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Show Chap • .,. 13. Till the 'e.eople be in fome fore duly pr~ared>. an~ growne up to fame meafure of knowledge, and grace, tt were netthenneet co receive them to a renewing of their Covenant formerly made a~ their Bapt!fme , or to the feales of it. But after they have been wroqght u~9 by the Minill:ery of the Word, to lament after tb~ Lord; as the lfrJeliw did when the Arke had been long abfent fro!!) them, I Sam. 7· 29. then let them proceed as oth~r godly ~hrifiians were directed to doe,Propu[z,3, &c. for rwewzng ofthetr Cov~n~ t, for cboice of their Mi11ijlers, and Officers,and for Commu1liciltio> l in all the libertie$ of the Church of God. 1 +· For the he! pe of the Uni verfities'( of the whole KiiJgdome, and of all the Churches in ic) it were necelfary, that fome expefi· enced godly lelrned Nobles and Minifiers were deputed, to vi\l~c and reforme the Univerfities; That fubfcriptions to 4rcmonies ;llld prefcript LitUI·gies were r~moved ~ Tsat degrees in Divinitie were not 01bufed unto qualifications for plura)itks. <lll<l non-reli· dcncy,nor a,Jlowed in the Minifiers ofChurches,to pyt a diffi:renc~ between brethren of the fame calling, whence Chrifi hath rcmQvcd it, Mat. 23. 8,9, IO· The uJ~~rthcren}Cntionell, is not to be trauilated MaJier; for it is a Title common to all!VIinjficrs, but DoEtors; and thq Academical! tide ofDot:\:ors,is fitt;er for Mallcrf of Collcdges,s- Readers in the Schooles, then for.Ch!Jrch-officer~. Here a!Co fpeciall care wonld be taken for Cctting up of fit~h P re4• chcrs in both the Univerfitics, as whofe fpirit, and gift, :&nd Mini· fiery, might be examplary patterns to young Students. · I). For the effectuall and orderly expedition and tranfaaion of all thefe things, it were requifite, that as King Jeboftph~t did, fo the King and State !houlddcpute fomechQkeperfons to doe tlw fame, to wit, to goe throughout all the Kingc;\ome,to fee the peo• ple rettlrned, <~.nd all the Churches refiored to a true fiate and courfe of fuform~tion, 2 Chron. I 9· ;4· . .All which things are humbly prefe>~ted by Iff, not 61 if we wou/J 11n• tkrt~ to give Coflll[efl to thent that are wifer then our felvet, much Teffe, Injunliionr; Bm iH SubjeE1r who de{r1e to approv• ou, faithfuiJ fervice to the Lord,and our King' and Co111ttrey:Jjold tbmz fartb ar trueConfcliarkr from 1 he R.tlet of the GoJPel,which fbuu/rJ rule "ur all. . ' , F I ~ I S. W~t.!Mnt!Wi~iU!MUt!!.MWJ~~ i\n Al?l:abeticall Table containing th~ pnnc1 pall things h~rJCUed in this Tre;ltife. A a. OF Al ddition o~l" members to the 7.1J t pJrt oj •J .IJ ~me CbrifiiJ1IJ ~o joyllt Cn~tch,p,zg~ sz.ch"P-3-5Self. I. tbcmfolves mto fome pJrti<JlliP" vi-l Self. ~. fi~le Church. p. 2. ()j commullion ofChurcbu by w.zyof Ad- Joymng znto 3 p:micular vijibl~ monition, pJg.I o8.Self.6. C/;,.,·cb,cJimot b< but by CQvenanc. The Antiquity of the Church wa• imi-» l.lte d m· t IJ e B,lfrlo, ps " .P·2+4>&c. Commo11-pr~er P articu/,,. vifib!c Church~ to be ga• O'f~.0~ • • • • p.t2 tbered, mr<jl have the coJJm;ormc~ of ifcla!mmg Advocauons by Patrons other Churches gathered,p. 4.Pro- . to ltwzgs. B P· 113.$e[f.2. pof.). 'Ibe m.>llnerhrf!v.p, 15. /leU. 2, JY,h • . The Church 110t the Ji•jl jubje[£ of etber all Baptized are fit for Clmrch- ~ nower p 3 S lf fellowll;in ? r ' ·4 · e •7• W. J'· r · P·9 The Church not to confijl of goad and by by tl:c f.Jme. reafon that be~et11ers chit- b .. d,•r f•rre ar tbey c~n deC:ern,p.56. ~mzclrcumcifidl were admztted to the Se[/:-3- . · affeover, ~ow they are baptiittd, m~ f Tbe mccJ!ity and grOIITlds af Churcm. not be admitted to tbe Lords Suf.r" "rl covenant• p" <J 9• S el f· 4• .All B . P· 91 The jirff and foco11d Commande-apttzed by v~rttle tb_ereof are not rnencsexcellently opmed, p, 71. 1 ,fl members ofa patt1c11lar vifibk Church. tim' & p. 7 2 ' 7,'. . ~· N, • • P·9 [ Of diJPmfllion of Cenfitrei, p.89 • oplacem Scrzpturefo r.(ucuffion ofT>ioJ cbap.;.SeEi. 1 • 'fa Bifhops after tbe. Apojlles, p. 46.· W-hat Common content if reqr4ifi te JY, e • S • .f.- 49· Se£1:9: ~· in Church p1·oceedings,p.1J4-Se[f.3· Imber wib~kevers gz~.,!~ up /beir ilz• rJftbe peopler pfJWer in 'Church Cm-f. mt to be educated 11/ the /}oufe 'Of '~ t'l /jms · p 6 S [i god!J memb o< Ch h i r J! ' ' • 9 · e + di ere/ a · m·c ' t ""'Y not Of the .(evmfold Cbnummion b<twern pcco~ 11gto. en.I7.12,13.be Bdpti- j·: ·fove,·a/1 Churches,p. 102. Cb.tp. 6. zed 11l thwgbt afth.Jt boufbold?p.ll5 Self. 1. I Of .- |