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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.
Neither did the Church of Plymouth (as the Dissuader reporteth them) incontinently leaven all the vicinity.
Neither did the Church of Plymmouth (as the Disswader reporteth them) incontinently leaven all the vicinity.
For (as themselves say) at the first coming there was no vicinity of Christian habitation. They came over in the year 1620. Mr. Endicot, (the Captain with his Company) came not over till the year 1628. and sat down at Salem, 8. years after Plymouth. The year following, Mr. Skelton, and Mr. Higginson came over, and sitting down with Mr. Endicot at Salem, entered into a Church there. How far they of Salem took up any practice from them at Plymouth, I do not know: sure I am, Mr. Skelton (their Pastor) was studious of that way, before he left Holland in Lincolnshire.
For (as themselves say) at the first comming there was no vicinity of Christian habitation. They came over in the yeare 1620. Mr. Endicot, (the Captaine with his Company) came not over till the yeare 1628. and sat downe at Salem, 8. yeares after Plymmouth. The yeare following, Mr. Skelton, and Mr. Higginson came over, and sitting downe with Mr. Endicot at Salem, entered into a Church there. How far they of Salem tooke up any practice from them at Plymmouth, I doe not know: sure I am, Mr. Skelton (their Pastor) was studious of that way, before he left Holland in Lincolnshire.
Nor was there any other Church planted after Salem till Mr. Winthrop, and some other godly gentlemen, and many good Christians came over together with Mr. Wilson, and Mr. Philips, (Ministers of the Word:) whereof the one gathered a Church at Boston, the other at Water-Town, in the year 1630. The next year followed Mr. Eliot, and the year after Mr. Weld, who gathered into a Church at Rocksbury, as old Mr. Naverisk, and Mr. Warham had done the same before at Dorchester.