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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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SECT. VIII. Of Cottons pretended rashness in the change of his mind in latter and former times.
Mr. Baylie proceedeth, and telleth us, It had been happy for England, that Mr. Cotton had taken longer time for deliberation, before that change of his mind. He might have remembered his too precipitant rashness in former times, both to receive, and to send abroad to the world such Tenets, whereof after he had cause to repent.
Mr. Baylie proceedeth, and telleth us, It had been happy for England, that Mr. Cotton had taken longer time for deliberation, before that change of his minde. He might have remembred his too precipitant rashnesse in former times, both to receive, and to send abroad to the world such Tenents, whereof after he had cause to repent.
I should think my self a most unhappy man, if England should be the less happy for my sake. Mr. Baylie doth either undervalue England, or overvalue me; if he think the happiness or unhappiness of England doth stand or fall upon any deliberate or precipitate act of mine.
I should think my self a most unhappy man, if England should be the lesse happy for my sake. Mr. Baylie doth either undervalue England, or overvalue me; if he think the happinesse or unhappinesse of England doth stand or fall upon any deliberate or precipitate act of mine.