A Treatise on Church Government: Formerly Called Anarchy of the Ranters, &C (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from A Treatise on Church Government: Formerly Called Anarchy of the Ranters, &CBut all that were caught in the net did not prove good and wholesome fish; some were again to be cast into that ocean, from whence they were drawn: of those man that were called, all proved not chosen vessels, t for the master's use; and of all that were brought into the great su per and marriage of the king's son, there were t at were found without the wedding garment - Some made a show for a season, and afterwards fell away; there were that drew back; there were that made shipwreck of faith, and of a good con science: there were not only such as did back slide themselves, but sought to draw others into the same perdition with themselves, seeking to overturn their faith also; yea, there were that bro Obt in damnable heresies, even denying the Lor that bought them. And also of those mem bers that became not wholly corrupt, (for were never again restored by rip-pentance) there were that were weak, and sic y, and young; some were to be fed with milk, and not with strong meat; some were to be purged, when the old leaven received any place and some to be cut off for a season, to be shut out, as it were, of the camp for a time, until their leprosy was healed, and then to be received in again.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.