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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.
Q. Wherein stands that Brotherly Equality we are to hold one with another?
A. In submitting our selves alike to all the Ordinances of God? and in Enjoying alike all Christian Liberties, in preferring others above our selves, and in seeking one another's welfare, and feeling their Estate, as our own, in bearing one another's burdens in equal proportion; the sum is, Brotherly Equality stands in equal submission to all Gods Ordinances; in equal fruition of all Christian Liberties, in giving mutual honour alike, in seeking one another's welfare, equally in feeling one another's Estate as our own; and finally in applying our selves to one another's burdens as our own, Gal 3.25 Deut 17.20 Ezek 46.10 Psal 113.8 and 122 two last verses; & 42.4 Rom 12.10 Phil 2.3.1 Cor 10.20 Gal 5.13 Heb 13.3 Gal 6.2.
A. In submitting our selves alike to all the Ordinances of God? and in Enjoying alike all Christian Liberties, in preferring others above our selves, and in seeking one anothers welfare, and feeling their Estate, as our own, in bearing one anothers burdens in equal proportion; the summ is, Brotherly Equality stands in equal submission to all Gods Ordinances; in equal fruition of all Christian Liberties, in giving mutual honour alike, in seeking one anothers welfare, equally in feeling one anothers Estate as our own; and finally in applying our selves to one anothers burthens as our own, Gal 3.25 Deut 17.20 Ezek 46.10 Psal 113.8 and 122 two last verses; & 42.4 Rom 12.10 Phil 2.3.1 Cor 10.20 Gal 5.13 Heb 13.3 Gal 6.2.
Q. Wherein stands the Brotherly Communion the Members are to hold one with another?