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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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Quest. 8. If our Saviour doth warrant a Church of Elders and Overseers in these words, Mat. 18. Tell the Church.
WE have an argument of weight for a Presbyterial Church in our Saviours words, Mat. 18. 17. If thy brother (offending) neglect to hear them (the Christian witnesses before whom he is convinced of his •ault) tell the Church, but if he neglect to hear the Church, Let him be to thee as a heathen, and a Publican. v. 18. Verily, I say to you, whatsoever ye bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven, and whatsoever ye lose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
WE have an argument of weight for a Presbyteriall Church in our Saviours words, Mat. 18. 17. If thy brother (offending) neglect to heare them (the Christian witnesses before whom he is convinced of his •ault) tell the Church, but if he neglect to heare the Church, Let him be to thee as a heathen, and a Publicane. v. 18. Verily, I say to you, whatsoever ye bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven, and whatsoever ye lose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
The Septuagint agreeth with Matthew, 1[Greek or Hebrew]. So Arias Montanus, Tremell, Beza, Pareus, Musc•lus, Lyra, Hug. Cardinalis, Caieta•, Aquinas: It is not much matter that Castalio turneth (Tell the Assembly of the Commons) Augustine, Cyprian, Jerome, and all are against him. The scope of these words, is not,