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A trial of the new-church way in New-England and in old ... by that…A tryall of the nevv-church vvay in New-England and in old ... by that…
A trial of the new-church way in New-England and in old ... by that learned and godly minister of Christ, John Ball of Whitmore ; penned a little before his death and sent over to the New England ministers, anno 1637, as a reply to an answer of theirs in justification of the said positions ... ; now published ... by William Rathband and Simeon Ash.A tryall of the nevv-church vvay in New-England and in old ... by that learned and godly minister of Christ, John Ball of Whitmore ; penned a little before his death and sent over to the New England ministers, anno 1637, as a reply to an answer of theirs in justification of the said positions ... ; now published ... by William Rathband and Simeon Ash.
London: printed by T. Paine and M. Simmons for Thomas Underhill, 1644
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A TRIAL OF THE NEW-CHURCH WAY IN NEW-ENGLAND AND IN OLD. Wherein are handled these Questions following. 1. Whether a stinted form of Prayer and set Liturgy be unlawful. 2. Whether it be unlawful to join in Prayer, or receive the Sacraments where a stinted Liturgy is used. 3. Whether the children of godly and approved Christians, be not to be baptized till their parents be set-members of some particular Congregation. 4. Whether the parents themselves being of approved piety, ought not to be received to the Lords Supper, until they be first admitted as set-members. 5. Whether the power of Excommunication, &c. be so in the body of the Church, that what the major part shall allow, that must be done, though the Pastors and Governors, and part of the Assembly be of another mind, and peradventure upon more substantial reasons. 6. Whether those that are admitted as set-members, ought not to depart or remove, without the consent of that Congregation whereof they are members. 7. Whether a Minister be so a Minister to a particular Congregation, that if they dislike, or leave him, he utterly ceaseth to be a Minister. 8. Whether a Minister may not perform ministerial acts to another Congregation then his own. 9. Whether members of one Congregation, may not communicate in another.
A TRYALL OF THE NEVV-CHVRCH VVAY IN NEW-ENGLAND AND IN OLD. Wherein are handled these Questions following. 1. Whether a stinted forme of Prayer and set Liturgie be unlawfull. 2. Whether it be unlawfull to joyne in Prayer, or receive the Sacraments where a stinted Liturgie is used. 3. Whether the children of godly and approved Christians, be not to be baptized till their parents be set-members of some particular Congregation. 4. Whether the parents themselves being of approved pietie, ought not to be received to the Lords Supper, untill they be first admitted as set-members. 5. Whether the power of Excommunication, &c. be so in the body of the Church, that what the major part shall allow, that must be done, though the Pastors and Governors, and part of the Assembly be of another minde, and peradventure upon more substantiall reasons. 6. Whether those that are admitted as set-members, ought not to depart or remove, without the consent of that Congregation whereof they are members. 7. Whether a Minister be so a Minister to a particular Congregation, that if they dislike, or leave him, he utterly ceaseth to be a Minister. 8. Whether a Minister may not performe ministeriall acts to another Congregation then his owne. 9. Whether members of one Congregation, may not communicate in another.