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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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For where will Scripture bear this (The believers at Colossee preach to the believers at Colossee by their servant Archippus) (Philippians preach to Philippians by their servant Epaphroditus) And (the Church exerciseth authority, and governeth her self in and through the servants sent by her self) And (the faithful Thessalonians are over themselves in the Lord, and obey themselves in their servants, and Ministers sent by themselves) how I say, will the holy Spirits stile of language make these in rigour true? but according to our brethren's tenets they are most true.1 Katheren Childley against Edwards saith, pag. 10, 11. When the hand lanceth the foot, it cannot be said properly the action of the hand alone, because the hand is set on work by the body, if the body be destitute of the power, for the motion of the body cometh not from the hand, but the motion of the hand from the body. So this Argument would say, The Pastor preacheth as the mouth of the Church, and preaching is an act of the whole Church performed by the Pastor as their servant or mouth; And so the power of preaching must be first in the Church, and not first in the Pastors, as motion is first in the body, and not first in the hand.
For where will Scripture beare this (The beleevers at Colossee preach to the beleevers at Colossee by their servant Archippus) (Philippians preach to Philippians by their servant Epaphroditus) And (the Church exerciseth authority, and governeth her selfe in and through the servants sent by her selfe) And (the faithfull Thessalonians are over themselves in the Lord, and obey themselves in their servants, and Ministers sent by themselves) how I say, will the holy Spirits stile of language make these in rigor true? but according to our brethrens tenents they are most true.1 Katheren Childley against Edwards saith, pag. 10, 11. When the hand launceth the foot, it cannot be said properly the action of the hand alone, because the hand is set on worke by the body, if the body be destitute of the power, for the motion of the body commeth not from the hand, but the motion of the hand from the body. So this Argument would say, The Pastor preacheth as the mouth of the Church, and preaching is an act of the whole Church performed by the Pastor as their servant or mouth; And so the power of preaching must be first in the Church, and not first in the Pastors, as motion is first in the body, and not first in the hand.