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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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M. Rutterford knoweth well, that Bucer expounding Mat. 16. saith expresly De Potestate clavium, Haec Potestas penes Ecclesiam omnem est; Authoritas modo Ministerii penes Presbyteros & Episcopos, ut Romae olim Potestas populi fuit, Authoritas Senatus, Ferus: (not later then Bucer) upon Mat. 16. affirmeth; Claves datas Ecclesiae, ut Dominae, & Sponsae: Petro, ut Ministro. Reverend Baines, though in the first subject of the power of the Keys he do somewhat dissent from us: yet he confesseth in that third conclusion of his, upon Question 3. page 83. of his Diocesans Trial: That he setteth down that Conclusion against the Divines of Conscience against our prime Divines, as Luther and Melancton, and against the Sorbonists. But though all these might be said to be of late, surely Augustine is not of late, whom I think best to quote, as his Testimonies are at large alleged by Doctor Whitakers against Bellarmine; the rather, that so we may take in the judicious Doctors Notes upon them, Augustine, tractat. 50. in Johannem, Si in Petro, inquit, non esset, Ecclesiae Sacramentum, non ei diceret Dominus, Tibi dabo claves Regni Coelorum. Si hoc Petro tantum dictum est, non facit hoc Ecclesia: Si autem hoc in Ecclesia sit; Petrus quando claves accepit, Ecclesiam sanctam significavit.
M. Rutterford knoweth well, that Bucer expounding Mat. 16. saith expresly De Potestate clavium, Haec Potestas penes Ecclesiam omnem est; Authoritas modo Ministerii penes Presbyteros & Episcopos, ut Romae olim Potestas populi fuit, Authoritas Senatus, Ferus: (not later then Bucer) upon Mat. 16. affirmeth; Claves datas Ecclesiae, ut Dominae, & Sponsae: Petro, ut Ministro. Reverend Baines, though in the first subject of the power of the Keyes he do somewhat dissent from us: yet he confesseth in that third conclusion of his, upon Question 3. page 83. of his Diocesans Trial: That he setteth down that Conclusion against the Divines of Conscience against our prime Divines, as Luther and Melancton, and against the Sorbonists. But though all these might be said to be of late, surely Augustine is not of late, whom I think best to quote, as his Testimonies are at large alledged by Doctor Whitakers against Bellarmine; the rather, that so we may take in the judicious Doctors Notes upon them, Augustine, tractat. 50. in Johannem, Si in Petro, inquit, non esset, Ecclesiae Sacramentum, non ei diceret Dominus, Tibi dabo claves Regni Coelorum. Si hoc Petro tantum dictum est, non facit hoc Ecclesia: Si autem hoc in Ecclesia sit; Petrus quando claves accepit, Ecclesiam sanctam significavit.