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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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The Assumption Mr Rutterford taketh for granted, and so he well may; unless office be taken in a large sense (as it i• in Tully's Offices) for a duty, which we owe to every one in his place respectively; and as he saith (ad Terent.) In Familia been instituta, dicimus omnes in officio esse opportere. In which sense also the Translators take it in Rom. 12.5. where they speak of all the members of the Body (whether Natural Body or Ecclesiastical) as having all of them received an office, though not all of them the same office, Rom. 12.4. And in the same sense, the Apostle Peter exhorteth all the Saints of God to administer the good gifts they have received, as good Stewards of the manifold grace of Christ. 1 Pet. 4.10, 11. In this sense •very member of the Church may be said to have an office, and a stewardly office in the Church.
The Assumption Mr Rutterford taketh for granted, and so he well may; unless office be taken in a large sense (as it i• in Tully's Offices) for a duty, which we owe to every one in his place respectively; and as he saith (ad Terent.) In Familia bene instituta, dicimus omnes in officio esse opportere. In which sense also the Translators take it in Rom. 12.5. where they speak of all the members of the Body (whether Natural Body or Ecclesiastical) as having all of them received an office, though not all of them the same office, Rom. 12.4. And in the same sense, the Apostle Peter exhorteth all the Saints of God to administer the good gifts they have received, as good Stewards of the manifold grace of Christ. 1 Pet. 4.10, 11. In this sense •very member of the Church may be said to have an office, and a stewardly office in the Church.