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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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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.
Answ. 1. It followeth not; for the Apostle commandeth us to keepe a forme 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 keepe a forme of sound prayer, unlesse it be a forme of directions and instructions, how to pray, and that is included in the former, and wee dislike it not.
Answ. 2. The Apostle did not command Timothy to devise himself a form of sound words, & to prescribe the same to the Churches, without suffering ought to be added to it, or taken from it, but what he must commend to others, were the things that he heard ⟨p. 75⟩of Paul among many witnesses, which he was to commit to faithful men, who might be able to teach others also,