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A52591 A Declaration of the faith and order owned and practiced in the Congregational churches in England agreed upon and consented unto by their elders and messengers in their meeting at the Savoy, October 12, 1658. Owen, John, 1616-1683.; Nye, Philip, 1596?-1672. 1659 (1659) Wing N1487; ESTC R16855 44,499 94

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church-power_n proper_o so_o call_v or_o with_o any_o jurisdiction_n over_o the_o church_n themselves_o to_o exercise_v any_o censure_n either_o over_o any_o church_n or_o person_n or_o to_o impose_v their_o determination_n on_o the_o church_n or_o officer_n xxvii_o beside_o these_o occasional_a synod_n or_o counsel_n there_o be_v not_o institute_v by_o christ_n any_o state_a synod_n in_o a_o fix_a combination_n of_o church_n or_o their_o officer_n in_o lesser_a or_o great_a assembly_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o synod_n appoint_v by_o christ_n in_o a_o way_n of_o subordination_n to_o one_o another_o xxviii_o person_n that_o be_v join_v in_o church-fellowship_n ought_v not_o light_o or_o without_o just_a cause_n to_o withdraw_v themselves_o from_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n whereunto_o they_o be_v so_o join_v nevertheless_o where_o any_o person_n can_v continue_v in_o any_o church_n without_o his_o sin_n either_o for_o want_n of_o the_o administration_n of_o any_o ordinance_n institute_v by_o christ_n or_o by_o his_o be_v 1_o cor._n 1.10_o act_n 15._o rom._n 15.6_o 8_o 9_o v._n 9_o this_o persuasion_n come_v not_o of_o he_o that_o call_v you_o gal._n 5.8_o 1_o pet._n 1.5_o 1_o pet._n 3.15_o 8_o cor._n 2._o gal._n 1.6_o heb._n 5.12_o eph._n 4.12_o 14._o heb._n 3.6_o heb._n 10.22_o june_n 20._o 1648._o aug._n 1647_o session_n ●86_n ordinance_n of_o march_n 14._o 1645._o consideration_n and_o caution_n from_o zion_n coll._n june_n 19_o 1646._o jus_fw-la divinum_fw-la minist._n pub_fw-la by_o the_o provost_n of_o london_n in_o the_o preface_n puritanis_fw-la ang._n by_o dr._n aim_n near_o 50_o year_n since_o as_o the_o opinion_n of_o whitehead_n gilbe_n fox_n dearing_n greenham_n cartwright_n venner_n fulk_n whitaker_n rainold_n perkins_n etc._n etc._n