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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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His fourth Argument then is this: If Christ do not say in this place (Mat. 16.) nor in Mat. 18. That the Keys and the Acts of the Keys (to wit, binding and loosing) are given to a Church of Believers without their Officers, then neither of the places prove, that the Keys are given to such a Church.
His fourth Argument then is this: If Christ do not say in this place (Mat. 16.) nor in Mat. 18. That the Keyes and the Acts of the Keyes (to wit, binding and loosing) are given to a Church of Believers without their Officers, then neither of the places prove, that the Keyes are given to such a Church.
"But Christ doth not say it: Ergo, The Text cannot bear it.