N00061:181
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.
VI. If •ny other person or persons whatever, have any Question or Case in matters of Religion, to propose unto the Council• they in the next place may […] liberty in a reverent and orderly manner, to propose the same, and it is to be Considered and Answered Also any other matter concerning the public good of the Churches and promotion of Religion, may be discussed and ordered, as Fastings, Feastings▪ Propagation of the Gospel •nd the like.
VI. If •ny other person or persons whatever, have any Question or Case in matters of Religion, to propose unto the Council• they in the next place may 〈…〉 liberty in a reverent and orderly manner, to propose the same, and it is to be Considered and Answered Also any other matter concerning the publick good of the C•urch•s and promotion of Religion, may be discussed and ordered, as Fastings, Feastings▪ Propagation of the Gospel •nd the like.
VII. If business so multiply, […] at one day sufficeth not to finish the work, the Council have liberty to appoint other ⟨p. 29⟩times so oft as they need, within the month: and if they finish not in that month, it must be left on record how the case standeth, and so to be presented to the Council that shall be chosen for the next month, which ordinarily, in this order, will be the same persons, or (at least) most of them.