The due right of presbyteries, or, A peaceable plea for the government of the…

Name: The due right of presbyteries, or, A peaceable plea for the government of the…
Author: Samuel Rutherford

The due right of presbyteries, or, A peaceable plea for the government of the Church of Scotland ... by Samuel Rutherfurd ...

Samuel Rutherford 1600?–1661London: printed by E. Griffin for Richard Whittaker and Andrew Crook, 1644

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[figure] › Chapter 7 › Of Deacons. › Objection 1: Object. 1. There is not one word of Deacons, Acts 6. not one word of the poverty of wid…

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Object. 1. There is not one word of Deacons, Acts 6. not one ⟨p. 160⟩word of the poverty of widows, and these seven were but civill curators and tutors of the widows, and not Church-officers, for any thing that can be collected from Gods Word.

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Answ. The equivalent of a Deacon in name, is Acts 6. there are those who are not to preach the Word, but are to serve Tables, [Greek or Hebrew] and some did complain because their widows were neglected, [Greek or Hebrew], if widows were neglected through the want of a daily Deaconry, the Text must insinuate a Deaconry, and a want of a Table to these widows. Secondly, it is unknown divinity, that the twelve Apostles in a Church-assembly do institute, and that with solemn prayer, and imposition of hands, officers merely civill to tutor widows. Thirdly, the daily ministration was the want of sustenance, as it is said, That certain women ministered to Christ of their ¹substance, [Greek or Hebrew], Acts 20. 34. Yea your selves do know that those hands have ministered to my necessities. And is it like that the Apostles were civill curators to widows before this time?

Answ. The equivalent of a Deacon in name, is Acts 6. there are those who are not to preach the VVord, but are to serve Tables, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 and some did complaine because their widowes were neglected, , if widowes were neglected through the want of a dayly Deaconry, the Text must insinuate a Deaconry, and a want of a Table to these widowes. Secondly, it is unknowne divinity, that the twelve Apostles in a Church-assembly doe institute, and that with solemne prayer, and imposition of hands, officers meerly civill to tutor widowes. Thirdly, the daily ministration was the want of sustenance, as it is said, That certaine women ministred to Christ of their

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The due right of presbyteries, or, A peaceable plea for the government of the…

Object. 1. There is not one word of Deacons, Acts 6. not one ⟨p. 160⟩word of the poverty of widows, and these seven were but civill curators and tutors of the widows, and not Church-officers, for any thing that can be collected from Gods Word.

Object. 5. But if there were a community of goods, and no man lacked any thing, Act. 5. 34. there were no poor at all, and so no need of Deacons.

Object. 5. But if there were a community of goods, and no man lacked any thing, Act. 5. 34. there were no poore at all, and so no need of Deacons.

Object. 6. Distribution of earthly goods is not such a thing, at requireth a spiritual Office; for money given by a Church-officer hath no spiritual influence on the poor's necessity, more then money given by the Magistrate, or one who hath no Church-office.

Object. 6. Distribution of earthly goods is not such a thing, at requireth a spirituall Office; for money given by a Church-officer hath no spirituall influence on the poores necessity, more then money given by the Magistrate, or one who hath no Church-office.

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Object. 1. There is not one word of Deacons, Acts 6. not one ⟨p. 160⟩word of the poverty of widows, and these seven were but civill curators and tutors of the widows, and not Church-officers, for any thing that can be collected from Gods Word.

Object. 5. But if there were a community of goods, and no man lacked any thing, Act. 5. 34. there were no poor at all, and so no need of Deacons.

Object. 5. But if there were a community of goods, and no man lacked any thing, Act. 5. 34. there were no poore at all, and so no need of Deacons.

Object. 6. Distribution of earthly goods is not such a thing, at requireth a spiritual Office; for money given by a Church-officer hath no spiritual influence on the poor's necessity, more then money given by the Magistrate, or one who hath no Church-office.

Object. 6. Distribution of earthly goods is not such a thing, at requireth a spirituall Office; for money given by a Church-officer hath no spirituall influence on the poores necessity, more then money given by the Magistrate, or one who hath no Church-office.