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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
Treatise 1 › Chapter 3 › Section 11: Of Cottons pretended Pelagianism and Arminian Errors.
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2. My next Error, he calleth, My more dangerous fall into the gulf of Pelagianism, some of the Arminian Errors. I did expect, he would have named what those Pelagian or Arminian Errors had been. But for that, he referreth me to the Antapology, a Book which I do not know that ever I have seen. Sure I am, I have often assayed to get, but cannot yet procure it. The testimony which Mr Baylie quoteth out of it, referreth me to the Preface of Dr. Twice his Answer. I have read his Preface, wherein I find no particular Tenets of mine expressed as Erroneous. But this testimony he is pleased to give me, (which ⟨p. 33⟩might somewhat allay the harshness of the scandal of my fall into the gulf of Pelagianism and Arminianism:) Mr. Cotton (saith he) as I have heard, is very sound and orthodox in the Point of Election: and cometh to this work with a gracious intent to clear the Doctrine of Predestination, (and that, in the particular of Reprobation) from such harsh consequences as seemeth to be derived from thence.
2. My next Error, he calleth, My more dangerous fall into the gulf of Pelagianism, some of the Arminian Errors. I did expect, he would have named what those Pelagian or Arminian Errors had been. But for that, he referreth me to the Antapology, a Book which I doe not know that ever I have seen. Sure I am, I have often assayed to get, but cannot yet procure it. The testimony which Mr Baylie quoteth out of it, referreth me to the Preface of Dr. Twisse his Answer. I have read his Preface, wherein I finde no particular Tenents of mine expressed as Erroneous. But this testimony he is pleased to give me, (which ⟨p. 33⟩might somewhat allay the ha•shnesse of the scandall of my fall into the gulf of Pelagianism and Arminianism:) Mr. Cotton (saith he) as I have heard, is very sound and orthodox in the Point of Election: and cometh to this work with a gracious intent to clear the Doctrine of Predestination, (and that, in the particular of Reprobation) from such harsh consequences as seemeth to be derived from thence.