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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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Again secondly, Dr Whitakers was none of them whom you call Brownists, yet he speaking of this Text (which you quote in this Paragraph, to prove that Ministers are given to the Church objective, for their good, not subjective, so as the Church to have power over them. 1 Cor. 3.22.23. He beareth witness against your gloss: Apostolus saith he, non tantum ait Ministros institutos esse propter utilitatem, Ecclesiae: sed sic illos esse Ecclesiae, ut Ecclesia est Christi. At Ecclesia Christo subjicitur non propter Christi utilitatem instituta est. Et Apostolus Ecclesiam esse Dei Templum, affirmat: Ministri in Templo, non supra Templum. Whitak Controv. 4. Quaest. 1. Num. 11. in fine. Neither was Parker one of those whom you call Brownists, or such like Separatists, but wrote against them. But yet he understandeth the Church (Matth. 16.) of a particular Congregation of Believers, as distinct from Officers: yea and proveth it at large. Parker de Ecclesiastica Politia, l. 3. cap. 1, 2, 3.
Again secondly, Dr Whitakers was none of them whom you call Brownists, yet he speaking of this Text (which you quote in this Paragraph, to prove that Ministers are given to the Church objective, for their good, not subjective, so as the Church to have power over them. 1 Cor. 3.22.23. He beareth witnes against your gloss: Apostolus saith he, non tantum ait Ministros institutos esse propter utilitatem, Ecclesiae: sed sic illos esse Ecclesiae, ut Ecclesia est Christi. At Ecclesia Christo subjicitur non propter Christi utilitatem instituta est. Et Apostolus Ecclesiam esse Dei Templum, affirmat: Ministri in Templo, non supra Templum. Whitak Controv. 4. Quaest. 1. Num. 11. in fine. Neither was Parker one of those whom you call Brownists, or such like Separatists, but wrote against them. But yet he understandeth the Church (Matth. 16.) of a particular Congregation of Believers, as distinct from Officers: yea and proveth it at large. Parker de Ecclesiastica Politia, l. 3. cap. 1, 2, 3.