Bloudy Tenent
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共 37 段- This flagrant wrong induced Mr. Williams and his church to w
- The constantly increasing number of settlers in the new colo
- The wonderful answer of the ministers of New England to the
- While I plead the cause of truth and innocency against the b
- _Answ._ Both these are directions to ministers of the gospel
- _Peace._ The first distinction is this: by persecution for c
- 6. Lastly, God’s people, by their preaching, disputing, &c.,
- Secondly, I observe from the scriptures he quoteth for this
- [Sidenote: The great reapers are the angels.]
- Fourthly, of those that fall into this dreadful ditch, both
- _Peace._ I add, that a civil sword, as woeful experience in
- _Peace._ I know how far most men, and especially the sheep o
- This ground, to wit, for a common good of the whole, is the
- Doubtless those holy men, emperors and bishops, intended and
- _Peace._ “The like answer,” saith he,[191] “may be returned
- _Truth._ Sweet Peace, if the civil court and magistracy must
- Now if godliness be the worshipping and walking with God in
- “So that magistrates, as magistrates, have no power of setti
- Oh! what is this but to make use of the civil powers and gov
- _Truth._ To the first branch of this head I answer, that the
- Lastly, if it should be granted that without a ministry sent
- “Thirdly, forwardness this way is a duty not only for kings
- Hence Christians now are figuratively, in this respect, call
- First, _de jure_; Josiah was a precious branch of that royal
- First, those which were of a temporal and present considerat
- [Sidenote: The civil magistrate’s conscience torn and distra
- _Peace._ I have long observed, that such as have been ready
- _Truth._ At the meeting at Jerusalem, when Paul and Barnabas
- Secondly, in the same sense at the same time, Matt. xxvi. 52
- _Mr. Cotton._ “Let not any prejudice against my person, I be
- Secondly, it may have reference to some conference concernin
- Therefore, secondly, observe the difference of time, which M
- _Answer._ I acknowledge the true constitution of the church
- [Sidenote: To preach mainly for conversion of that people to
- [88] In Epist. 166. [Tunc Constantinus prior contrá partem D
- [150] [“This inference will not here follow: That, therefore
- [242] [Mr. Cotton was at one time much inclined to Antinomia