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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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5. Conclusion. We judge this distinction against Scripture and reason, that the power of the keys essentially, fundamentally and originally is in the Church of believers, and the exercise only, and some borrowed acts of the keys should be in the officers.
5. Conclusion. We judge this distinction against Scripture and reason, that the power of the keyes essentially, fundamentally and originally is in the Church of beleevers, and the exercise only, and some borrowed acts of the keyes should be in the officers.
1. Because we are not to distinguish where the Law doth not distinguish, 1because this distinguishing is unknown to the Scripture,2 which never giveth the keys to the believers.3
1. Because we are not to distinguish where the Law doth not distinguish, 1because this distinguishing is unknowne to the Scripture,2 which never giveth the keyes to the beleevers.3
- 11 Arg.
- 2Reguta •uris Non distinguendi• ubi Lex. non distingui•.
- 3Parker de Pol. l. c. 8. n. 4.