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…

Name: The keys of the kingdom of heaven and power thereof according to the word…
Author: John Cotton

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 ...

John Cotton 1584–1652London: printed by M. Simmons for Henry Overton, 1644

[12], 59 p. · 31k words · Wing C6437

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Of the Keys of the Kingdom of HEAVEN, and the Power thereof; accor… › Chapter 7: Touching the first Subject of all the forementioned power of the Keys. And an explanat…Of the Keys of the Kingdome of HEAVEN, and the Power thereof; accor… › Chapter 7: Touching the first Subject of all the forementioned power of the Keyes. And an explanat…

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Answ. 1. The Christian Church, though it was not then extant, yet the Apostles knew as well what he meant by Church in Mat. 18.17. as they understood what he meant by building his Church upon the Rock in Mat. 16.18. It was enough the Apostles looked for a Church which Christ would gather, and build upon the confession of Peters faith; and being built, should be endued with heavenly power in their censures, which they more fully understood afterwards, when having received the Holy Ghost, they came to put these things in practice.

Answ. 1. The Christian Church, though it was not then extant, yet the Apostles knew as well what he meant by Church in Mat. 18.17. as they understood what he meant by building his Church upon the Rock in Mat. 16.18. It was enough the Apostles looked for a Church which Christ would gather, and build upon the confession of Peters faith; and being built, should be indued with heavenly power in their censures, which they more fully understood afterwards, when having received the Holy Ghost, they came to put these things in practice.

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Answ. 2. The allusion in the Church-censure to the Jewish custom, in accounting a man as an Heathen and Publican, doth not argue that Christ directeth his Disciples to complain of scandals to the Jewish Synagogues; but only directeth them how to walk towards obstinate offenders, excommunicate by the Christian church, to wit, to walk towards them, as the Jews walk towards Heathens, (to wit, denying to them religious communion) and as towards Publicans, with-holding from them familiar civill communion; for so the Jews said to Christs Disciples, Why eateth your Master with Publicans and Sinners?

Answ. 2. The allusion in the Church-censure to the Jewish custome, in accounting a man as an Heathen and Publican, doth not argue that Christ directeth his Disciples to complain of scandals to the Jewish Synagogues; but only directeth them how to walk towards obstinate offenders, excommunicate by the Christian church, to wit, to walk towards them, as the Jews walk towards Heathens, (to wit, denying to them religious communion) and as towards Publicans, with-holding from them familiar civill communion; for so the Iews said to Christs Disciples, Why eateth your Master with Publicans and Sinners?

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