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A peaceable and temperate plea for Pauls presbytery in Scotland, or, A modest and…A peaceable and temperate plea for Pauls presbyterie in Scotland, or, A modest and…
A peaceable and temperate plea for Pauls presbytery in Scotland, or, A modest and brotherly dispute of the government of the Church of Scotland wherein our discipline is demonstrated to be the true apostolic way of divine truth, and the arguments on the contrary are friendly dissolved, the grounds of separation and the independency [sic] of particular congregations, in defence of ecclesiastical presbyteries, synods, and assemblies, are examined and tried / by Samuel Rutherfurd ...A peaceable and temperate plea for Pauls presbyterie in Scotland, or, A modest and brotherly dispute of the government of the Church of Scotland wherein our discipline is demonstrated to be the true apostolick way of divine truth, and the arguments on the contrary are friendly dissolved, the grounds of separation and the indepencie [sic] of particular congregations, in defence of ecclesiasticall presbyteries, synods, and assemblies, are examined and tryed / by Samuell Rutherfurd ...
London: printed for John Bartlet, 1642London: printed for Iohn Bartlet, 1642
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Ratione indeviabilitatis, 1because the ports of hell shall not prevail against the Church, but the Pope or the Pastor is a man;2 may nod and totter. 2. Ratione regulabilitatis; because the Church in a Synod may regulate and line the Pope or pastor when he crooketh, because he is not essentially a right line. 3. Ratione multiplicitatis, because the Church containeth in it the Popes, or Pastors power, but the Pope or ⟨p. 35⟩Pastor containeth not in his bosom the Churches power. 4. Ratione obligabilitatis, 3because the Church may appoint laws to oblige both Pope and Pastor, but the Pope or Pastor cannot oblige the Church. Now as the Church of believers is above the Church guides in Christian dignity and excellency of grace: forasmuch as the saving grace of faith is more excellent, than the common graces of the power of the keys, yet in an other respect the Church guides are a Church ministerial in authority and jurisdiction above the believers. Therefore Junius saith, the Pastor and the flock are in divers relations, above, and inferior to one another.
Ratione indeviabilitatis, 1because the ports of hell shall not prevaile against the Church, but the Pope or the Pastour is a man;2 may nod and totter. 2. Ratione regulabilitatis; because the Church in a Synod may regulate and line the Pope or pastor when he crooketh, because hee is not essentially a right line. 3. Ratione multiplicitatis, because the Church containeth in it the Popes, or Pastours power, but the Pope or ⟨p. 35⟩Pastour containeth not in his bosome the Churches power. 4. Ratione obligabilitatis, 3because the Church may appoint lawes to oblige both Pope and Pastour, but the Pope or Pastor cannot oblige the Church. Now as the Church of believers is above the Church guides in Christian dignitie and excellency of grace: for asmuch as the saving grace of faith is more excellent, than the common graces of the power of the keyes, yet in an other respect the Church guides are a Church ministeriall in authoritie and jurisdiction above the believers. Therefore Junius saith, the Pastour and the flock are in divers relations, above, and inferiour to one another.