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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
What Schindler speaketh of [Greek or Hebrew] as it crosseth not us: so it concerneth not the Keys spoken of in Mat. 16. where the word in the Syriac is not, [Greek or Hebrew] but [Greek or Hebrew] a word (as it seemeth) taken up from the Greek.
What Schindler speak•th of 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 as it crosseth not us: so it concerneth not the Keyes spoken of in Mat. 16. where the word in the Syriack is not, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 but 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 a word (as it seemeth) taken up from the Greek.
What those many other Authors say of the Keys in the places alleged by him, do not at all weaken our defence: which maketh ⟨p. 31⟩me (I confess) the more to wonder, that he should conclude that Troop of witnesses with this Period: That he thinks while of late, never any Interpreter dreamed, that in this Text, Matt. 16. That the Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven are given to all Believers, but only to the stewards of the House.
What those many other Authors say of the Keyes in the places alledged by him, do not at all weaken our defence: which maketh ⟨p. 31⟩me (I confess) the more to wonder, that he should conclude that Troup of witnesses with this Period: That he thinks while of late, never any Interpreter dreamed, that in this Text,