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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.
It is not true, that three parts of the Country remain out of the Church, if he mean three parts of four, no though he should take in those remote English, who live a score of miles or more from any Church.
It is not true, that three parts of the Countrey remaine out of the Church, if he meane three parts of foure, no though hee should take in those remote English, who live a score of miles or more from any Church.
But were his speech more true then it is, yet it will not make good Mr. Bailies assertion, unless those three parts of the Country, which (he saith) remain out of the Church, were reputed in old England for very good Christians, nor durst our selves deny them to be truly religious, to which this testimony alleged giveth no evidence at all.
But were his speech more true then it is, yet it will not make good Mr. Baylies assertion, unlesse those three parts of the Countrey, which (he saith) remaine out of the Church, were reputed in old England for very good Christians, nor durst our selves deny them to be truely religious, to which this testimony alledged giveth no evidence at all.
Mr. Bailies third testimony is from Mr. Williams, whom he calleth one of us, who maketh such Protestants to be Heathens and publicans, who depart from the Beast in a false constitution of National Churches, if the bodies of Protestant Nations remain in an unregenerate estate.
Mr. Baylies third testimony is from Mr. Williams, whom hee calleth one of us, who maketh such Protestants to be Heathens and publicans, who depart from the Beast in a false constitution of Nationall Churches, if the bodies of Protestant Nations remaine in an unregenerate estate.