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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
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.
TO CHAP. III.
His third Chapter is taken up in answering to a Phrase in my Letter, in which I had said, I endeavoured to show him the sandiness of those grounds, upon which he had banished himself from the fellowship of all the Churches in this Country.
HIs third Chapter is taken up in answering to a Phrase in my Letter, in which I had said, I endeavoured to shew him the sandinesse of those grounds, upon which he had banished himselfe from the fellowship of all the Churches in this Countrey.
The sum of his Answer is, That his grounds were the firm rock of the Truth of Jesus, and that my endeavours to prove them sandy, are but the weak, and uncertain sand of mans Invention, which shall therefore perish, and burn like hay, or stubble; And the Rocky strength of his grounds shall appear in the Lords season, and that my self also may yet confess so much, as I have (since I came to New-England) confessed the sandiness of the grounds of many of my Practises in Old England: and the rockiness of their grounds that witnessed against me, and them: for Instance, that himself had discovered to me, and other servants of God, his grounds against the use of the Common Prayer Book: which though they then seemed sandy to me, yet since I have acknowledged to be rocky, and have seen cause so to publish to the world in my Discourse to Mr. Ball, against set forms of Prayer.