N00061:76
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.
Again, if the major part be necessarily absent, and send a lesser part, or a few, with their express consent to do an act of ••fection, it hath the like force and validity. The royal […] which chose David to be their King, 1 Chron. 12. were far the lesser part of the People, but they were sent and […] and did perform it as effectually ⟨p. 11⟩as if the whole People had been present; and David was King, not only over the Representatives, who did actually choose him, but over all the People, who did Elect him by their Representatives.
Again, if the major part be necessarily absent, and send a lesser part, or a few, with their express consent to do an act of ••fection, it hath the like force and validity. The royal 〈…〉 which chose David to be their King, 1 Chron. 12. were farre the lesser part of the People, but they were sent and 〈…〉 and did perform it as affectually ⟨p. 11⟩as if the whole People had been present; and David was King, not onely over the Representatives, who did actually chuse him, but over all the People, who did Elect him by their Representatives.
If the parties sent to transact an Election, do act according to their heart who sent them, they will not object, for had they been there present, they would have done the same: but if the parties sent to Elect, do not Elect according to their heart, they may justly question their act, and consider of their Apology; but that doth not nullify the act in point of Order.
If the parties sent to transact an Election, do act according to their heart who sent them, they will not object, for had they been there present, they would have done the same: but if the parties sent to Elect, do not Elect according to their heart, they may justly question their act, and consider of their Apologie; but that doth not nulifie the act in point of Order.