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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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Where though he spake of the peoples gainsaying and striving against his receiving of one or two: yet it evidently appeareth that in his ordinary and usual course, he was not wont to receive any without the peoples consent. And even then when they did gainsay and strive against his act at first, yet he was not wont to proceed, till with importunate persuasions, and wrestlings with them, he had prevailed with them to give way.
Where though he spake of the peoples gainsaying and striving against his receiving of one or two: yet it evidently appeareth that in his ordinary and usuall course, he was not wont to receive any without the peoples consent. And even then when they did gainsay and strive against his act at first, yet he was not wont to proceed, till with importunate perswasions, and wrastlings with them, he had prevailed with them to give way.
But of others he speaketh (Epistolarum lib. 3. Epistola 11.) Caeteros, saith he, cum ingenti populi suffragio recipimus: the rest were received with the free and general suffrage of the people. And again, (Epistola 16. of the same book) he thus speaketh ad plebem, Examinabuntur singula, praesentibus, & judicantibus vobis.
But of others hee speaketh (Epistolarum lib. 3. Epistola 11.) Caeteros, saith he, cum ingenti populi suffragio recipimus: the rest were received with the free and generall suffrage of the people. And againe, (Epistola 16. of the same book) hee thus speaketh ad plebem, Examinabuntur singula, praesentibus, & judicantibus vobis.
And indeed (in the end of the tenth Epistle of his third Book) he professeth his resolution to perform no act of Church-Government without consent of the Elders and Deacons, and Brethren of the Church: A primordio Episcopatus mei, statui, nihil sine consilio vestro, & sin consensu Plebis, mea privatim sententia gerere.