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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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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.
The seals of the Covenant (to wit, the Sacrament of Baptism and the Lords Supper) are administered, either by the Pastor or by the Teacher; and though with some godly learned Divines, it be a question whether the Teacher may dispense the seals, yet the question doth rather concern School-Doctors, then the Teachers of a particular Church, but we who have only the Teachers of particular Churches, do believe that they to whom the preaching or dispensing of the Gospel (or Covenant of grace) unto the Church is committed, to them is committed also the dispensing of the seals of the Covenant; but to the Teacher as well as to the Pastor, is committed the dispensing of the Gospel (the Covenant of grace) unto the Church, and therefore to him (as well as to the other) is committed the dispensing of the seals of the Covenant.
The seales of the Covenant (to wit, the Sacrament of Baptisme and the Lords Supper) are administred, either by the Pastor or by the Teacher; and though with some godly learned Divines, it be a question whether the Teacher may dispense the seales, yet the question doth rather concerne Schoole-Doctors, then the Teachers of a particular Church, but wee who have onely the Teachers of particular Churches, doe beleeve that they to whom the preaching or dispensing of the Gospel (or Covenant of grace) unto the Church is committed, to them is committed also the dispensing of the seales of the Covenant; but to the Teacher as well as to the Pastor, is committed the dispensing of the Gospel (the Covenant of grace) unto the Church, and therefore to him (as well as to the other) is committed the dispensing of the seales of the Covenant.