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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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The Discusser doth partly falsely, and partly fraudulently fasten upon me this dealing with Princes. That I make them ⟨p. 120⟩nursing Fathers of the Church, I therein follow the footsteps of the Holy Ghost before me, teaching what Princes should be, and foretelling what they shall be in the latter days, Isaiah 49.23. In which place, It was not the intent of the Holy Ghost, (nor mine) to threaten the Church with a red of Correction: But to comfort the Church with a double blessing: First of the Fatherly provision and protection of Princes for the Church: Secondly, of their subjection to the Church, in respect of their spiritual Estate. What Princes may do, in case the Church should Apostate, and become no Church: or in case they should break forth into Sedition, and Rebellion against the Civill State, It is another Question which I have not meddled with, in all this Discourse. Neither have I spoken of Princes, as bound to Judge, what is true feeding, or correcting: least of all have I said, that all men are bound (especially in Conscience) to their feeding, and correcting. These are calumnies devised by the Discusser.
The Discusser doth partly falsly, and partly fraudulently fasten upon me this dealing with Princes. That I make them ⟨p. 120⟩nursing Fathers of the Church, I therein follow the footsteps of the Holy Ghost before me, teaching what Princes should be, and foretelling what they shall be in the latter dayes, Isaiah 49.23. In which place, It was not the intent of the Holy Ghost, (nor mine) to threaten the Church with a red of Correction: But to comfort the Church with a double blessing: First of the Fatherly provision and protection of Princes for the Church: Secondly, of their subjection to the Church, in respect of their spirituall Estate. What Princes may doe, in case the Church should Apostate, and become no Church: or in case they should breake forth into Sedition, and Rebellion against the Civill State, It is another Question which I have not medled with, in all this Discourse. Neither have I spoken of Princes, as bound to Judge, what is true feeding, or correcting: least of all have I said, that all men are bound (especially in Conscience) to their feeding, and correcting. These are calumnies devised by the Discusser.