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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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To the Christian world, what danger hath accrued by our means? many that knew both our Magistrates and Elders, and the chief sort of our people, and knew how little we affected to travel into foreign Countries to see fashions; they upon our departure grew more inquisitive into the cause of our voluntary exile; and thereupon, more jealous of corruptions at home in the Worship of God, and in Church-Discipline; more sensible of the burden and danger of Episcopal tyranny, and consequently more ready to follow the good example of the Churches and Commonwealth of Scotland, in rejecting and shaking off Episcopal usurpations and intrusions of Liturgies. And hath this been so dangerous to the rest of the world?
To the Christian world, what danger hath accrewed by our means? many that knew both our Magistrates and Elders, and the chief sort of our people, and knew how little we affected to travell into foraign Countreys to see fashions; they upon our departure grew more inquisitive into the cause of our voluntary exile; and thereupon, more jealous of corruptions at home in the Worship of God, and in Church-Discipline; more sensible of the burden and danger of Episcopall tyranny, and consequently more ready to follow the good example of the Churches and Commonwealth of Scotland, in rejecting and shaking off Episcopall usurpations and intrusions of Liturgies. And hath this been so dangerous to the rest of the world?
Besides, if Books and Letters do not delude us with false intelligence, the great salvation, and glorious Victories which the Lord hath wrought for England these late years by any English power, his own right hand hath brought to pass chiefly by such despised instruments as are surnamed Independents. And are then the witnesses of that way so dangerous to the rest of the world?
Besides, if Books and Letters doe not delude us with false intelligence, the great salvation, and glorious Victories which the Lord hath wrought for England these late years by any English power, his own right hand hath brought to passe chiefly by such despised instruments as are sirnamed Independents. And are then the witnesses of that way so dangerous to the rest of the world?