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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 4
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Answ. God that in general commandeth all manner of prayers, commandeth also in special the several kinds of prayers, whether supplications, intercessions, thanksgivings, or the like. He that commandeth the Genus, commandeth the distribution of it into all its species, but he that commandeth the subject, doth not always command the distribution of it into all its adjuncts; he that commandeth prayer in general, alloweth every kind of prayer, but not every form of prayer; for then God should allow prayer in a strange tongue, prayer before Images, prayer in the corners of the streets, and the like.
Answ. God that in generall commandeth all manner of prayers, commandeth also in speciall the severall kinds of prayers, whether supplications, intercessions, thanksgivings, or the like. He that commandeth the Genus, commandeth the distribution of it into all its species, but he that commandeth the subject, doth not alwaies command the distribution of it into all its adjuncts; he that commandeth prayer in generall, alloweth every kinde of prayer, but not every forme of prayer; for then God should allow prayer in a strange tongue, prayer before Images, prayer in the corners of the streets, and the like.
Object. 2. If set-forms of prescript prayers be unlawful, then set-forms of confession of faith, set-forms of Catechism were unlawful also.
Object. 2. If set-formes of prescript prayers be unlawfull, then set-formes of confession of faith, set-formes of Catechisme were unlawfull also.
Answ. 1. It followeth not; for the Apostle commandeth us to keep a form of sound words in faith and love, that is, in the principles of Religion, (2 Tim. 1.13.) but he no where commandeth us to keep a form of sound prayer, unless it be a form of directions and instructions, how to pray, and that is included in the former, and we dislike it not.