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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
THE Way of the Churches of Christ in NEW-ENGLAND, Measured by the G… › Chapter 3 › Section 4
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Object. 3. The word separation, implieth they had been sometime of the Church; for it cannot be said in common sense, that any can be separated from that society of which they never were.
Object. 3. The word separation, implyeth they had been sometime of the Church; for it cannot be said in common sense, that any can be separated from that societie of which they never were.
Answ. Why not? What is separated but severed? May not England be severed from Scotland by the river of Tweed? and from France and Germany and Holland, by the Sea? though they were never joined to any of those Nations? Did not God make the Stars to separate between the day and the night? (for it is the same word in the Original, Gen. 1.14.) and yet day and night were never joined in one society.
Answ. Why not? What is separated but severed? May not England be severed from Scotland by the river of Tweed? and from France and Germany and Holland, by the Sea? though they were never joyned to any of those Nations? Did not God make the Starres to separate between the day and the night? (for it is the same word in the Originall, Gen. 1.14.) and yet day and night were never joyned in one societie.
So that from the place in Isaiah, we have two passages of our practises in admitting Church-members, witnessed unto and confirmed by the Lord.
So that from the place in Isaiah, wee have two passages of our practises in admitting Church-members, witnessed unto and confirmed by the Lord.