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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.
Mitchel the right hand of fellowship, at his Ordination to the Pastoral Office in the Church of Cambridge, he did in a singular manner recommend to him (and that Excellent man was to his dying day mindful of Mr. Cottons Advice) endeavours for the establishment of a Consociation amongst the Churches of Christ throughout this Colony, that wise man foreseeing that without this, disorder and confusion would in Process of time inevitably happen; as I have more largely declared in (d)another Discourse in which Mr. Cottons proposals respecting the Consociation mentioned, are Published to the world. Moreover, that the Concurring Judgment of those who are Congregational is according hereunto is Evident from the Declaration of Faith or Order which was agreed unto by the Messengers of One hundred and Twenty Congregational Churches in England, who met at the Savoy in London, Anno 1658. They thus declare, (e) •n case of difficulties and differences in point of Doctrine, wherein either the Churches in general are concerned in their peace, union, and edification, or any Member or Members of any Church are injured in, or by any proceeding in Censures not agreeable to Truth and Order: It is according to the mind of Christ, that many Churches holding Communion together, ⟨p. 76⟩do by their Messengers meet in a Synod […] Council, to Consider and give their▪ Advice in or about the matter in difference. But the Testimony of that Blessed Jeremiah Burrough• •uts the thing beyond all dispute. For hi• words are these (f)Those in the Congregational way acknowledge.
Mitchel the right hand of fellowship, at his Ordination to the Pastoral Office in the Church of Cambridge, he did in a singular manner recommend to him (and that Excellent man was to his dying day mindful of Mr. Cottons Advice) endeavours for the establishment of a Consociation amongst the Churches of Christ throughout this Colony, that wise man foreseeing that without this, disorder and confusion would in Process of time inevitably happen; as I have more largely declared in