N00061:84
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
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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.
Quest. 4. May many Churches Elect a few of their Elders unto some public and common service, wherein all the Churches so Electing are interested?
Quest. 4. May many Churches Elect a few of their Elders unto some publick and common service, wherein all the Churches so Electing are interessed?
Answ. Yea, they may: For all the Churches of Asia, Galatia, Macedonia, &c. did Elect a few to accompany Paul in carrying their Contributions unto Jerusalem: and it is expressly said, that from the Churches of Asia there were but two sent, Acts 20.4. and we know there were at least seven Churches in Asia, Rev. 1.4.
Answ. Yea, they may: For all the Churches of Asia, Galatia, Macedonia, &c. did Elect a few to accompany Paul in carrying their Contributions unto Jerusalem: and it is expresly said, that from the Churches of Asia there were but two sent, Acts 20.4. and we know there were at least seven Churches in Asia, Rev. 1.4.
Quest. 5. When two, or a few Elders are chosen by many Churches unto some public and common service of the Churches, do they represent all the Churches who did Elect them unto that service?
Quest. 5. When two, or a few Elders are chosen by many Churches unto some publick and common service of the Churches, do they represent all the Churches who did Elect them unto that service?