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Short and plain animadversions on some passages in Mr. Dells sermon first preached before…Short and plaine animadversions on some passages in Mr. Dels sermon first preached before…
Short and plain animadversions on some passages in Mr. Dells sermon first preached before the Honourable House of Commons on Novemb. 25. 1646. But since printed without their order Setting forth the many dangerous and destructive assertions therein both to church and state, the covenant, and the reformation so much desired. Together, with an answer to an unlicensed pamphlet annexed to the sermon, entitled, A reply to Master Loves contradictions. By Christopher Love minister of Anne Aldersgate, London. The second edition. Imprimatur Ja. Cranford. Decemb. 17. 1646.Short and plaine animadversions on some passages in Mr. Dels sermon first preached before the Honourable House of Commons on Novemb. 25. 1646. But since printed without their order Setting forth the many dangerous and destructive assertions therein both to church and state, the covenant, and the reformation so much desired. Together, with an answer to an unlicensed pamphlet annext to the sermon, entituled, A reply to Master Loves contradictions. By Christopher Love minister of Anne Aldersgate, London. The second edition. Imprimatur Ja. Cranford. Decemb. 17. 1646.
London: printed by R. Cotes for John Bellamie, 1647London: printed by R. Cotes for Iohn Bellamie, 1647
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2. Those of a Presbyterian way do utterly renounce this practise; acknowledging the power of Church-reformation extends not so far as to reach to estate, liberty, or life, the censures of the Church are only spiritual, such censures that reach to estate, liberty, or life, are committed only to the Magistrates hand; wherefore Mr. Dell is to blame here tacitly to suggest, as if some would have swords, guns, and prisons to be the Churches weapons, and instruments; and what he doth but privately hint at, here he doth openly declare elsewhere, as if some in this age preached that the government of the Church, which hath power over mens estates, 1bodies and lives, belongs not to King nor Parliament, but to the Ministers and their Elders: Some indeed may preach it, as Mr. Dell hath written it, upon hear-say, and so charge that on the Presbyterians what they never meant; unless he names the men, and proves the words, I shall not believe that any of a Presbyterian judgement should preach thus: read over all the Presbyterian Authors about Ecclesiastical discipline, they unanimously renounce that the government of the Church reaches to mens estates, liberty and lives, but that censures in those regards belong to the secular powers.
2. Those of a Presbyterian way do utterly renounce this practise; acknowledging the power of Church-reformation extends not so farre as to reach to estate, liberty, or life, the censures of the Church are onely spirituall, such censures that reach to estate, liberty, or life, are committed onely to the Magistrates hand; wherefore Mr. Dell is to blame here tacitly to suggest, as if some would have swords, guns, and prisons to be the Churches weapons, and instruments; and what hee doth but privately hint at, here he doth openly declare elswhere, as if some in this age preacht that the government of the Church, which hath power over mens estates, 1bodies and lives, belongs not to King nor Parliament, but to the Ministers and their Elders: Some indeed may preach it, as Mr. Dell hath written it, upon hear-say, and so charge that on the Presbyterians what they never meant; unlesse he names the men, and proves the words, I shall not beleeve that any of a Presbyterian judgement should preach thus: read over all the Presbyterian Authors about Ecclesiasticall discipline, they unanimously renounce that the government of the Church reaches to mens estates, liberty and lives, but that censures in those regards belong to the secular powers.