A tryall of the nevv-church vvay in New England and in the old
Subtitle: wherein are handled these questions following ...
By: by that learned and godly minister of Christ, John Ball ; penned a little before his death and sent over to the New England ministers, anno 1637 ... ; now published ... by William Rathband and Simeon Ash.
Contributors: Ball, John, 1585-1640.; Ashe, Simeon, d. 1662.; Rathband, William, d. 1695.; Paine, Thomas, fl. 1630-1650?, printer.; Simons, Matthew, d. 1654, printer.; Underhill, Thomas, fl. 1641-1659, bookseller.; English Printing Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: Printed by T. Paine and M. Simmons for Thomas Underhill ...
Published: 1644
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 90
Subjects: Church polity -- Early works to 1800; Congregational churches -- Doctrines -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Notes: Wing (2nd ed.) T2229
First issued under title: Letter of many ministers in old England requesting the judgement of their reverend brethren in New England concerning nine positions
Signatures: A⁴ a² B-F⁴ H-M⁴ N⁴(-N4).
Numerous errors in paging.
With: Christ on his throne. [London : Richard Hearne?], 1640. Bound together subsequent to publication.
Table of contents: title: (from t.p.) 1. Whether a stinted forme of prayer and set liturgie be unlawfull; title: 2. Whether it be unlawfull to joyne in prayer or receive the sacraments where a stinted liturgie is used; title: 3. Whether the children of godly and approved Christians be not to be baptized till their parents be set-members of some particular congregation; title: 4. Whether the parents themselves being of approved pietie ought not to be received to the Lords Supper untill they be first admitted as set-members; title: 5. Whether the power of excommunication &c. be so in the body of the church that what the major part shall allow, that must be done, though the pastors and governors and part of the assembly be of another minde, and peradventure upon more substantiall reasons; title: 6. Whether those that are admitted as set-members ought not to depart or remove without the consent of that congregation whereof they are members; title: 7. Whether a minister be so a minister to a particular congregation that if they dislike him or leave him be utterly ceaseth to be a minister; title: 8. Whether a minister may not performe inisteriall acts to another congregation than his owne; title: 9. Whether members of one congregation may not communicate in another.