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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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3. Barrows Scriptures are most corruptly wrested, for Joseph a prince did bind in fetters the Senators of Egypt, therefore a private believer hath the keys of the Kingdom of heaven to shut and open. What reason is there here? An Apostle or Angel preaching another Gospel is accursed, it followeth not. Therefore a private believer, suppose a woman who is no less than a man, bound to the edification service and utility of the whole body, is to excommunicate an Apostle, or an Angel who shall preach an other Gospel. The keys shall be too common, if all private Christians may put to their hand, and use them, because they are to teach, admonish, ⟨p. 44⟩rebuke, comfort, and edify one another in a private and popular way: any may see, it is one thing for one member of the body to help one another by exhorting and rebuking (which is a work of common charity) and for pastors publicly as the ambassadors of Christ Jesus, to use the keys by public preaching of the Gospel (which is a work of his pastoral charge) yea these two differ as an act of obedience to the law of nature and common charity, and an act of obedience to a divine positive law.
3. Barrowes Scriptures are most corruptly wrested, for Ioseph a prince did bind in fetters the Senators of Egypt, therfore a private believer hath the keyes of the Kingdome of heaven to shut and open. What reason is there here? An Apostle or Angell preaching another Gospell is accursed, it followeth not. Therefore a private believer, suppone a woman who is no lesse than a man, bound to the edification service and utilitie of the whole body, is to excommunicate an Apostle, or an Angell who shall preach an other Gospell. The keyes shall be too common, if all private Christians may put to their hand, and use them, because they are to teach, admonish, ⟨p. 44⟩rebuke, comfort, and edifie one another in a private and popular way: any may see, it is one thing for one member of the body to help one another by exhorting and rebuking (which is a worke of common charitie) and for pastors publikely as the ambassadors of Christ Jesus, to use the keyes by publike preaching of the Gospell (which is a worke of his pastorall charge) yea these two differ as an act of obedience to the law of nature and common charitie, and an act of obedience to a divine positive law.