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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 6
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1. From the consideration of the divers sorts of Members; ⟨p. 84⟩some are members not actually, but in the eternal Counsel of God, as Paul before his conversion.
1. From the consideration of the divers sorts of Members; ⟨p. 84⟩some are members not actually, but in the eternall Counsell of God, as Paul before his conversion.
2. Some are member only in show and appearance, as hypocrites, which are as wooden legs fastened to the body.
2. Some are member onely in shew and appearance, as hypocrites, which are as woodden legs fastned to the body.
3. Some are lively members, knit to Christ by faith, to the brethren by the spirit of love.
4. Some are decayed members, which though they belong to Gods Election, & are truly engrafted into Christ Jesus, yet for the present have no lively sense of the power and virtue of Christ: these are like to a leg or arm to a man that hath a dead palsy, which though it remain for a time without feeling and nourishment, yet being joined to the body, it may be recovered by the virtue of some strong medicine, and made whole as the other.