A80608:1612
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.
Neither yet do I make God the Author of such cruel mercy, in them that were the causes of our casting out, as he calumniateth.
Neither yet doe I make God the Author of such cruell mercy, in them that were the causes of our casting out, as he calumniateth.
For the Instruments of any unjust dealing with the servants of God may be cruel: when yet the hand of God in ordering such a work may be most merciful. The hand of God was most merciful to Joseph in casting him out of his Fathers house into Egypt, when yet the hand of his brethren was defiled with blood-guilty cruelty.
For the Instruments of any unjust dealing with the servants of God may be cruell: when yet the hand of God in ordering such a worke may be most mercifull. The hand of God was most mercifull to Joseph in casting him out of his Fathers house into Aegypt, when yet the hand of his brethren was defiled with bloud-guiltie cruelty.
When the Examiner concludeth, that if I had been exposed to the miseries, poverties, necessities, wants, debts, hardships of Sea and Land, in a banished Condition, he presumeth I would reach forth a more merciful Cordial to the afflicted; and therefore looketh at himself afflicted, as a Lamp despised in the eyes of him that is at ease, Job 12.5.
When the Examiner concludeth, that if I had been exposed to the miseries, poverties, necessities, wants, debts, hardships of Sea and Land, in a banished Condition, he presumeth I would reach forth a more mercifull Cordiall to the afflicted; and therefore looketh at himselfe afflicted, as a Lampe despised in the eyes of him that is at ease,