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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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It was therefore too much credulity in Mr. Baylie, either to ⟨p. 55⟩take up the former testimony from Ms. Hutchinson, or this latter from Mr. Williams: though if both of them had joined in one and the same Testimony, (which they do not) yet the Testimony of two excommunicate Persons doth not make up idoneum Testimonium in Ecclesiastical causes.
It was therefore too much credulity in Mr. Baylie, either to ⟨p. 55⟩take up the former testimony from Ms. Hutchinson, or this latter from Mr. Williams: though if both of them had joyned in one and the same Testimony, (which they doe not) yet the Testimony of two excommunicate Persons doth not make up idoneum Testimonium in Ecclesiasticall causes.
No? Saith Mr. Baylie, if I mistake not the humour of the man, (Mr. Williams he meaneth) he is very unwilling to report a lie of his greatest enemy.
No? Saith Mr. Baylie, if I mistake not the humor of the man, (Mr. Williams he meaneth) he is very unwilling to report a lie of his greatest enemy.
I look not at my self, as his greatest, or least, or any enemy at all. I do not know, that I did ever walk towards him either in the affection, or action of an enemy, notwithstanding the provoking injuries, and indignities he hath put upon me.
I look not at my self, as his greatest, or least, or any enemy at all. I doe not know, that I did ever walke towards him either in the affection, or action of an enemy, notwithstanding the provoking injuries, and indignities hee hath put upon mee.