A39224:124
Communion of churches, or, The divine management of gospel-churches
Communion of churches, or, The divine management of gospel-churches by the ordinance of councils constituted in order according to the Scriptures as also the way of bringing all Christian parishes to be particular Reforming Congregational Churches, humbly proposed as ... a means of uniting those two holy and eminent parties the Presbyterians and the Congregationals ... / written by John Eliot.Communion of churches, or, The divine management of gospel-churches by the ordinance of councils constituted in order according to the Scriptures as also the way of bringing all Christian parishes to be particular Reforming Congregationall Churches, humbly proposed as ... a means of uniting those two holy and eminent parties the Presbyterians and the Congregationals ... / written by John Eliot.
printed by Marmaduke Johnson, 1665
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Hence […] it must be carefully and expressedly put into th• […] ▪ […] of the Churches Election. That […] are chosen […] on the Ordinance of […] in all the Orders of it, both in Provincial, National, and Oecu•e▪ […] even unto th• highest point: for though all ⟨p. 19⟩that are th•s elected and sent by the Churches; are not to be elected and sent to Provincial, National, and Ecumenical Councils, yet some of them are to be sent, and all of them are to elect and send. And therefore when the Church doth elect and send them to this first Council, they are, by this act of the Church, empowered to carry on the Ordinance of Counsel, through all the Orders thereof, even to the top branch, either by electing others, or being •ected themselves, unto those services of Christ, and of the • ches.
Hence 〈…〉 it must be carefully and expressedly put into th• 〈…〉 ▪ 〈…〉 of the Churches Election. That 〈…〉 are chosen 〈…〉 on the Ordinance of 〈…〉 in all the Orders of it, both in Provincial, National, and Oecu•e▪ 〈…〉 even unto th• highest point: for though all ⟨p. 19⟩that are th•s elected and sent by the Churches; are not to be elected and sent to Provincial, National, and Oecumenical Councils, yet some of them are to be sent, and all of them are to elect and send. And therefore when the Church doth elect and send them to this first Council, they are, by this act of the Church, impowered to carry on the Ordinance of Counsel, through all the Orders thereof, evn to the top branch, either by electing others, or being ected themselves, unto those services of Christ, and of the ches.