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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 4 › Section 2
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After prayer, either the Pastor or Teacher, readeth a Chapter in the Bible, and expoundeth it, giving the sense, to cause the people to understand the reading, according to Neh. 8.8. And in sundry Churches the other (whether Pastor or Teacher) who expoundeth not, he preacheth the Word, and in the afternoon the other who preached in the morning doth usually (if there be time) read and preach, and he that expounded in the morning preacheth after him.
After prayer, either the Pastor or Teacher, readeth a Chapter in the Bible, and expoundeth it, giving the sense, to cause the people to understand the reading, according to Neh. 8.8. And in sundry Churches the other (whether Pastor or Teacher) who expoundeth not, he preacheth the Word, and in the afternoone the other who preached in the morning doth usually (if there be time) reade and preach, and he that expounded in the morning preacheth after him.
Before Sermon, and many times after, we sing a Psalm, and because the former translation of the Psalms, doth in many things vary from the original, and many times paraphraseth rather then translateth; besides divers other defects (which we cover in silence) we have endeavoured a new translation of the Psalms into English metre, as near the original as we could express it in our English tongue, so far as for the present the Lord hath been pleased to help us, and those Psalms we sing, both in our public Churches, and in private.
Before Sermon, and many times after, wee sing a Psalme, and because the former translation of the Psalmes, doth in many things vary from the originall, and many times paraphraseth rather then translateth; besides divers other defects (which we cover in silence) wee have endeavoured a new translation of the Psalmes into English meetre, as neere the originall as wee could expresse it in our English tongue, so farre as for the present the Lord hath been pleased to helpe us, and those Psalmes wee sing, both in our publick Churches, and in private.