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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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Neither hath it any better ground, that passionate exclamation of his, with which he endeth this Chapter.
Hear (saith he) O Heavens, and give ear O Earth, yea let the Heavens be astonished, and the Earth tremble at such an Answer.
Heare (saith he) O Heavens, and give eare O Earth, yea let the Heavens be astonished, and the Earth tremble at such an Answer.
What Answer, think you, might this be, that might provoke not the Discusser only, but the Heavens and earth to such attention, admiration, trembling, astonishment?
What Answer, thinke you, might this be, that might provoke not the Discusser onely, but the Heavens and earth to such attention, admiration, trembling, astonishment?
The Answer (forsooth) is that which he calleth a wonderful Answer, which the Ministers of New-England gave to the third Question sent to them by some Ministers of Old-England, to wit, that although they confessed them to be such persons whom they approved of, far above themselves, yea who were in their hearts to live and die together: yet if they or other godly people with them, coming over to them, should differ in Church-Constitution, they then could not approve their civill Cohabitation with them and consequently could not advise their Magistrates, to suffer them to enjoy a civill being within their jurisdiction.