A80608:1369
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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No, nor did he come to destroy the judicial Laws, such of them as are of Moral equity. Or else, the Conscience of the civill Magistrate could never do any act of civill justice out of faith, because he should have no word of God to be the ground of his action, if the Laws of judgement in the Old-Testament were abrogated, and none extant in the New. As for the exception, which the Examiner taketh against the Preface. It is as easily avoided, as Objected.
No, nor did he come to destroy the judiciall Lawes, such of them as are of Morall equity. Or else, the Conscience of the civill Magistrate could never doe any act of civill justice out of faith, because he should have no word of God to be the ground of his action, if the Lawes of judgement in the Old-Testament were abrogated, and none extant in the New. As for the exception, which the Examiner taketh against the Preface. It is as easily avoided, as Objected.
If (saith he) the civill Magistrate (even the highest) being a Member of the Church, be subject to Church-Censure, how can this stand with their common Tenet, that he must keep the first Table, Reform the ⟨p. 194⟩Church, be Judge and Governor in all causes, as well ecclesiastical as Civill?
If (saith he) the civill Magistrate (even the highest) being a Member of the Church, be subject to Church-Censure, how can this stand with their common Tenent, that he must keepe the first Table, Reforme the ⟨p. 194⟩Church, be Judge and Governor in all causes, as well ecclesiasticall as Civill?