N00027:130
The heart of N-England rent at the blasphemies of the present generation. Or a…
The heart of N-England rent at the blasphemies of the present generation. Or a brief tractate concerning the doctrine of the Quakers, demonstrating the destructive nature thereof, to religion, the churches, and the state, with consideration of the remedy against it. Occasional satisfaction to objections, and confirmation of the contrary trueth. / By John Norton, teacher of the Church of Christ at Boston. Who was appointed thereunto by the order of the General Court. ; [Four lines from Revelation]
printed by Samuel Green, 1659
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.
Doctrinally: so; the Scripture is a foundation in that it holds forth the doctrine of life. 1 Cor: 3. 10,11. Eph. 2. 20.
Practically: so; Order is according to some, not ineptly said to be of the foundation: in that it is requisite, in the way of means for the preservation of what is fundamental.
Practically: so; Order is according to some, not ineptly said to be of the foundation: in that it is requisite, in the way of means for the preservation of what is fundamentall.
For the making good the first & main article of the charge; the clearness of the trueth, of the heads instanced in, as the four parts thereof (their fundamentality, with the contrariety of the doctrine-impleaded thereunto being manifest) is necessary. In order whereunto (the Trinity and Scripture being some-what spoken to above, and that of the Person of Christ in this place not calling for it) it remaineth only: to demonstrate, 1 The nature and necessary of order: 2 That in their opposing the Magistrates▪ as now established in Christian estate: they oppose civill order. 3. That the visible-political-Churches, Church-Officers Church-worship & administrations, are Gospel-institutions, appointed by Christ, to continue to the end of the world.
For the making good the first & maine article of the charge; the clearenes of the trueth, of the heads instanced in, as the four parts thereof (their fundamentality, with the contrariety of the doctrine-impleaded thereunto being manifest) is necessary. In order whereunto (the Trinity and Scripture being some-what spoken to above, and that of the Person of Christ in this place not calling for it) it remaineth onely: to demonstrate, 1 The nature and necessary of order: 2 That in their opposing the Magistrats as now established in Christian estate: they oppose civill order. 3. That the visible-politicall-Churches, Church-Officers Church-worship & administrations, are Gospel-institutions, appointed by Christ, to continue to the end of the world.