Johannes in eremo. Memoirs, relating to the lives, of the ever-memorable, Mr. John Cotton,…

And there have seen the Light, an Answer to Mr. Bal•, about Forms of Prayer: A Discourse about the Grounds and Ends of Infant Baptism: A Discourse about Singing of Psalms, proving it a Gospel-Ordinance: An Abstract of Laws in Christs Kingdom for Civil Government: A Treatise about the Holiness of Church Members, proving that Visible Saints are the matter of a Church: Another Discourse upon Things Indifferent, proving that no Church Governors have Power, to Impose Indifferent Things upon the Consciences of Men. Add hereto, The Way of the Churches in New-England: And that Golden Discourse of, The Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven; In a Written Copy whereof, yet in our Hands, there were some Things, which were never Printed, maintaining, that in the Government of the Church, Authority is peculiar to the Elders only, and answering all the Brownistical Arguments to the Contrary. But whereas there may Occur a Passage in his Book of The way of the Churches, which may have in it a little more of the Morellian ⟨p. 68⟩Tang, Reader, 'Twas none of Mr. Cottons; Mr. Cotton was Troubled when he saw such a Passage, in an Imperfect Copy of his Writings, exposed unto the World, under his Name, against his Will: and he took an Opportunity, in the most Public manner, to Declare as much unto the World. He was also sometimes put upon Writing yet more Polemically. Indeed there was one Occasion of so Writing, which he Declined meddling withal; and that was this. Mr. Cotton, having in his Younger years, Written to a Private Friend some Things, tending (at his Desire) to Clear the Doctrine of Reprobation, from the Exceptions of the Arminians; and this Manuscript falling into Dr. Twiss's Hand, that Learned man Published it, with his own Confutation of certain Passages in i•, which did not agree so well with the Doctor's own Supralapsarian Scheme. Now, when Mr. Cotton saw himself Reviled for this Cause by Baily, as being a Pelagian, he only made this meek Reply; I hope God will give me Opportunity ere long to Consider of this, the Doctors Labour of Love. I Bless the Lord, who has taught me to be willing to be Taught, of a far meaner Disciple, than such a Doctor, whose Scholastical Acuteness, Pregnancy of Wit, Solidity of Judgment, and Dexterity of Argument, all Orthodox Divines do Highly Honour, and whom all Arminians and Jesuits do shall down before, with Silence.

And there have seen the Light, an Answer to Mr. Bal, about Forms of Prayer: A Discourse about the Grounds and Ends of Infant Baptism: A Discourse about Singing of Psalms, proving it a Gospel-Ordinance: An Abstract of Laws in Christs Kingdom for Civil Government: A Treatise about the Holiness of Church Members, proving that Visible Saints are the matter of a Church: Another Discourse upon Things Indifferent, proving that no Church Governours have Power, to Impose Indifferent Things upon the Consciences of Men. Add hereto, The Way of the Churches in New-England: And that Golden Discourse of, The Keyes of the Kingdom of Heaven; In a Written Copy whereof, yet in our Hands, there were some Things, which were never Printed, mentaining, that in the Government of the Church, Authority is peculiar to the Elders only, and answering all the Brownistical Arguments to the Contrary. But whereas there may Occur a Passage in his Book of The way of the Churches, which may have in it a little more of the Morellian