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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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Yet divers Arguments will from hence be truly and fairly collected, to manifest and evince, how far the civill Magistrate ought to be, from dealing with the civill Sword in spiritual cases.
Yet divers Arguments will from hence be truly and fairely collected, to manifest and evince, how farre the civill Magistrate ought to be, from dealing with the civill Sword in spirituall cases.
But first by the way, I desire to ask, what the Answerer meaneth by his unconverted Christian in Crete? An unconverted Christian, is as much as an unconverted Convert, untamed tamed, unholy holy, Christians Antichristians.
But first by the way, I desire to aske, what the Answerer meaneth by his unconverted Christian in Creete? An unconverted Christian, is as much as an unconverted Convert, untamed tamed, unholy holy, Christians Antichristians.
How sad an evidence is this, that the soul of the Answerer, hath never yet heard the call of the Lord Jesus to come out from those unconverted Churches, from that unconverted Antichristian-Christian world? &c.