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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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But Peter had the Keys given him as a reward, not for doing any Act or Duty of his Office, but for doing an Act or Duty common to him with other ordinary Believers.
But Peter had the Keyes given him as a reward, not for doing any Act or Duty of his Office, but for doing an Act or Duty common to him with other ordinary Believers.
Therefore other ordinary Believers making the same public confession of Faith with him, they do partake with him in the Duty; so do they also partake in some measure in the promised reward of the power of the Keys.
Therefore other ordinary Believers making the same publike confession of Faith with him, they do partake with him in the Duty; so do they also partake in some measure in the promised reward of the power of the Keyes.
The former Proposition is not only the collection of many Divines both ancient and modern, but it dependeth upon a principal ground of the work of our ministry. For our Ministry taketh it for a sure ground of the Application of Scriptures; That what promise we find given to any upon occasion of this or that qualification or condition, the same is intended by God, and easily applied by us to all others, in whom the like condition or qualification is found according to their measure.
The former Proposition is not onely the collection of many Divines both ancient and modern, but it dependeth upon a principal ground of the work of our ministry. For our Ministry taketh it for a sure ground of the Application of Scriptures; That what promise we find given to any upon occasion of this or that qualification or condition, the same is intended by God, and easily applyed by us to all others, in whom the like condition or qualification is found according to their measure.