The way of Congregational churches cleared in two treatises. In the former, from the historical aspersions of Mr. Robert Baylie, in his book, called, A disswasive from the errors of the time. In the latter, from some contradictions of Vindicæ Clavium : and from, some mis-constructions of learned Mr. Rutherford in his book intituled The due right of presbyteries. / By Mr. John Cotton, sometime preacher at Boston in Lincoln-shire, and now teacher of the Church at Boston, in New-England.

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Author:	Cotton, John, 1584-1652.
Title:	The way of Congregational churches cleared in two treatises. In the former, from the historical aspersions of Mr. Robert Baylie, in his book, called, A disswasive from the errors of the time. In the latter, from some contradictions of Vindicæ Clavium : and from, some mis-constructions of learned Mr. Rutherford in his book intituled The due right of presbyteries. / By Mr. John Cotton, sometime preacher at Boston in Lincoln-shire, and now teacher of the Church at Boston, in New-England.
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An Epistle PACIFICATORY, To the Brethren dissenting from this Way.

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The CONTENTS of the Chapters and Sections of the first Part.

The CONTENTS of the second Part.

Reader, be pleased (where its Printed false) to reade right; as in these instances.

Treatise I.

CHAPT. I. Of the Title inscribed to Mr. Baylie his Book, A Disswasive from the Errors of the Time.

CHAP. II. Of those whom the Disswader styleth Brownists.

SECT. 1.

SECT. II.

SECT. III. Of Mr. Brown, and Barrow.

SECT. IV. Of Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Ainsworth.

SECT. V. of Mr. Smith, and Mr. Robinson.

SECT. VI. Of the contempt and contumelie said to be put upon the old Brownists by the Independents.

CHAP. III. An answer to the Disswaders 3 Chap. touching the ori∣ginall and progresse of the Independents in New-England.

SECT. I. Of the Title put upon us of

SECT. II. Of the number of the Congregationall Regi∣ment, and of the wisdome threaped upon them, in en∣gaging Persons of note to them.

SECT. III. Touching the Line of the Pedegree of the Inde∣pendents in New-England.

SECT. 4. Of Cottons pretended former dislike of the New-English way, and after closing with it.

SECT. V. Of the pretended danger of the New-English way unto the world, after Cotton and others closing with it.

SECT. 6. Of Cottons pretended misleading

SECT. 7. Of Cottons pretended sudden change to the passionate affecting of the New-English way, and the conversi n of Mr. Goodwin to it.

SECT. VIII. Of Cottons pretended rashness in the change of his mind in latter and former times.

SECT. IX. Of Cottons pretended known failings, and Mr. Baylies pretended just cause to discover them to the world.

SECT. X. Of Cottons Prelaticall Tenents.

SECT. XI. Of Cottons pretended Pelagianism and Ar∣minian Errors.

SECT. XII. Of Cottons pretended Montanism.

SECT. 13. Of Cottons pretended Antinomianisme and Familisme.

SECT. 14. Of Cottons humiliation upon his former fall, as is reported by Mr. Baylie.

SECT. 15. Of the shamefull absurdities said to be found in the way of Independency: notwithstanding the great helps, to prevent, or cover it: and first, of those helps.

SECT. 16. Of the first absurdity said to be found in our way of Independency.

SECT. 17. Of the second shamefull absurditie said to be found in our way of Independency.

SECT. 18. Of the third shamefull absurdity said to bee found in our way of Independency.

SECT. 19. Tending to rectifie some mistakes of Mr. Bay∣lie in relating the former absurdities.

SECT. 20. Tending to consider what better fruits might have been expected from Presbyterian discipline, for the removing of the like absurdities.

CHAP. IIII. Of the antiquitie of Congregationall discipline, compared with Classicall.

SECTION I.

SECT. II.

SECT. III.

CHAPT. V. Of the fruits of Congregationall discipline.

SECT. I. Of the fruits of it in the primitive times.

SECT. 2. Of the Fruits of Congregationall discipline in our Churches in New-England.

SECT. 3. Of the Fruits of Congregationall discipline in England.

The second Part (being Doctrinal, and Controversal) Concerning Congregational Churches and their Government.

The PRAEFACE.

§ CHAP. I. Of the CHURCH, to which Christ committed the Power of the Keyes.

Section I.

¶ VVhat the KEYES of the Kingdom of HEAVEN be. Section II.

¶ Of the Subject to whom the Power of the KEYES is given. Section III.

¶ Touching the power of the Keyes in the Church of Belie∣vers without Officers. Sect. IIII.