A26897:166
Church concord
Church concord containing I. a dissuasive from unnecessary division and separation, and the real concord of the moderate independents with the Presbyterians, instanced in ten seeming differences, II. by Richard Baxter.Church concord containing I. a disswasive from unnecessary division and separation, and the real concord of the moderate independents with the Presbyterians, instanced in ten seeming differences, II. by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for Tho. Parkhurst, 1691
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Arg. 5. And it setteth the people on a Work that they are uncapable of. Their parts allow them not to judge some cases, but secondarily as obedient to their Guides, (as some Heresies against the Original Text, &c.) Their Callings and Necessities allow them not time for all that work that to a faithful Government is required, it being such as taketh up with Ministers, a great part of their time.
Arg. 6. And it setteth up an hundred and one, to be Governors of •n•ty nine, without any Scripture command or president, if not to the oppres• or dividing of the Church. Where did Men go to Voting in Scripture for Acts of Government? And where find we that the lesser part are to be Ruled by the greater? What if the lesser part be the wiser, or in the right, and say as God saith (in judging of a Heretic or such like) and the greater part be ⟨p. 28⟩more ignorant and partial, and contradict God, and cast out an Orthodox Man as an Heretic? By what Word of God are the smaller number bound to take them for their Rulers that can but get the casting Voice?
Arg. 6. And it setteth up an hundred and one, to be Governours of •n•ty nine, without any Scripture command or president, if not to the oppres• or dividing of the Church. Where did Men go to Voting in Scripture for Acts of Government? And where find we that the lesser part are to be Ruled by the greater? What if the lesser part be the wiser, or in the right, and say as God saith (in judging of a Heretick or such like) and the greater part be ⟨p. 28⟩more ignorant and partial, and contradict God, and cast out an Orthodox Man as an Heretick? By what Word of God are the smaller number bound to take them for their Rulers that can but get the casting Voice?