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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 12: Of Cottons pretended Montanism.
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3. The next Error which Mr. Baylie is pleased to threap upon me is my old Montanism, which he saith, he hath heard from some gracious Ministers; and wherein some think I remain to this day.
3. The next Error which Mr. Baylie is pleased to threape upon me is my old Montanism, which he saith, he hath heard from some gracious Ministers; and wherein some think I remain to this day.
Who those gracious Ministers are from whom he heard this, he doth not mention; nor what this old Montanism of mine should be, he doth not express. But thus I must stand guilty in Mr. Baylie's judgment, and by his relation, in the judgment of all men that give credit to his testimony, of an horrible Heresy, but I must not know what; and by the accusation of gracious Ministers, but I must not know whom.
Who those gracious Ministers are from whom he heard this, he doth not mention; nor what this old Montanism of mine should be, he doth not expresse. But thus I must stand guilty in Mr. Baylie's judgment, and by his relation, in the judgment of all men that give credit to his testimony, of an horrible Heresie, but I must not know what; and by the accusation of gracious Ministers, but I must not know whom.
Augustine recordeth (in his Catalogue of Heresies) Chap. 26. the Heresies of Montanus to be: 1. That Montanus and his two harlot-Prophetesses, Prisca and Maximilla, had received the Holy-Ghost not in part, as the Apostles, but without measure. 2 Second-marriages they condemn as whoredom. 3 The Bread in the Lords-Supper, they mingle with the blood of a yearling Infant.
Augustine recordeth (in his Catalogue of Heresies) Chap. 26. the Heresies of Montanus to be: 1. That Montanus and his two harlot-Prophetesses, Prisca and Maximilla, had received the Holy-Ghost not in part, as the Apostles, but without measure. 2 Second-mariages they condemn as whoredome. 3 The Bread in the Lords-Supper, they mingle with the blood of a yearling Infant.