A View of Congregationalism
A View of Congregationalism
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I have dwelt, perhaps, too long upon the practice of Con- gregational churches, and yet it has been but touched upon. Less would not have given anything like a fair view of the practical operation of the principles and doc- trines of Congregationalism ; and without this, a fair esti- mate could not be formed of the value of that system of church order, government and discipline, which it is the design of these pages to explain and commend.
But little use has been made of arguments to prove the ...correctness of the practices which have been detailed in the preceding pages; for most of these practices are de- ductions and inferences from principles and doctrines, pre- sumed to be established as sound and scriptural, by previ- ous testimony and arguments, and must stand or fall with the foundations on which they rest. So far as our practice is merely providential, it is sufficient for our purpose, that it is not unscriptural, nor unlawful ; and that the wisdom and experience of ages have sanctioned it, * and now, what * Those who would examine the ecclesiastical practice of Con- gregationalists more particularly, are referred to the " Ratio Disci- plinae" of Prof.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
I have dwelt, perhaps, too long upon the practice of Con- gregational churches, and yet it has been but touched upon. Less would not have given anything like a fair view of the practical operation of the principles and doc- trines of Congregationalism ; and without this, a fair esti- mate could not be formed of the value of that system of church order, government and discipline, which it is the design of these pages to explain and commend.
But little use has been made of arguments to prove the ...correctness of the practices which have been detailed in the preceding pages; for most of these practices are de- ductions and inferences from principles and doctrines, pre- sumed to be established as sound and scriptural, by previ- ous testimony and arguments, and must stand or fall with the foundations on which they rest. So far as our practice is merely providential, it is sufficient for our purpose, that it is not unscriptural, nor unlawful ; and that the wisdom and experience of ages have sanctioned it, * and now, what * Those who would examine the ecclesiastical practice of Con- gregationalists more particularly, are referred to the " Ratio Disci- plinae" of Prof.
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