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The way of Congregational churches cleared in two treatises. In the former, from the…
The way of Congregational churches cleared in two treatises. In the former, from the historical aspersions of Mr. Robert Baylie, in his book, called, A dissuasive from the errors of the time. In the latter, from some contradictions of Vindicæ Clavium : and from, some mis-constructions of learned Mr. Rutherford in his book entitled The due right of presbyteries. / By Mr. John Cotton, sometime preacher at Boston in Lincoln-shire, and now teacher of the Church at Boston, in New-England.The way of Congregational churches cleared in two treatises. In the former, from the historical aspersions of Mr. Robert Baylie, in his book, called, A disswasive from the errors of the time. In the latter, from some contradictions of Vindicæ Clavium : and from, some mis-constructions of learned Mr. Rutherford in his book intituled The due right of presbyteries. / By Mr. John Cotton, sometime preacher at Boston in Lincoln-shire, and now teacher of the Church at Boston, in New-England.
London: printed by Matthew Simmons for John Bellamie, 1648
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Nor will it yield any better proof, that which he allegeth out of my Preface to Mr. Hilderson's Sermon upon John. For that which I there wrote, concerneth the way of the Rigid Separation, which renounceth the Churches of England as Antichristian, and the godly members thereof, as no visible Saints. Neither is my judgment altered at all in this Point to this day: which also I have lately maintained in my Reply unto Mr. Williams his Answer of my Letter, and in a Treatise concerning the Baptism of Children. And what I have written in this Point is suitable to the judgme•• of the Body of the Churches and Elders in New-England, and not at all repugnant to the way wherein we walk.
Nor will it yeeld any better proof, that which he alledgeth out of my Preface to Mr. Hildersons Sermon upon John. For that which I there wrote, concerneth the way of the Rigid Separation, which renounceth the Churches of England as Antichristian, and the godly members thereof, as no visible Saints. Neither is my judgment altered at all in this Point to this day: which also I have lately maintained in my Reply unto Mr. Williams his Answer of my Letter, and in a Treatise concerning the Baptism of Children. And what I have written in this Point is suitable to the judgme•• of the Body of the Churches and Elders in New-England, and not at all repugnant to the way wherein we walk.
But I marvel, what should move the Dissuader to report of me, That though in England I fell off from the practise of some Ceremonies, and but of some of them, and was distasted with Episcopal Government: yet so long as I abode in England, I minded no more then the Old Non-conformity: For in this one sentence he giveth a double misreport of me.
But I marvail, what should move the Disswader to report of me, That though in England I fell off from the practise of some Ceremonies, and but of some of them, and was distasted with Episcopall Government: yet so long as I abode in England, I minded no more then the Old Non-conformity: For in this one sentence he giveth a double misreport of me.