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Author: Wise, John, 1652-1725.
Title: The churches quarrel espoused, or, A reply in satyre, to certain proposals made, in answer to this question, What further steps are to be taken, that the councils may have due constitution and efficacy in supporting, preserving and well ordering the interest of the churches in the country? [Five lines of quotations]
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Wise, John, 1652-1725.
[New York]: Printed and sold by William Bradford in N. York,, 1713.
Subject terms:
Church polity.
Congregational churches -- New England.
Congregational churches -- Government.
Local church councils.
Satires.
URL: https://name.umdl.umich.edu/N01398.0001.001
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Question and Proposals.
Question.
1st Part, It was proposed,
Second Part, It is proposed.
THE Epistle Dedicatory To the Fraternity of the Churches In the New-England Colonies.
I. Petition.
II. Petition.
III. Petition. Honour and Oblige your Pastors and Publick Ministry.
IV. Petition. Furnish your Churches with Ruling Elders!
I. Private Brethren.
2. Publick Officers.
3. The Churches.
V. Petition.
VI. Petition.
In ANSVVER To the Fore-going PROPOSALS.
1st. Query.
2d. Query.
3d Query.
4th. Query.
5. Query.
SECT. I. THat the Ministers of the Country form themselves into Associations, that may meet at Proper times to consider such things as may properly lie before them.
Answer.
SECT. II. THat Questions and Cases of Importance, either provided by themselves, or by others presented unto them, should be upon due deliberation Answered.
Answer.
SECT. III. THat Advice be taken by the Associated Pastors, from time to time, ere they proceed to any Action in their particular Churches, which may be likely to Pro|duce any Imbroylments.
Answer.
Answer.
Answer.
SECT. IV. THat the Condidates of the Ministry undergo a due Tryal by some or other of the Association, concerning their Qualifi|cation for the Evangelical Ministry; And that no perticular Pastor or Congregation, Imploy any one in occasional Preaching, who has not been Recommended by a Testimonial under the hands of some Association.
Answer.
Answer.
SECT. V. THat they together be Consulted by Berea|ved Churches, to Recommend to them such Persons as may be fit to be imployed a|mongst them, for present supply, from whom they may in due time proceed to choose a Pastor.
Answer.
SECT. VI. THat hereunto may be Referred, the Direction of Proceeding in any of their perticular Churches, about the Convening of the Councils, that shall be thought necessary for the Wellfare of the Churches.
Answer.
Answer.
Answer.
Answer.
SECT. VIII. ANd Finally, That Ministers disposed to Associate, endeavour in the Most Efficacious Manner they Can, to Prevail with such Ministers, as Ʋnreasonably▪ neglect such Meetings with their Brethren in their Proper Associations, that they would not expose themselves to the Inconveniencies that such Neglects cannot but be attended with|al.
Answer.
PART. II.
SECT. I. THat these Associated Pastors with a proper Number of Delagates from their several Churches be formed into a standing and Stated Council, which shall Consult, Advice and Deter|mine all Affairs that shall be proper matter for the Consideration of an Ecclesiastical Council within their respective Limits, Except always the Cases are such as the Associated Pastors judge more Convenient to fall under the Cognizance of other Council.
Answer.
Principle I.
Principle II.
Principle III.
Principle IV.
Principle V.
Principle VI.
Principle VII.
1. Thesis.
2. Thesis.
3. Thesis.
Answer.
Answer.
Answer.
Aggravation I.
Aggravation II.
1st. Query.
2nd. Query.
3d. Query.
SECT. II. THat to this End these Associated Pastors, with their Respective Churches, shall Consociate and Combine.
SECT III. ACcording to what has been by the Synods of these Churches recommended, that they Act as Consociated Churches in all holy Watchfullness and Helpfullness towards each other.
SECT. IV. IT is Propounded, as that which from our Beginning has been recommended, &c.
SECT. V. THat the Association shall Direct, when there is occasion, for this Coun|cil to convene, on any Emergency, and shall Direct whether the Whole, or only a certain Number of these Consociated Pastors and Churches shall convene on such occasions.
SECT. VI. IT appears agreeable with the present Con|dition of our Churches, and from our Beginning acknowledged, that no Act of the Council is to be reckoned, concluded and Desicive, for which there has not been the Concurrence of the Major part of the Pastors therein concerned.
SECT. VII. THE Determinations of the Councils, thus Provided for the Necessities of the Churches, &c.
SECT. VIII. IF a perticular Church will not be Re|claimed, &c.
CONCLƲSION. THese Proposals were Assented to by the Deligates of the Association, met according to former Agreement at B— Sep. 13th, 1705. to be Communicted.
Be Proceeded in.
The Last Binding Vote. At an Association Meeting the fore-going Proposals were Read, and Assented to.
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