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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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Adoration is too vast an Hyperbole to be made good by just testimonies. All hyperbolical praises, though they may far exceed the bounds of truth in comparisons of men with men; yet they will not reach adoration, which is divine worship. Neither will it be made good, That they magnified either Mr. Whelewright, or me, for the defence of their errors. Yea they soon forsook Mr. Whelewright (as well as he them) when they saw his judgement (as well as mine) against Antinomianism, and Familism.
Adoration is too vast an Hyperbole to be made good by just testimonies. All hyperbolicall praises, though they may farre exceed the bounds of truth in comparisons of men with men; yet they will not reach adoration, which is divine worship. Neither will it bee made good, That they magnified either Mr. Whelewright, or me, for the defence of their errors. Yea they soon forsooke Mr. Whelewright (as well as he them) when they saw his judgement (as well as mine) against Antinomianisme, and Familisme.
Fourthly, when he saith, Mistress Hutchinson, and the late Governor, kept almost every day, so private and long discourse with Mr. Cotton, that made them conclude all was their own.
Fourthly, when he saith, Mistris Hutchinson, and the late Governour, kept almost every day, so private and long discourse with Mr. Cotton, that made them conclude all was their own.
I must needs profess, that cannot be made good by any witness of truth, Mistress Hutchinson seldom resorted to me: and when she did, she did seldom or never enter into any private speech between the former Governor and my self. And when she did come to me, it was seldom or never (that I can tell of) that she tarried long. I rather think, she was loath to resort much to me, or, to confer long with me, lest she might seem to learn somewhat from me. And withal I know (by good proof) she was very careful to prevent any jealousy in me, that she should harbour any private opinions, differing from the course of my public Ministry. Which she could not well have avoided, if she had kept almost every day so private and long discourse with me