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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 ...
London: printed for John Bartlet, 1642London: printed for Iohn Bartlet, 1642
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To the place 1 Tim: 4. 14. some answer that, 1that laying on of the hands of the Presbytery was extraordinary, and ceased with the Apostles: Others say, he speaketh of the office, not of the persons.
- 1Bucer against Dunam fortress. in I•edidocl. in alt. Dam•sc.Bucer against Dunam fortres. in I•edidocl. in alt. Dam•sc.
Answ: The latter is a devise of Prelates refuted by our Divines, an office neither hath hands nor feet, but persons only have hands.
2. Castalio calleth this with good warrant, 1The Senate of Elders, Chrysost: and Hugo Cardinalis, a College of Presbyters,2 Junius saith, it is all one with the Church, Mat: 18.
2. Castalio calleth this with good warrant, 1The Senate of Elders, Chrysost: and Hugo Cardinalis, a Colledge of Presbyters,2 Iunius saith, it is all one with the Church, Mat: 18.