A39224:185
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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The Affirmative of these Questions, (in Gospel Measure, and Endeavour, though not without infirmities) declared by him, and co-attested by his Associate Ruling Elder, is to be accepted, with all thankfulness unto God, for the present good estate in Christ, of that Church; and the Notary is to record the same to the praise of Christ Jesus.
II. The Moderator is to call upon all the Elder• in order, to declare, with the co-attestation of their Associate •uling Elders, the state of all the Churches, touching the same five Questions. All whose Reports are distinctly to be recorded, as the present good estate, in Christ, of all those ⟨p. 28⟩Churches, to stand as a monument of Gods mercy to future ages: and to be presented upon record unto the Provincial and National Councils.
III. If all the Churches walk in an Evangelical measure of Truth, Peace and Holiness, and have no cause that laboureth among them, for want of Help •d Counsel; then the Moderator is to declare to •e praise of God, that the work of this present Session, as touching their own Churches, is finished.