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A90750	A platform of church-discipline: Gathered out of the Word of God, and agreed upon by the elders and messengers of the Churches assembled in the Synod at Cambridge in Nevv-England: to be presented to the churches and General Court for their consideration and acceptance in the Lord.	Congregational Churches in New England. Cambridge Synod.; Mather, Richard, 1596-1669.; Winslow, Edward, 1595-1655.	1653 (1653)	Wing P2398; Thomason E692_7; ESTC R206993	39,996	45

and the part of the Body afflicted Six Sermons Preached by Dr. Hill viz. 1 The Beauty and Sweetness of an Olive Branch of Peace and Brotherly Accommodation budding 2 Truth and Love happily married in the Saints and in the Churches of Christ 3 The Spring of Strengthning Grace in the Rock of Ages Christ Jesus 4 The strength of the Saints to make Jesus Christ their strength 5 The Best and Worst of Paul 6 Gods eternal Preparations for his dying Saints The wonders of the Load-stone by Mr. Samuel Ward of Ipswich An Exposition on the Gospel of the Evangelist St. Matthew by Mr. Ward Clows Chyrurgery Marks of Salvation Christians Engagement for the Gospel by John Goodwin Great Church Ordinance of Baptism Mr. Love's Case containing his Petitions Narative and Speech Vox Pacifica or a Perswasive to Peace Dr. Prestons Saints Submission and Satans Overthrow Pious mans Practice in Parliament Time The Bishop of Canterburies Speech on the Scaffold The King's Speech on the Scaffold A Treatise of the Rickets being a Disease common to Children wherein is shewed 1 The Essence 2 The Cause 3 The Signs 4 The Remedies of the Disease Published in Latin by Dr. Glisson Dr. Bate and Dr. Regemorter now translated into English Mr. Sympsons Sermon at Westminster Mr. Feaks Sermon before the Lord Major Mr. Phillips Treatise of Hell of Christ Geneology A Congregational Church is a Catholick Visible Church By Samuel Stone in New-England A Treatise of Politick Power wherein 7. Questions are Answered 1 Wherof Power is made and for what obtained 2 Whether Kings and Governors have an absolute Power over the People 3 Whether Kings and Governors be subject to the Law of God or the Laws of their Countries 4 How far the People are to obey their Governors 5 Whether all the People have be their Governors 6 Whether it be lawful to Depose an evil Governor 7 What Confidence is to be given to Princes The compassionate Samaritan Dr. Sibbs on the Philippians The Best and Worst Magistrate by Obadiab Sedgwick The Craft and Cruelty of the Churches Adversaries by Matthew Newcomin A Sacred Panygrick by Stephen Martial Barriff's Military Discipline The Immortality of Mans Soul The Anatomist Anatomized King Charls his Case or an Apeal to all rational men concerning his Tryal Mr. Owens Stedfastness of the Promises Mr. Owen against Mr. Baxter A Vindication of Free-Grace Endeavoring to prove 1 That we are not Elected as Holy but that we should be Holy and that Election is not of Kinds but Persons 2 That Christ did not by his Death intend to save All men and touching those whom he intended to save that he did not Die for them only if they would Beleeve but that they might Beleeve 3 That we are not justified properly by our Beleeving in Christ but by our Christs beleeved in 4 That that which differences one man from another is not the approvement of a common ability restored through Christ to all men in general but a Principle of Grace wrought by the Spirit of God in the Elect. By John Pawson The Preface THE setting forth of the publick Confession of the Faith of Churches hath a double end and both tending to publick edification First the maintenance of the Faith entire within it self Secondly the holding forth of Vnity and Harmony both amongst our selves and with other Churches Our Churches here as by the Grace of Christ we beleeve and profess the same Doctrine of the Truth of the Gospel which generally is received in all the reformed Churches of Christ in Europe so especially we desire not to vary from the Doctrine of Faith and Truth held forth by the Churches of our Native Country For though it be not one Native Country that can breed us all of one mind nor ought we for to have the glorious Faith of our Lord Jesus with respect of persons yet as Paul who was himself a Jew professed to hold forth the Doctrine of Justification by Faith and of the resurrection of the dead according as he knew his godly Country-men did who were Jews by Nature Galat. 