Thomas Goodwin 
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Containing the Constitution, Right Order, and Government of the Churches of Christ, &C

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Book IV. – The claims of the Presbyterian government considered and refuted – That the church universal is not a church poli tical, and the seat of government. – That the institution for worship and government falleth not upon the saints in a nation, as a nation or kingdom, to be the seat of it. – That an argument cannot be urged for a national church government, from the instance of the Jewish pattern. – That a standing presbytery is not to be set up to exercise power and juris diction over particular congregations.