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A treatise I. Of faith. II. Twelve fundamental articles of Christian religion. III. A…
A treatise I. Of faith. II. Twelve fundamental articles of Christian religion. III. A doctrinal conclusion. IV. Questions and answers upon church-government. Taken from written copies long since delivered by the late Reverend Mr. John Cotton, teacher of the First Church in Boston, in New-England.
Boston: printed by Bartholemew Green?, 1713
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Part 4: Questions and Answers upon CHURCH-GOVERNMENT: By Mr. John Cotton. Begun 25.11 m. 1634.
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.
Questions and Answers upon CHURCH-GOVERNMENT: By Mr. John Cotton. Begun 25.11 m. 1634.
Q. What is the Church of God Ordained and Established in the New-Testament?
Q. WHat is the Church of God Ordained and Established in the New-Testament?
A. The Church of God is a Mystical Body, whereof Christ is the Head; and the Members be Saints, united together, in one Congregation, by an Holy Covenant, to worship the Lord, & to Edify one another, in all his Holy Ordinances. Eph. 1.22, 23. Eph. 5.23. Rom. 12.4, 5. 1 Cor. 12.27, 28 Eph 1.18 1 Cor 1.2 Acts 2.47 1 Cor. 14.23 1 Cor 11.18, 20 1 Cor. 14.26, 31 Acts 7.38 Deut 5.2, 8 Exod. 24.3, 7 & Deut 29 1, 2, 3, ⟨p. 20⟩4, 11, to 13