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A80639	The true constitution of a particular visible church, proved by Scripture. Wherein is briefly demonstrated by questions and answers what officers, worship, and government Christ hath ordained in his church. / By that reverend and learned divine, Mr. Iohn Cotton, B.D. and pastor of Boston in New England.	Cotton, John, 1584-1652.	1642 (1642)	Wing C6468; Thomason E107_15; ESTC R10034	10,218	18

Body of the Church in respect of the state or frame of it (1) Math. 16.19 and 18.17 Psal 45.19 but principally to the Presbitery in respect of the Order or Administration of it (2) 1 Tim. 5.17 4.14 1 Thes 5.12 Heb. 13.7 1 Cor. 12.28 Quest What power of Government is committed to the body of the Church (3) Act. 1.23.26 14 33 6.3.5 16 10. 9.26 27. Ans The body of the Church hath power from Christ to choose and call her owne Officers and members to send forth any of them for her service (4) 2 Cor. 8.19.25 to inquire and heare and assist in the Judgment of all publicke scandalls (5) Act. 11 23 Math. 18.17 1 Cor. 5.4 5. Act. 15.33.4 Quest What power of Government is committed to the Presbitery Ans To call the Church together (6) Act. 6 ●2 Ioh 1.13 14. and to deliver the Counsell of God to them with all Authority (7) Tit. 2.15 to prepare matters for the Churches hearing (8) Act. 21.18 and to propound and order them in the Assembly (9) Act. 1.15 to administer Ordinations (10) 1 Tim 4.14 and Censures (11) 1 Tim. 1.20 and to dismisse the Assembly with a blessing in the Name of the Lord (12) Num. 6.23 Quest But hath not Christ committed some power of Gouernment to every private member of the Church Ans Yes verily there is a power of edification (1) 1 Cor 16.8 13 10. Mat. 16.18.19 which the Lord hath given to any member of the Church to excercise mutualy one over another (2) Iude 20. 1 Thes 5 11. 1 Co● 1● 17 to save some with compassion others with feare (3) Iude 21 22 23. by a word of Instruction Admonition Exhortation and comfort (4) Act. 18 26 Mat. 8.15 Col. 3.16 Thes 14.11 Quest How is Ordination to bee administred Ans When the Church hath chosen and called an Officer they present him to the Elders (1) Act 6.5 6 who doe ordaine him if he be a Deacon with Praye● and imposition of hands (2) Act. 6 6. and with fasting also is to bee an Elder (3) Act. 14.33 Quest How are the Censures of the Church to bee administred Ans The Censures of the Church are ordained by Christ for the removall of scandalls out of the Church (1) Mat 1.8.6 to 15. Luk. 17.1 2 3 which if they be private one Brother offending another the Offendor is to goe and acknowledge his Repentance of it unto his Brother (2) Mat. 5.23 24. who is then to forgive im (3) Luk. 17 4 but if the Offendor neglect to doest the Brother offended is to goe and admonish and convince him of it betweene themselves privately If thereupon the Offendor be brought to Repent of his offence the Admonisher hath won his Brother But if the Offender heare not his Brother the Brother offended is to take with him one or two more that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established whether the word of Admonition if the Offendor receive it or the word of complaint to the Church if hee refuse it the offended Brother is to tell the Church if he refuse to heare the Church then is he to bee accounted as an Heathen and Publican (4) Luk. 17.3 Math. 18.15.16 17. Quest What if the Scandalls or Offences bee publick how are they to be removed Ans By publick Reproofe (1) 1 Tim. 5.20 Gal. 2.14 and if the offences be not onely publick but haynous then the Church is to remove the offence by Excomunicating the Offendor out of the Church (2) 1 Cor. 5.15 1 Tim. 1.20 Quest How is Excomunication to be administred Ans When the offence of any Brother is publick and haynous or being private is through the Offendors obstinacy become publickly scandalous the Church being met together is in the Name and Power of the Lord Iesus and with his Spirit are to deliver such an one to Sathan for the destruction of the Flesh and the Salvation of his Soule in the day of the Lord Jesus (1) 1 Cor 5.1.4 5 11 12. 2 Thes 3.14 Mat. 18.17 Quest Is there no use of Suspension in the Church Ans Not as a Church Censure or as an Act of power but as an Act of discretion in the Church Officers discerning the uncleane from the cleane untill they bee cleansed (2) Lev. 10.10 Quest What is Anathama Maranatha Ans It is the utmost Censure of the Church whereby a Brother falling from the love of Christ into hatied against him is cut off from fellowship with Christ for ever even to the comming of the Lord (3) 1 Cor. 16.22 Quest Having seene what power of Government the Church hath received and exerciseth within it selfe Tell me now whither one Church hath power of Government over another Ans No Church hath power of Government over another but each of them hath chiefe power within it selfe and all of them equall power one with another every Church hath received alike the power of binding and loosing opening and shutting the Kingdome of Heaven (1) Mat 18.17 18. but one to another all of them are Sisters (2) Cant. 8.8 all of them Sarahs all of them Queenes none Hagar none of them Concubines (3) Gal. 4.26 Cant. 6.8 but by their owne corruption or usurpation of others (4) Rev 18.17 Finally all of them are Candlesticks of the same precious mettell and in the middest of them all Christ equally walketh (5) Rev. 1.12 13. Quest But if one Church have no power of Government over another what course is there left to Reforme such corruptions as may arise in any Church whether in Doctrine or practise Ans The corruptions that are found in any Church doe either infect part of the Church or the whole body if part onely then the part remaining sound may either convince and reforme their Brethren themselves if they be able or if they be not able they may at least prevaile so farre with them as to send for light to some other Church as they of Antioch did to the Church at Jerusalem But if the Corruptions found in a Church doe infect the whole Body yet still there is hope in Israel concerning this for though one Church have not power of Government over another subordinate to them yet every Church hath equall power one with another as coordinate with them And therefore looke what power one Brother hath over another in the same Church the same power hath one Church over another in Brotherly communion as if one Church shall heare of any offence in another they may enquire the certainty of it and thereupon send Letters and Messengers to convince and admonish them of it If the Church offending doe heare the Church admonishing they have gained their Brethren and their owne desire If the Church heare them not then the Church may take one or two Churches more to assist them in the conviction of that sin if yet the Church heare them not then upon due notice given all the Churches thereabouts may meete together and after judicious inquiry into the Cause may by the Word of God confute and condemne such Errours in Doctrine or practice as are found oftensive to prevent the spreading either of the Gangreene of Heresie or of the Leprosie of sin and if the Church offending shall not yet hearken to their Brethren though the rest of the Churches have no power to deliver them to Sathan yet they have power to withdraw from them the right hand of Fellowship and no longer to hold them in the Communion of Saints till they approve their Repentance (2) By proportion from Mat. 18 15.16 17. 2 Thes 3.6 FINIS