2.15 Acts 26.6 7. so we who are by Nature English-men do desire to hold forth the same Doctrine of Religion especially in Fundamentals which we see and know to be held by the Churches of England according to the Truth of the Gospel The more we discern that which we do and have cause to do with incessant mourning and trembling the unkind and unbrotherly and unchristian contentions of our godly Brethren and Country-men in matters of Church-Government the more earnestly do we desire to see them joyned together in one common Faith and our selves with them For this end having perused the publick confession of Faith agreed upon by the Reverend Assembly of Divines at Westminster and finding the Sum and Substance thereof in matters of Doctrine to express not their own Judgments only but ours also and being likewise called upon by our Godly Magistrates to draw up a publick confession of that Faith which is constantly taught and generally professed amongst us we thought good to present unto them and with them to our Churches and with them to all the Churches of Christ abroad our professed and hearty assent and attestation to the whol confession of Faith for substance of Doctrine which the Reverend Assembly presented to the Religious and Honorable Parliament of England Excepting only some Sections in the 25.30 and 31. Chapters of their Confession which concern Points of Controversie in Church-Discipline Touching which we refer our selves to the draught of Church-Discipline in the ensuing Treatise The truth of what we here declare may appear by the unanimous vote of the Synod of the Elders and Messengers of our Churches assembled at Cambridg the last of the sixth Month 1648. which joyntly passed in these words This Synod having perused and considered with much gladness of heart and thankfulness to God the confession of Faith published of late by the Reverend Assembly in England do judg it to be very holy orthodox and judicious in all matters of Faith and do therefore freely and fully consent thereunto for the substance thereof Only in those things which have respect to Church-Government and Discipline we refer our selves to the Platform of Church-Discipline agreed upon by this present Assembly and do therefore think it meet that this confession of faith should be commended to the Churches of Christ amongst us and to the Honored Court as worthy of their due Consideration and Acceptance Howbeit we may not conceal that the Doctrine of Vocation expressed in Chap 10. Sect. 1. and summarily repeated Chap. 13. and 1. passed not without some debate Yet considering that the term of Vocation and others by which it is described are capable of a large or more strict sense and use and that it is not intended to bind apprehensions precisely in point of Order or Method there hath been a general condescendency thereunto Now by this our professed consent and free concurrence

contending about it till the Kindom be destroyed did not the Lord Jesus when he dedicated his sufferings for his Church and his Church also unto his Father make it his earnest and only Prayer for us in this world that we all might be one in him John 17.20 21 22 23. And is it possible that He whom the Father heard alwaies John 11.42 should not have this last most solemn Prayer heard and granted or shall it be granted for all the Saints elsewhere and not for the Saints in England so that amongst them disunion shall grow even about Church-union and communion If it be possible for a little faith so much as a grain of Mustard-seed to remove a mountain is it not possible for so much strength of faith as is to be found in all the the godly in the Kingdom to remove those Images of jealousie and to cast those stumbling blocks out of the way which may hinder the free passage of brotherly love amongst Brethren It is true indeed the National Covenant doth justly ingage both Parties faithfully to endeavor the utter extirpation of the Antichristian Hierarchy and much more of all Blasphemies Heresies and damnable Errors Certainly if Congregational Discipline be Independant from the inventions of men is it not much more independant from the delusions of Satan what fellowship hath Christ with Belial Light with Darkness Truth with Error The faithful Jews needed not the help of the Samaritans to Re-edifie the Temple of God yea they rejected their help when it was offered Ezra 4.1 2 3. And if the Congregational way be a way of Truth as we beleeve and if the Brethren that walk in it be zealous of the Truth and hate every false way as by the Rule of their holy Discipline they are instructed 2 John 10.11 then verily there is no branch in the National Covenant that ingageth the Covenanters to abhor either Congregational Churches