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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.
SECT. III. Touching the Line of the Pedigree of the Independents in New-England.
SECT. III. Touching the Line of the Pedegree of the Independents in New-England.
The Separatists (saith the Dissuader) were their Fathers. This is demonstrable not only by the consanguinity of their Tenets, (the one having borrowed all their chief Doctrines ⟨p. 13⟩and practises from the other:) but also by deduction of their Pedigree in this clear Line. Mr Robinson did derive his way to his Separate Congregation at Leiden; a part of them did carry it over to Plymouth in New-England: Here Mr. Cotton took it up, and did transmit it to Mr. Goodwin, who did help to propagate it to sundry others in Old-England first, and after to more in Holland; till now by many hands it is sown thick in divers parts of the Kingdom.
The Separatists (saith the Disswader) were their Fathers. This is demonstrable not onely by the consanguinity of their Tenents, (the one having borrowed all their chief Doctrines ⟨p. 13⟩and practises from the other:) but also by deduction of their Pedegree in this clear Line. Mr Robinson did derive his way to his Separate Congregation at Leyden; a part of them did carry it over to Plymmouth in New-England: Here Mr. Cotton took it up, and did transmit it to Mr. Goodwin, who did helpe to propagate it to sundry others in Old-England first, and after to more in Holland; till now by many hands it is sown thick in divers parts of the Kingdom.