<p>What is Congregational Church government?In Scripture, the ordinance of church discipline and the power of ordaining officers are given to a congregation of Christians meeting regularly in one place.John Owen credited this book with convincing him that Congregational church government is the way taught in Holy Scripture. The renowned theologian John Cotton, who famously declined to participate in the Westminster Assembly, saying, "why should I travel 3000 miles to agree with four men?", penned his manuscript in Boston, Massachusetts, and shipped it to London, where Thomas Goodwin and Philip Nye had it published in 1644, in the midst of the venerable Westminster Assembly. They added a lengthy preface. It is included in this volume, along with a new introduction.</p>

The Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven

Cotton, John

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The Way of Faith (LIBRARY OF AMERICAN PURITAN WRITINGS)

Christian Books & Bibles

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Library of American Puritan Writings: John Cotton, End of the World

Bloudy Tenent, Washed and Made White in the Blood of the Lamb (Research Library of Colonial Americana)

Ayer Co. Pub

Christ the Fountaine of Life, or Sundry Choyce: Sermons on Part of the Fifth Chapter of the First Epistle of St. John (Research Library of Colonial Americana)

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John Cotton on the Churches of New England (The John Harvard Library, 80)

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John Cotton on the Churches of New England

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Vintage/Ebury (A Division of Random House Group)

1647. Being discussed and discharged of blood-guiltiness by just defense, wherein the great questions of this present time are handled, to-wit: how far liberty of conscience ought to be given to those that truly fear God? And how far restrained to turbulent and pestilent persons that not only raze the foundation of Godliness, but disturb the civil peace where they live? Also how far the Magistrates may proceed in the duties of the first Table? And that all Magistrates ought to study the word and will of God, that they may frame their government according to it. Discussed, as they are alleged from many Scriptures, out of the Old and New Testaments, wherein also the practice of princes is debated, together with the judgment of ancient and late writers of most precious esteem. Due to the age and scarcity of the original we reproduced, some pages may be spotty, faded or difficult to read. Written in Old English.

Bloody Tenent Washed and Made White In the Blood of the Lamb

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Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven and Power Thereof According to the Word of God

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