or their way which being duly administred do no less effectually extirpate the Antichristian Hierarchy and all Blasphemies Heresies and pernitious Errors than other way of Discipline doth which is more generally and publickly received and ratified But the Lord Jesus commune with our hearts in secret and he who is the King of his Church let him be pleased to exercise his Kingly Power in our Spirits that so his Kingdom may come into our Churches in Purity and Peace Amen Amen CHAPTER I. Of the Form of Church-Government and that it is one immutable and prescribed in the Word of God 1 ECclesiastical Polity or Church-Government or Discipline is nothing else Ezek 43.11 Col. 2 5 1 Tim 3 15 but that Form and Order that is to be observed in the Church of Christ upon Earth both for the Constitution of it and all the Administrations that therein are to be performed 2. Church-Government is considered in a double respect either in regard of the Parts of Government themselves or necessary circumstances thereof Heb 3 5 6 The Parts of Government are prescribed in the Word because the Lord Jesus Christ the King and Law-giver of his Church is no less faithful in the House of God than was Moses Exod 25 40 who from the Lord delivered a Form and Pattern of Government to the children of Israel in the old Testament 2 Tim 3 16 And the holy Scriptures are now also so perfect as they are able to make the man of God perfect and throughly furnished unto every good Work and therefore doubtless to the well ordering of the House of God 3. 1 Tim 3.15 1 Chron 15 13. Ex. 20 4 1 Tim 6 13 v 16 Heb 12 27 28 1 Cor 15 24 The Parts of Church-Government are all of them exactly described in the Word of God being parts or means of Instituted Worship according to the second Commandement and therfore to continue one and the same unto the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ as a Kingdom that cannot be shaken until he shal deliver it up unto God even the Father So that it is not left in the Power of Men Officers Deut 12 32 Ezek 43 8 1 Kings 12 31 32 33 Churches or any State in the World to add or diminish or alter any thing in the least measure therein 4. The necessary circumstances as time and place c. 1 Kings 12 v 28 29 belonging unto order and decency are not so left unto men as that under pretence of them they may thrust their own inventions upon the Churches Isay 29 13 Col 2 22 23. Acts 15 28 Being circumscribed in the Word with many general limitations where they are determined in respect of the matter to be neither worship it self Mat 15 9 1 Cor 11 23 c 8 34 nor circumstances seperable from Worship in respect of their end they must be done unto edification in respect of the manner 1 Cor 14 26 1 Cor 14 40 1 Cor 11 14 1 Cor 11 16 1 Cor 14 12 19. Acts 15 28 decently and in order according to the Nature of the things themselves and Civil and Church Custom doth not even Nature it self teach you yea they are in some sort determined particularly namely that they be done in such a manner as all circumstances considered is most expedient for edification so as if there be no error of man concerning their determination the determining of them is to be accounted as if it were Divine CHAP. II. Of the Nature of the Catholick Church in general and in special of a particular visible Church THe Catholick Church Ephes 1 22 23 5 25 26 30. Heb. 22 23 is the whol Company of those that are Elected Redeemed and in time effectually called from the state of sin and death unto a state of Grace and Salvation in Jesus Christ 2. Rom 4 17 2 Tim 2 12 c 4 8 Eph 6 12 13 This Church is either Triumphant or Militant Triumphant the number of them who are glorified in Heaven Militant the number of them who are conflicting with their enemies upon Earth 3. 2 Tim 2 19 Rev 2 17 1 Cor 6 17 Eph 3 17 Rom 1 8 1 Thes 1 8 Isay 2 2 1 Tim 6 12 This Militant Church is to be considered as Invisible and Visible Invisible in respect of their relation wherein they stand to Christ as a Body unto the Head being united unto him by the Spirit of God and Faith in their hearts Visible in respect of the Profession of their Faith in their Persons and in particular Churches and so there may be acknowledged an universal Visible Church 4. The Members of the Militant Visible Church considered either as not yet in Church-order Acts 19 1 Colos 2 5 Mat 18 17 1 Cor 5 12 or as walking according to the Church-order of the Gospel In order and so besides the Spiritual union and communion common to all Beleevers they injoy moreover an union and communion Ecclesiastical-Political so we deny an universal Visible Church