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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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To CHAP. XXVIII.
IN this last Chapter of his, though he do repeat some passages of the close of my Letter; yet I do not discern how his Answer is fitted at all to those passages. Nevertheless, because he is pleased to gather from those passages, That I have not duly considered sundry particulars: I am willing to take up the consideration of them, for a Conclusion: The first particular is, The necessity of Separation between the garden of the Church, and the wilderness of the world: As the Church of the Jews under the old Testament was separate from the world; so ought the Church of the New Testament to be.
IN this last Chapter of his, though he doe repeate some passages of the close of my Letter; yet I doe not discerne how his Answer is fitted at all to those passages. Neverthelesse, because he is pleased to gather from those passages, That I have not duly considered sundry particulars: I am willing to take up the consideration of them, for a Conclusion: The first particular is, The necessitie of Separation between the garden of the Church, and the wildernesse of the world: As the Church of the Jewes under the old Testament was separate from the world; so ought the Church of the New Testament to be.
Reply. 1. Of this particular I have considered, not in a confused generality (as he delivereth it) but in a distinct apprehension, thus; The world is taken in Scripture more ways then one, and so is separation: The world is taken sometimes for the frame of heaven and earth, and all the hosts of them, man and beast, &c. as when God is said to have made the world,