure. If the latter, it is the duty of those to whom they thus speak, to convince them of the error of their way. 4 Whether they come only in a back-biting way, or are willing to speak the same things publicly before the Church, which they accuse privately. If not, they must be convinced of their sinning against common equity, Act. 25.16. 5 What the end is which they propound unto themselves in taking this course? whether it be for light only? or, for the nullifying of the censure by the power of others? If the former; they cannot safely conclude any thing, alterâ part inauditâ, remembering what Solomon saith, Prov. 18.17. If the latter, they must profess, that they have no such Power, but all that they can do, is, to inform themselves from the Church, whether their report be true, or not, and to give such advise from Scripture, as the case requires, according to their judgement, exhorting them in the mean space, to attend ⟨p. 177⟩the Rule in Memberlike submission to the Power of their Church, according to God.
or only declare their good Opinion of the Delinquent in some respects, and that they are not clear concerning the equity of the censure. If the latter, it is the duty of those to whom they thus speak, to convince them of the error of their way. 4 Whether they come only in a back-biting way, or are willing to speak the same things publickly before the Church, which they accuse privately. If not, they must be convinced of their sinning against common equity, Act. 25.16. 5 What the end is which they propound unto themselves in taking this course? whether it be for light only? or, for the nullifying of the censure by the power of others? If the former; they cannot safely conclude any thing, alterâ parte inauditâ, remembring what Solomon saith, Prov. 18.17. If the latter, they must profess, that they have no such Power, but all that they can do, is, to inform themselves from the Church, whether their report be true, or not, and to give such advise from Scripture, as the case requires, according to their judgement, exhorting them in the mean space, to attend