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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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So saith Mr. Baylie indeed: but if he were here, he would so •n hear many of those who are admitted into our Churches, ⟨p. 75⟩openly acknowledge, the first work of saving grace to have been wrought in their hearts by the ministry of the Word here, and sometime by the same, or like ministry in our Native Country. And the children of the faithful borne, and baptized in our Churches, will acknowledge no other Ministry, by whom they have believed, but that which they have attended upon, here.
So saith Mr. Baylie indeed: but if hee were here, hee would so •n heare many of those who are admitted into our Churches, ⟨p. 75⟩openly acknowledge, the first work of saving grace to have been wrought in their hearts by the ministery of the Word here, and sometime by the same, or like ministery in our Native Countrey. And the children of the faithfull borne, and baptized in our Churches, will acknowledge no other Ministery, by whom they have beleeved, but that which they have attended upon, here.
But (saith Mr. Baylie) I have read of none of them that seem to have minded the matter of conversion.
But (saith Mr. Baylie) I have read of none of them that seeme to have minded the matter of conversion.
Answ. 1. What if he have not read, what we preach here of conversion? Doth he think it meet, we should print all the Sermons we preach? What if any of us should say, I have not read of any Scottish Minister who have published any of their labours in that argument, (save Mr. Rollock, and him in Latin, and that haply in the Schools, and many have not seen him neither:) shall we therefore think it credible, that so many holy faithful labourers in Christs Vineyard in that whole Nation, do not seem to mind the matter of conversion?