A80640:277
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
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.
The bitter fruits whereof do remain to this day, in the Letters sent over that year from hence to England. Whence also it came to pass finally, that in the course taken for the cleansing of Gods Field, it seemed to me, that some good Wheat was plucked up with the Tares, some simple hearted honest men, and some truths of God, fared the worse for the resemblance which the tares bare to them.
The bitter fruits whereof doe remaine to this day, in the Letters sent over that year from hence to England. Whence also it came to passe finally, that in the course taken for the clensing of Gods Field, it seemed to me, that some good Wheat was pluckt up with the Tares, some simple hearted honest men, and some truths of God, fared the worse for the resemblance which the tares bare to them.
Upon all which grounds, my self with our whole Church thought it needful to set a day apart for public humiliation before the Lord, wherein these and the like, both in Prayer and Preaching, were opened more at large before the Lord and his people.
Upon all which grounds, my self with our whole Church thought it needfull to set a day apart for publick humiliation before the Lord, wherein these and the like, both in Prayer and Preaching, were opened more at large before the Lord and his people.
But all this will not amount to make good Mr. Bailies word, That my dangerous fall into Antinomianism and Familism hath much humbled my Spirit.
But all this will not amount to make good Mr. Baylies word, That my dangerous fall into Antinomianisme and Familisme hath much humbled my Spirit.