A discourse about civil government in a new plantation whose design is religion written…

3. In some Countries the Churches are indeed under the Protection of Magistrates, as Foreigners, permitted quietly to sit down under their Wings: but neither are the Members capable of Magistracy there; nor have they power of Voting in the choice of Magistrates: Such was that Church of Strangers gathered in London by Johannes Al•s•, with allowance of State under the Broad Seal of England in Edw. 6. Such are the Dutch and French Churches in England, and other Churches in the Netherlands at this day.

3. In some Countreys the Churches are indeed under the Protection of Magistrates, as Forreigners, permitted quietly to sit down under their Wings: but neither are the Members capable of Mag•stracy there; nor have they power of Voting in the choice of Magistrates: Such was that Church of Strangers gathered in London by Johannes Al•s•, with allowance of State under the Broad Seal of England in Edw. 6. Such are the Dutch and French Churches in England, and other Churches in the Netherlands at this day.

4. In some Countries sundry Nations are so mingled, that they have severally an equal Right unto several parts of the Country, and therefore though they live in the same general Country, yet they are governed by different Laws, and have several Magistrates ⟨p. 5⟩chosen by themselves severally, neither of them being capable of Magistracy in the others parts, nor having Right and Power of choosing Civil Magistrates there. Thus were the Israelites joined with the Canaanites, that were left in Canaan unsubdued: and thus are the English planted in these parts of America, where sundry Nations of Indians dwell near them, and are Proprietaries of the places which they inhabit. Now be that should affirm, that the Churches of Christ, as such, have Right and Power of choosing Civil Magistrates in such places, seemeth to me more to need Physic then Arguments, to recover him from his Error.