A80608:1780
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.
This Government therefore being administered with false Hands, on false Thrones, by false Rules, for fall Ends, I blame not the Examiner, though he style it, (as justly he may) a false Government.
This Government therefore being administred with false Hands, on false Thrones, by false Rules, for falle Ends, I blame not the Examiner, though he style it, (as justly he may) a false Government.
But to conclude therefore this 14th Chapter, the Examiner telleth us, He believeth it is absolutely necessary to see and bewail so much as may amount to cut off the soul from a false Church, (whether National, or Parishionall, or any other falsely constituted Church) together with the Ministry, Worship, and Government of it.
But to conclude therefore this 14th Chapter, the Examiner telleth us, He beleeveth it is absolutely necessary to see and bewaile so much as may amount to cut off the soule from a false Church, (whether Nationall, or Parishionall, or any other falsly constituted Church) together with the Ministery, Worship, and Government of it.
Now in that which hath been spoken, we have given account, how far we have seen any of these things to be false in the Churches, which his charge hath respect unto. And so far as we have seen, the Lord knoweth how far we have bewailed, and cut off our selves from the Fellowship thereof. Yea not only from the fellowship of that which we discern to be false, but also from what we have discerned to be unsound and corrupt. If we do not discern all those things to be false, which he accounteth to be false; we have given the grounds thereof from the Scriptures of Truth. If we do not follow him in all his imaginations, it is no marvel: The sheep of Christ know the voice of their Shepherd: a stranger they will not follow. His charges of Falsehood upon Churches have been vehement, and peremptory, and in a manner sorbonical, without any touch of Scripture-grounds, as if he had learned not only from them, but from the Conclave of Antichrist, to obtrude upon the Churches of Christ, his unwritten imaginations and censorious Decrees, as the very Oracles of God.