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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. A Church may be called representative three ways.
5 Conclusion. A Church may be called representative three waies.
1 Properly, as if the Rulers stood in the persons of believers, judging for them, as if the believers were there themselves, as a deputy representeth the King: So Israel did swear a covenant, Deut: 9. 14, 15. for their posterity not borne: this way the Eldership do not judge for the Congregations, as if the Congregations ⟨p. 83⟩did judge by them as by their instruments, as Robinson saith,1 because the multitude of believers should not judge at all, therefore Elders do not in governing represent their persons:2 So Bannes said the Pope this way hath no Legate, for he cannot give an Apostolic spirit to his Ambassador, 3for then he might leave (saith he) an apostolic spirit in legacy to some successor: We acknowledge no representative church in this sense, as the author of presbyterial government examined unjustly imputeth to us.
1 Properly, as if the Rulers stood in the persons of believers, judging for them, as if the believers were there themselves, as a deputy representeth the King: So Israel did sweare a covenant, Deut: 9. 14, 15. for their posterity not borne: this way the Eldership doe not judge for the Congregations, as if the Congregations ⟨p. 83⟩did judge by them as by their instruments, as Robinson saith,1 because the multitude of believers should not judge at all, therfore Elders doe not in governing represent their persons: