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The true nature of a Gospel church and its government
The true nature of a Gospel church and its government ... by the late pious and learned minister of the Gospel, John Owen ...
London: printed for William Marshall, 1689
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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2. THE means of its convention, was the desire and voluntary reference of the matters in debate, made by the Church at Antioch where the difference was, unto that at Jerusalem, whence, as it was pretended, the cause of the difference arose unto the hazard of their mutual Communion, to be consulted of with their own Messengers.
2. THE means of its convention, was the desire and voluntary reference of the matters in debate, made by the Church at Antioch where the difference was, unto that at Jerusalem, whence, as it was pretended, the cause of the difference arose unto the hazzard of their mutual Communion, to be consulted of with their own Messengers.
3. THE Persons constituting the Synod, were the Apostles, Elders and Brethren of the Church at Jerusalem, and the Messengers of that Antioch, with whom Paul and Barnabas were joined in the same Delegation.
4. THE matter in difference was debated as unto the mind of God concerning it in the Scripture, and out of the Scripture: On James's proposal the determination was made.