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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 ...
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Secondly,1 Parker reasoneth thus. Every mean is inferior to the end, 2but Church guides are means ordained of Christ for the Church of believers, and the gathering of the Saints as Gods intended end. Therefore Church guides are inferior to the Church of believers, and subject thereunto. So Paul 1 Cor. 11. proveth the woman to be subject to the man, because the woman is for the man. Answ. From this is only concluded, that Rulers are inferior in dignity to the believers, which is neither questioned nor denied by us: but it is not hence proved, that believers have majority of jurisdiction above the overseers, or that overseers borrow the power of the keys from the believers as from the first subject. The woman is inferior in dignity to the man, and the man more excellent, but the man (suppose he be the end) hath not a jurisdiction or Lordly power over the woman. Christ the mediator is for the Churches salvation as for the end, it followeth not that the Church hath a jurisdiction over Christ. The good Angels are ministering spirits for the good of the heirs of salvation, Heb. 1. 14. It followeth not ⟨p. 40⟩by good Logic, that the heirs of salvation have power of jurisdiction over the good Angels.
Secondly,1 Parker reasoneth thus. Every meane is inferiour to the end, 2but Church guides are meanes ordained of Christ for the Church of believers, and the gathering of the Saints as Gods intended end. Therfore Church guides are inferiour to the Church of believers, and subject thereunto. So Paul 1 Cor. 11. proveth the woman to be subject to the man, because the woman is for the man. Answ. From this is only concluded, that Rulers are inferiour in dignitie to the believers, which is neither questioned nor denyed by us: but it is not hence proved, that believers have majoritie of jurisdiction above the overseers, or that overseers borrow the power of the keyes from the believers as from the first subject. The woman is inferiour in dignitie to the man, and the man more excellent, but the man (suppose he be the end) hath not a jurisdiction or Lordly power over the woman. Christ the mediator is for the Churches salvation as for the end, it followeth not that the Church hath a jurisdiction over Christ. The good Angels are ministring spirits for the good of the heires of salvation,