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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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I dare be bold to speak it, we hold not out any one such: but if any such be held out, we hold not off from them, but they from us: yea we seriously invite them (publicly and privately) to join with us: unless such religious persons lye under some scandal of corrupt life, or Doctrine.
I dare be bold to speak it, wee hold not out any one such: but if any such be held out, we hold not off from them, but they from us: yea we seriously invite them (publickly and privately) to joyne with us: unlesse such religious persons lye under some scandall of corrupt life, or Doctrin.
How then will Mr. Baylie make good (that which he truly calleth) his broad assertion? yes, he undertaketh to make it good by three testimonies.
How then will Mr. Baylie make good (that which he truely calleth) his broad assertion? yes, he undertaketh to make it good by three testimonies.
1. Saith he, we have heard sundry to esteem the number of the English in that Plantation to exceed 40000. men and women. But when Mr. Cotton is put to it, he dareth hardly avow the one half of these to be Members of any Church.
1. Saith hee, wee have heard sundry to esteeme the number of the English in that Plantation to exceed 40000. men and women. But when Mr. Cotton is put to it, he dareth hardly avow the one half of these to be Members of any Church.