N00061:151
Communion of churches: or, The divine management of Gospel-churches by the ordinance of councils,…
Communion of churches: or, The divine management of Gospel-churches by the ordinance of councils, constituted in order according to the Scriptures. : As also, the way of bringing all Christian parishes to be particular reforming congregational churches: humbly proposed, as a way which hath so much light from the Scriptures of truth, as that it may lawfully be submitted unto by all; and may, by the blessing of the Lord, be a means of uniting those two holy and eminent parties, the Presbyterians and the Congregationals. : As also to prepare for the hoped for resurrection of the churches; and to propose a way to bring all Christian nations unto an unity of the faith and order of the Gospel. / Written by John Eliot, teacher of Roxbury in N.E. ; [Two lines of Scripture texts]Communion of churches: or, The divine management of Gospel-churches by the ordinance of councils, constituted in order according to the Scriptures. : As also, the way of bringing all Christian parishes to be particular reforming congregationall churches: humbly proposed, as a way which hath so much light from the Scriptures of truth, as that it may lawfully be submitted unto by all; and may, by the blessing of the Lord, be a means of uniting those two holy and eminent parties, the Presbyterians and the Congregationals. : As also to prepare for the hoped for resurrection of the churches; and to propose a way to bring all Christian nations unto an unity of the faith and order of the Gospel. / Written by John Eliot, teacher of Roxbury in N.E. ; [Two lines of Scripture texts]
printed by Marmaduke Johnson, 1665
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
XV. It is very requisite that some eminent man preach a public Lecture, on the day of the meeting of every Council, to draw many Saints together, and to raise a strong breath or Prayer, and to put the greater Solemnity upon so holy a work.
XV. It is very requisite that some eminent man preach a publick Lecture, on the day of the meeting of every Council, to draw many Saints together, and to raise a strong breath or Prayer, and to put the greater Solemnity upon so holy a work.
XVI. Occasional Meetings may be multiplied either by ⟨p. 23⟩intricacy of Cases, Variety of Opinions, Troublesomeness of Persons, Danger of Churches, Gross Scandals that cannot proceed to Censure, because of some obstruction, without the help of Counsel.
Such Occasional Meetings, if foreseen, may be appointed by the Council before they rise; if not foreseen, then they must be called by the Moderator then in being, and the Notary, by Letters under either of their hands, where distance of place requireth it.