A78005:96
A vindication of Mr Burroughs, against Mr Edwards his foul aspersions, in his spreading…A vindication of Mr Burroughes, against Mr Edwards his foule aspersions, in his spreading…
A vindication of Mr Burroughs, against Mr Edwards his foul aspersions, in his spreading Gangræna, and his angry Antiapologia. Concluding with a brief declaration what the Independents would have. / By Jer: Burroughs.A vindication of Mr Burroughes, against Mr Edwards his foule aspersions, in his spreading Gangræna, and his angry Antiapologia. Concluding with a briefe declaration what the Independents would have. / By Jer: Burroughes.
London: printed for H. Overton, 1646
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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Ans. The Church is a spiritual Society, gathered for spiritual ends; it hath within it self no help against spiritual evils, but spiritual, and these can only prevail with men so far as they are spiritual and conscientious. If the declaring the mind of Christ by other Churches, if the protesting against the erring Elders or Churches, and withdrawing Communion from them, will not strike upon Conscience, what shall? Can the adding of an Act of formal Jurisdiction, whose Divine Institution few see, and is doubted of by those with whom it should prevail, can that do it? The former means will remedy evils, if men be conscientious; the latter will not do it, if they be not conscientious.
Ans. The Church is a spirituall Society, gathered for spirituall ends; it hath within it selfe no help against spirituall evils, but spirituall, and these can onely prevaile with men so far as they are spiritual and conscientious. If the declaring the mind of Christ by other Churches, if the protesting against the erring Elders or Churches, and withdrawing Communion from them, will not strike upon Conscience, what shall? Can the adding of an Act of formall Jurisdiction, whose Divine Institution few see, and is doubted of by those with whom it should prevaile, can that doe it? The former meanes wil remedy evils, if men be conscientious; the latter will not doe it, if they be not conscientious.
If you say, The Magistrate must come in and help.
If you say, The Magistrate must come in and helpe.
Answ. 1. Howsoever then in Church help there is little difference.