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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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In this latter sense Mr. Baylie may well be allowed to call it, vile Montanism: for the Errors are vile, and also wrapped up in Montanus his Tenets: But for the former, the indwelling not only of the Gifts, but of the Person also of the Holy-Ghost in the Regenerate, I must profess, I neither believe the Tenet to be vile nor Montanism. Not Montanism, for amongst all the Errors of Montanus or his followers, I never read this imputed to them, by such as have been the most diligent Recorders and ⟨p. 37⟩Refuters of ancient Heresies. Neither Augustine, nor Epiphanius before him, nor Daneus after him, did ever father this Tenet upon the Montanists. Nor is the Tenet vile or erroneous, but an holy Truth of God delivered to us from the Word of Truth. As may appear,
In this latter sense Mr. Baylie may well be allowed to call it, vile Montanism: for the Errors are vile, and also wrapt up in Montanus his Tenents: But for the former, the indwelling not onely of the Gifts, but of the Person also of the Holy-Ghost in the Regenerate, I must professe, I neither beleeve the Tenent to be vile nor Montanism. Not Montanism, for amongst all the Errors of Montanus or his followers, I never read this imputed to them, by such as have been the most diligent Recorders and ⟨p. 37⟩Refuters of ancient Heresies. Neither Augustine, nor Epiphanius before him, nor Daneus after him, did ever father this Tenent upon the Montanists. Nor is the Tenent vile or erroneous, but an holy Truth of God delivered to us from the Word of Truth. As may appear,
1. From the testimony of the Lord Jesus, Joh. 14.16, 17, 26. with Joh. 15.26. The argument standeth thus, The Comforter which proceedeth from the Father and the Son; even the Spirit of Truth, he dwelleth in the Disciples of Christ Jesus.