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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 5
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Let us proceed then to give account of the third point, why we communicate so much power to the people, as to propound receiving of Members, unto their approbation and consent: our reasons are these:
LEt us proceed then to give account of the third point, why we communicate so much power to the people, as to propound receiving of Members, unto their approbation and consent: our reasons are these:
1. From the like power given unto them by Christ, for the casting out of scandalous and corrupt members, Matth. 18.17. 1 Cor. 5.5. if the Church must be told of every member that is to be cast out, and when he is to be cast out, they are to deliver him to Satan: then the Church must be told of every member that is received, and when he is to be received, they are to receive him into the fellowship of the Lord, and of his Church; but the former is clear from those Scriptures, and consequently the latter. It is a received Maxime, Ejusdem est potestatis aperire & claudere, instituere & destituere (as they call it,) they that have power to shut the doors of the Church by Excommunication, they have power to open the doors of the Church by admitting to Communion.