A39224:243
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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IV. A small Revenue will maintain the government of Churches by Councils, even in a great Nation, in comparison of the vast revenues which the Antichristian Hierarchy hav• fa•ed and enriched themselves withal: which also hath advantaged them to arrogate unto themselves, and […] civil Authority. And by these carnal […] unto the Church, Religion hath been corrupted, most men have been damned, and •ew saved. Therefore the Church ought now, in our reformation and resurrection, to despise the World, and▪ not to suffer great revenues to be annexed unto this part of the kingdom of Christ especially.
IV. A small Revenue will maintain the government of Churches by Councils, even in a great Nation, in comparison of the vast revenues which the Antichristian Hierarchy hav• fa•ed and inriched themselves withall: which also hath advantaged them to arrogate unto themselves, and 〈…〉 civil Authority. And by these carnal 〈…〉 unto the Church, Religion hath been corrupted, most men have been damned, and •ew saved. Therefore the Church ought now, in our reformation and res•rection, to despise the World, and▪ not to suffer great revenues to be annexed unto this part of the kingdome of Christ especially.
V. The religious meetings of Councils, must be […] of all meetings of all men, throughout the Nation: for they are many shining Lights met together, and all men will mark what they do, and one Inch of ex•ss in them who a•e the Centre, will be an Ell in the people.