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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
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.
CHAPT. I. Of the Title inscribed to Mr. Baylie his Book, A Dissuasive from the Errors of the Time.
CHAPT. I. Of the Title inscribed to Mr. Baylie his Book, A Disswasive from the Errors of the Time.
Noah gave it for a blessing to his son Japheth (in a word both of Prophecy and Prayer) God persuade Japheth to dwell in the Tents of Shem, Gen. 9.27. And if a Persuasive to dwell in the Tents of Shem were a blessing; then a Dissuasive from the Errors of the Time (rightly so called) is a blessing also. But when Mr. Baylie is pleased amongst the Errors of the time to reckon (that which he calleth) Independency; he may do well to consider, whether he bring not upon his credulous Reader a curse in stead of a blessing.
NOah gave it for a blessing to his son Japhet (in a word both of Prophecy and Prayer) God perswade Japhet to dwell in the Tents of Shem, Gen. 9.27. And if a Perswasive to dwell in the Tents of Shem were a blessing; then a Disswasive from the Errors of the Time (rightly so called) is a blessing also. But when Mr. Baylie is pleased amongst the Errors of the time to reckon (that which he calleth) Independency; he may do well to consider, whether he bring not upon his credulous Reader a curse in stead of a blessing.