A discourse about civil government in a new plantation whose design is religion written many years since by that reverend and worthy minister of the Gospel John Cotton ; and now published by some undertakers of a new plantation for general direction and information.
- Title
- A discourse about civil government in a new plantation whose design is religion written many years since by that reverend and worthy minister of the Gospel John Cotton ; and now published by some undertakers of a new plantation for general direction and information.
- Author
- Davenport, John, 1597-1670.
- Publication
- Cambridge [Mass] :: Printed by Samuel Green and Marmaduke Johnson,
- MDCLXIII [1663]
- Rights/Permissions
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- Subject terms
- Church and state.
- Link to this Item
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https://name.umdl.umich.edu/B21048.0001.001
- Cite this Item
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"A discourse about civil government in a new plantation whose design is religion written many years since by that reverend and worthy minister of the Gospel John Cotton ; and now published by some undertakers of a new plantation for general direction and information." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/B21048.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 2, 2024.
Contents
- title page
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A DISCOURSE ABOUT CIVIL GOVERNMENT IN A NEW PLANTATION: Where all, or the most considerable part of free Planters profess their de∣sire and purpose of enjoying, & securing to themselves and their Po∣sterity, the pure and peaceable enjoyment of the Ordinances of Christ in Church-fellowship with his People, and have liberty to cast themselves into that Mould or Form of a Common-wealth, which shall appear to be best for them. Tending to prove the Ex∣pediency and Necessity in that case of intrusting free Burgesses which are members of Churches gathered amongst them according to Christ, with the power of Chusing from among themselves Ma∣gistrates, and men to whom the Managing of all Publick Civil Affairs of Importance is to be committed. And to vindicate the same from an Imputation of an Ʋnder-Power upon the Churches of Christ, which hath been cast upon it through a Mistake of the true state of the Question. - errata