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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
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.
PROPOS. 2.
It is the part of all Christians, who look for salvation by Christ Jesus, to join themselves (if God give them opportunity) to some one or other such a particular visible Church of Christ; for of such a Church as continued in such Church-fellowship (Act. 2.42.) it is written, The Lord added to the Church daily such as should be saved, Act. 2.47. And seeing there is no holy Ordinance of Christ, but every Christian standeth in need thereof for his spiritual edification in holy fellowship with Christ Jesus, (or else Christ ordained them in vain) and seeing withal Christ hath committed all his public holy Ordinances to his Church, it will be needful for every good Christian, to whom God giveth opportunity, to join himself to some one or other Church of Christ, that so he may not deprive himself of the benefit and comfort of any of Gods holy Ordinances.
It is the part of all Christians, who look for salvation by Christ Jesus, to joyn themselves (if God give them opportunitie) to some one or other such a particular visible Church of Christ; for of such a Church as continued in such Church-fellowship (Act. 2.42.) it is written, The Lord added to the Church daily such as should be saved, Act. 2.47. And seeing there is no holy Ordinance of Christ, but every Christian standeth in need thereof for his spirituall edification in holy fellowship with Christ Jesus, (or else Christ ordained them in vaine) and seeing withall Christ hath committed all his publick holy Ordinances to his Church, it will be needfull for every good Christian, to whom God giveth opportunitie, to joyne himselfe to some one or other Church of Christ, that so he may not deprive himselfe of the benefit and comfort of any of Gods holy Ordinances.