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The bloody tenet, washed, and made white in the blood of the LambThe bloudy tenent, washed, and made white in the bloud of the Lambe
The bloody tenet, washed, and made white in the blood of the Lamb: being discussed and discharged of blood-guiltiness by just defence. Wherein the great questions of this present time are handled, viz. how far liberty of conscience ought to be given to those that truly fear God? And how far restrained to turbulent and pestilent persons, that not only raze the foundation of godliness, but disturb the civill peace where they live? Also how far the magistrate may proceed in the duties of the first table? And that all magistrates ought to study the word and will of God, that they may frame their government according to it. Discussed. As they are alleged from divers Scriptures, out of the Old and New Testament. Wherein also the practise of princes is debated, together with the judgement of ancient and late writers of most precious esteem. Whereunto is added a reply to Mr. Williams answer, to Mr. Cottons letter. / By John Cotton Bachelor in Divinity, and teacher of the church of Christ at Boston in New England.The bloudy tenent, washed, and made white in the bloud of the Lambe: being discussed and discharged of bloud-guiltinesse by just defence. Wherein the great questions of this present time are handled, viz. how farre liberty of conscience ought to be given to those that truly feare God? And how farre restrained to turbulent and pestilent persons, that not onely raze the foundation of godlinesse, but disturb the civill peace where they live? Also how farre the magistrate may proceed in the duties of the first table? And that all magistrates ought to study the word and will of God, that they may frame their government according to it. Discussed. As they are alledged from divers Scriptures, out of the Old and New Testament. Wherein also the practise of princes is debated, together with the judgement of ancient and late writers of most precious esteeme. Whereunto is added a reply to Mr. Williams answer, to Mr. Cottons letter. / By John Cotton Batchelor in Divinity, and teacher of the church of Christ at Boston in New England.
London: printed by Matthew Symmons for Hannah Allen, 1647
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Beside, to persecute is not always a mark of a false Church: for then it would be a mark of a false Member of a Church, or a mark of a Member of a false Church: but the contrary appeareth in the example of Asa, who persecuted the Prophet of God for his holy Message sake, 2 Chron. 16.10. And it hath been showed above, that Stephen complaineth of the persecution of all the Prophets, Acts 7.51. And if they were persecuted, it was by the Church of the Old Testament: and if therefore the Church of the Old Testament was false, God had then no Church extant upon the face of the Earth.
Beside, to persecute is not alwayes a marke of a false Church: for then it would be a marke of a false Member of a Church, or a marke of a Member of a false Church: but the contrary appeareth in the example of Asa, who persecuted the Prophet of God for his holy Message sake, 2 Chron. 16.10. And it hath been shewed above, that Stephen complaineth of the persecution of all the Prophets, Acts 7.51. And if they were persecuted, it was by the Church of the Old Testament: and if therefore the Church of the Old Testament was false, God had then no Church extant upon the face of the Earth.
It is therefore a begging of the Question, to affirm, that those
It is therefore a begging of the Question, to affirme, that those
Churches cannot be truly Christian, who by themselves, or by the Civill power of Kings, do punish such as dissent from them or are opposite against them.