B20736:15
The way of the churches of Christ in New-England, or, The way of churches…The vvay of the churches of Christ in New-England, or, The vvay of churches…
The way of the churches of Christ in New-England, or, The way of churches walking in brotherly equality, or co-ordination, without subjection of one church to another measured and examined bight golden reed of the sanctuary, containing a full declaration of the church-way in all particulars / by Mr. J. Cotton ...The vvay of the churches of Christ in New-England, or, The vvay of churches walking in brotherly equalitie, or co-ordination, without subjection of one church to another measured and examined bythe golden reed of the sanctuary, containing a full declaration of the church-way in all particulars / by Mr. J. Cotton ...
London: printed by Matthew Simmons, 1645
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.
Therefore we were forced to shift with this, so as to keep the mind of the Author, make it constare sibi, and by an interpretative leave in his absence, not only to do as we would be done by, but also as he himself would have done (we are confident) if he had been in our case, or present here.
Therefore wee were forced to shift with this, so as to keep the mind of the Authour, make it constare sibi, and by an interpretative leave in his absence, not onely to doe as wee would be done by, but also as he himselfe would have done (wee are confident) if he had been in our case, or present here.
Least any should imagine, that every thing in the Keys doth not fit all the wards in this Treatise to an hair, we will here insert Mr. Cottons own words, in his Letter coming from him in New-England to our hands in the very nick of time, whiles this Epistle lay under the Press; viz. If you think the Draught of ChuRCH-DISCIPLINE, which was sent over in your Ship, varieth from that of the POWER OF THE KEYS, sent over the year after; you may have some occasion so to conceive from some difference of expression in LOGICAL TERMS, but not a jot in any DOCTRINE OF DIVINITY, or CHURCH-PRACTISE. So Mr. Cotton in his Letter to Mr. R. M.
Least any should imagine, that every thing in the Keyes doth not fit all the wards in this Treatise to an haire, wee will here insert Mr. Cottons own words, in his Letter coming from him in New-England to our hands in the very nick of time, whiles this Epistle lay under the Presse; viz. If you think the Draught of ChuRCH-DISCIPLINE, which was sent over in your Ship, varieth from that of the POVVER OF THE KEKES, sent over the yeare after; you may have some occasion so to conceive from some difference of expression in LOGICALL TERMES, but not a jote in any DOCTRINE OF DIVINITIE, or CHURCH-PRACTISE. So Mr. Cotton in his Letter to Mr. R. M.