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The order of the Gospel, professed and practised by the churches of Christ in…
The order of the Gospel, professed and practised by the churches of Christ in New England, justified, by the Scripture, and by the writings of many learned men, both ancient and modern divines; in answer to several questions, relating to church discipline / by Increase Mather, president of Harvard College in Cambridge, and teacher of a church at Boston in New England. ; [Five lines of Scripture texts]The order of the Gospel, professed and practised by the churches of Christ in New England, justified, by the Scripture, and by the writings of many learned men, both ancient and modern divines; in answer to several questions, relating to church discipline / by Increase Mather, president of Harvard Colledge in Cambridge, and teacher of a church at Boston in New England. ; [Five lines of Scripture texts]
Boston: printed by B. Green for Benjamin Eliot, 1700
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.
1. John Baptist did not Baptise in private, but where there was an open Public meeting. It has been objected that Paul Baptised the Jailer in a private House where was no Church Assembly: To which is Answered, that Paul was an extraordinary Officer: And that it was impossible in that Pla•• […] that Time to call a Congregation of […] be witness•s of the Administration when as yet there were no Christians in that City.
1. John Baptist did not Baptise in private, but where there was an open Publick meeting. It has been objected that Paul Baptised the Jaylor in a private House where was no Church Assembly: To which is Answered, that Paul was an extraordinary Officer: And that it was impossible in that Pla•• 〈…〉 that Time to call a Congregation of 〈…〉 be witness•s of the Administration when as yet there were no Christians in that City.
2. Baptism is a part of public Ministry: It ought to be as public as Preaching. Nor may it be administered except by one who is called to the Public Ministry.
2. Baptism is a part of publick Ministry: It ought to be as publick as Preaching. Nor may it be administred except by one who is called to the Publick Ministry.
3. No person may be cast out of the Church privately, but the proceedings therein ought to be public with the consent and presence of the whle Church Therefore the Seal of Admission into the Church by Baptism ought to be public also. There is a parity of reason therein.