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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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5. From the impossibility of killing any soul by any Heretic: not the souls of natural men: for they are dead already: nor can false Teachers so much prevent the means of spiritual Life, as doth the force of a material Sword, either imprisoning the souls of men in a National-State-Religion: or cutting them off immediately without any longer means of Repentance. Nor can there be a killing of the souls of men alive in Christ, partly by reason of the sufficiency and power of Spiritual Ordinances to preserve that Life in them against all Enemies.
5. From the impossibility of killing any soule by any Heretick: not the soules of naturall men: for they are dead already: nor can false Teachers so much prevent the meanes of spirituall Life, as doth the force of a materiall Sword, either imprisoning the soules of men in a Nationall-State-Religion: or cutting them off immediately without any longer meanes of Repentance. Nor can there be a killing of the soules of men alive in Christ, partly by reason of the sufficiency and power of Spirituall Ordinances to preserve that Life in them against all Enemies.
Partly, from the Immortality of the spiritual Life in Christ, which can no more dye then Christ himself who is alive for ever.
Partly, from the Immortality of the spirituall Life in Christ, which can no more dye then Christ himselfe who is alive for ever.
6. From the possibility of a false Teachers, and a Wolves recovery from the Estate of a soul-killer, to become a soul-saver, as it was in the case of Paul.
6. From the possbility of a false Teachers, and a Wolves recovery from the Estate of a soule-killer, to become a soule-saver, as it was in the case of Paul.