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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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9. If Gods word warrant a number of officers in Gods house, who ordaineth Pastors by laying on of hands, and who trieth these who say they are Apostles and Pastors, and are liars, and who hath jurisdiction to punish false teachers, as Balaam and Jezebel, and who appointeth Elders in cities and Churches; then is there a Presbytery and society of Pastors and Elders in moe ⟨p. 79⟩consociated, and neighbour congregations appointed for this effect.
9. If Gods word warrant a number of officers in Gods house, who ordaineth Pastors by laying on of hands, and who tryeth these who say they are Apostles and Pastors, and are lyars, and who hath jurisdiction to punish false teachers, as Balaam and Iezabel, and who appointeth Elders in cities and Churches; then is there a Presbytery and society of Pastors and Elders in moe ⟨p. 79⟩consociated, and neighbour congregations appointed for this effect.
But there is such a number of officers in Gods House, of which number are no single believers, not clothed with any Ministerial calling. Therefore there must be a Presbytery, different from private Professors, that overseeth many Congregations.
But there is such a number of officers in Gods House, of which number are no single believers, not cloathed with any Ministeriall calling. Therfore there must be a Presbytery, diff•rent from private Professours, that overseeth many Congregations.
I prove the proposition, First, that there is such a number, and that they are different from ordinary professors, 1 Tim: 4. 14. Neglect not the gist that is in thee, which was given by the laying on of the hands of the Elders, Re: 2. 2. Re. 2. 14, 20. Tit: 1. 5. 1 Tim: 5 22. now that ordinary professors who are not Elders, do lay hands on Pastors, ordain or appoint Elders, and judicially try and choose, or refuse false Teachers, and censure or deprive them, wanteth precept, promise or practice in the Word of God, except we say the Epistles to Timothy and Titus are not written to Church-men, but to all professors that they should lay hands suddenly on no man, that they should appoint Elders in every city: Now also that this united Presbytery is a Presbytery of one single Congregation is, 1 Against that which we have proved of the great Church of Ephesus, Act: 20. Act: 19. Rev: 2. as also against the necessity of Pastors labours, who are not to stay in numbers together upon one single Congregation, where two or moe cannot be had.