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It has been injurious to those of the Congregational Persuasion, that the Name of Bro◊nists has been undeservedly imposed upon them, from whom they differ essentially. The Brownists make the Community to be Rulers; whereas those of the Congregational Discipline, although they believe that Priviledge, and in that respect Power belongs to the…
Increase Mather — A Disquisition Concerning Ecclesiastical Councils, THE Preface.