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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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¶ Of the Subject to whom the Power of the KEYS is given. Section III.
¶ Of the Subject to whom the Power of the KEYES is given. Section III.
I Conceive it would be some loss of time and labour, to argue this Question with Vindex alone: whose exceptions so far as they concern the point in controversy, are but collections out of the writings of others, who have more distinctly and elaborately disputed the cause. And therefore it will be requisite, in this, and the like points in controversy, rather to consider what hath been written by learned and reverend M. Rutterford, and M. Baily, and yet by the way, not to neglect what personal exceptions Vindex hath taken at my self.
I Conceive it would be some loss of time and labour, to argue this Question with Vindex alone: whose exceptions so far as they concern the point in controversie, are but collections out of the writings of others, who have more distinctly and elabourately disputed the cause. And therefore it will be requisite, in this, and the like points in controversie, rather to consider what hath been written by learned and reverend M. Rutterford, and M. Baily, and yet by the way, not to neglect what personal exceptions Vindex hath taken at my self.
In the Way of the Churches of New-England, chap. 1. sect. 1. it was laid down for the first Proposition: That the Church which Christ in the Gospel hath instituted, and to which he hath committed the Keys of his Kingdom, The power of binding and loosing, the Tables and Seals of the Covenant, the Officers and Censures of his Church, the administration of all his public Worship and Ordinances, is C•etus Fidelium, a company of Believers, m••ting in one place ey Lords day, for the administration