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Ratio disciplinae fratrum Nov-Anglorum. A faithful account of the discipline professed and practised; in…
Ratio disciplinae fratrum Nov-Anglorum. A faithful account of the discipline professed and practised; in the churches of New-England. : With interspersed and instructive reflections on the discipline of the primitive churches. : [Seven lines from Ezekiel]
Boston: printed for S. Gerrish, 1726
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It is to be hoped, It a confabulantur ut qui fciant Dominum audire. And the Good Things done by them cannot be numbered.
It is to be hoped, It a confabulantur ut qui fciant Dominum audire. And the Good Things done by them cannot be numbred.
§. 7. In a Treatise entitled, The first Principles of New-England, there is published an Instrument ⟨p. 182⟩of the famous Mr. John Cotton, pressing, That the Elders and Brethren of the Churches, would meet together in convenient Numbers, at Set Times, (which may be left unto the Wisdom of each Society of Churches,) and thus to enjoy and practise Church-Communion. And there are added many Directions elaborated by him for the most edifying Management of such stated Councils.
§. 7. In a Treatise entituled, The first Principles of New-England, there is published an Instrument ⟨p. 182⟩of the famous Mr. John Cotton, pressing, That the Elders and Brethren of the Churches, would meet together in convenient Numbers, at Set Times, (which may be left unto the Wisdom of each Society of Churches,) and thus to enjoy and practise Church-Communion. And there are added many Directions elaborated by him for the most edifying Management of such stated Councils.
Dr. John Owen also in his Treatise of a Gospel Church, commends a constant Actual Communion of the Churches within the Limits of the same Supreme Civil Government, in Councils. And he adds, I cannot see how it can be any Abridgement of the Liberty of particular Churches, or interfere with any other of their Rights, which they hold by Divine Institution, if through more constant Lesser Synods for Advice, there be a Communication of their mutual Concerns, unto those that are Greater, until if Occasion require, and it be expedient, there be a General Assembly of them all, to advise about any thing wherein they are, all concerned.