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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.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
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.
Daneus in his Comment upon that Book of Augustine, addeth other Heresies, out of other Authors: as for a 4. That Montanus himself was the Comforter promised to the Apostles. 5 That incestuous copulations were not to be disallowed. 6 That Enthusiasms and Revelations were rather to be followed then the Word of God. 7 That they confounded the Persons in Trinity, as did the Sabellians and Patropassiani.
Now amongst all these Montanistic Tenets, I would entreat Mr. Baylie to tell me (in faithfulness) which of them it is he chargeth upon me, and which he calleth, my old Montanism, wherein some think I do remain to this day.
Now amongst all these Montanistick Tenents, I would intreat Mr. Baylie to tell me (in faithfulness) which of them it is he chargeth upon me, and which he calleth, my old Montanism, wherein some think I do remain to this day.