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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 Brethren of the Church of Corinth concurred with their Officers, in delivering the incestuous person to Satan, and afterwards in the public pardon of him, and release of his censure. In both which they put forth the Spiritual Power of the Lord Jesus, which is, the Power of the Keys, 1 Cor. 5.4, 5. with 2 Cor. 2.7. to 11. And yet they neither had the official-power of the Keys, nor did they exercise it. It was also an Act of Church Power, which the Church of Brethren at Jerusalem did put forth in joining in the Definitive sentence of the Synod, and in sending forth Letters and Messengers to the Churches of Antioch. Syria, and Cilicia, for the publishing and promulgating of the Sentence. And yet the Brethren themselves neither had office-power in themselves, nor did they exercise it.
The Brethren of the Church of Corinth concurred with their Officers, in delivering the incestuous person to Satan, and afterwards in the publike pardon of him, and release of his censure. In both which they put forth the Spirituall Power of the Lord Jesus, which is, the Power of the Keyes, 1 Cor. 5.4, 5. with 2 Cor. 2.7. to 11. And yet they neither had the official-power of the Keyes, nor did they exercise it. It was also an Act of Church Power, which the Church of Brethren at Jerusalem did put forth in joyning in the Definitive sentence of the Synod, and in sending forth Letters and Messengers to the Churches of Antioch. Syria, and Cilicia, for the publishing and promulgating of the Sentence. And yet the Brethren themselves neither had office-power in themselves, nor did they exercise it.
Ob. But these Brethren in Corinth, and Jerusalem, though they had not office-power in themselves, yet they had it amongst themselves in the Apostles, and in the Elders then Assembled; And so with them they might join in some Act of Church-power, which without them, they might not have been put forth at all: or if they had, It had been of no power.