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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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But as there is a vast difference between the Episcopacy of England, and the Superintendency of Germany, (the one ruling by Monarchical Power, the other by the consent of the Aristocratical Presbytery:) so neither is there such correspondency between the Germane Anabaptism, and the English Brownism, as to make Brownism a native branch of Anabaptism.
But as there is a vast difference between the Episcopacy of England, and the Superintendency of Germany, (the one ruling by Monarchicall Power, the other by the consent of the Aristocraticall Presbytery:) so neither is there such correspondency between the Germane Anabaptism, and the English Brownism, as to make Brownism a native branch of Anabaptism.
Yes, (saith the Dissuader) That Brownism is a native branch of Anabaptism, is evidenced, by the frequent transition of the one to the other. The dissolution of ice and snow into water, argueth strongly their original from that element; so the ordinary running over of the Separatists to the Anabaptists.
Yes, (saith the Disswader) That Brownism is a native branch of Anabaptism, is evidenced, by the frequent transition of the one to the other. The dissolution of ice and snow into water, argueth strongly their originall from that element; so the ordinary running over of the Separatists to the Anabaptists.
Answ. The dissolution of ice and snow into water, doth indeed argue strongly their original from water, because they are easily resolved into it without putrefaction or corruption. But so i• not the Separatist resolved into a German Anabaptist, without a further degree of corruption and putrefaction. It is no argument a man is bred of worms, because he is next resolved into worms; for he is not so resolved without putrefaction. Say not, a man is resolved at last into dust from whence he was first taken; and yet the resolution is not made without putrefaction. For a man is not made of dust naturally, but by a transcendent creating power above Nature. But the Dissuader maketh the Separation a native branch of Anabaptism.