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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.
I say no more to it but this, they may be so accounted by Mr. Williams, but we do not believe they are so accounted of by Christ, but many thousands of them to be precious Saints in the eyes of the Lord Jesus.
I say no more to it but this, they may be so account•d by Mr. Williams, but wee doe not beleeve they are so accounted of by Christ, but many thousands of them to be pretious Saints in the eyes of the Lord Jesus.
To these testimonies, Mr. Baylie interserteth his own testimony and others of his judgement, It seemeth to us (saith he) a grievous absurdity, a great dishonour to God, and cruelty against men to spoil so many thousand Christians, whom we dare not deny to be truly Religious, of all the Privileges of the Church, &c.
To these testimonies, Mr. Baylie interserteth his own testimony and others of his judgement, It seemeth to us (saith he) a grievous absurdity, a great dishonor to God, and cruelty against men to spoyle so many thousand Christians, whom wee dare not deny to be truely Religious, of all the Priviledges of the Church, &c.
Answ. 1. It is not enough, that we dare not deny men to be truly Religions: but it were meet we should know them, at least, conceive good hope, they are truly Religiou•, (at least in the judgement of charity) before we receive them into the Church. ⟨p. 73⟩And of such there are not many thousands, no nor many scores, no nor any scores, whom we dare spoil of Church privileges, unless their own offence, or choice spoil them.