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The keys of the kingdom of heaven and power thereof according to the word…The keyes of the kingdom of heaven and power thereof according to the word…
The keys of the kingdom of heaven and power thereof according to the word of God / by Mr. John Cotton ...The keyes of the kingdom of heaven and power thereof according to the word of God / by Mr. Iohn Cotton ...
London: printed by M. Simmons for Henry Overton, 1644
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Ans. It followeth not. For the people of God were to examine all prophesies, by the Law and testimony, and not to receive them but according to that rule. Psal. 8.20. Yea, and Paul himself referreth all his Doctrine to the Law and Prophets. Act. 26.22. And the Bereans are commended for examining Pauls doctrine according to the Scriptures. Act. 17.11, 12.
Ans. It followeth not. For the people of God were to examine all prophesies, by the Law and testimonie, and not to receive them but according to that rule. Psal. 8.20. Yea, and Paul himself referreth all his Doctrine to the Law and Prophets. Act. 26.22. And the Bereans are commended for examining Pauls doctrine according to the Scriptures. Act. 17.11, 12.
2. A second act of Authority common to the Elders, is, they have power, as any weighty occasion shall require, to call the Church together, as the Apostles called the Church together for the election of Deacons, Act. 6.2. And in like sort are the Priests of the old Testament stirred up to call a solemn Assembly, to gather the Elders, and all the inhabitants of the land, to sanctify a Fast. Joel 1.13, 14.
2. A second act of Authoritie common to the Elders, is, they have power, as any weighty occasion shall require, to call the Church together, as the Apostles called the Church together for the election of Deacons, Act. 6.2. And in like sort are the Priests of the old Testament stirred up to call a solemne Assembly, to gather the Elders, and all the inhabitants of the land, to sanctifie a Fast.