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…

1. Distinct. There be some Saints by external calling, ⟨p. 93⟩but not chosen, some Saints by internal and effectual calling, called and chosen of God. 2. Distinct. There be some members of a visible Church, who, de jure, by right and obligation should be such, there be other members of a visible Church, de facto; and in practise, who are such and such members. 3. Distinct. There is a moral obligation, and so all the members of a visible Church are obliged to be Saints by effectual calling, there is a physical obligation, and so that persons may be members of a visible Church as visible, it is not essentially required that they be effectually called. 4. Dist. If a true Church and a visible Church, as visible may not for a time be opposed by way of contradiction, as a believing Church, and a non-believing Church, I remit to be considered, and shall God willing be cleared. 5. Dist. It is one thing to be wicked and scandalous indeed and really; and another thing to be scandalous juridicè, and in the Court of the Church and notarily. 6. Dist. A known and openly scandalous person and a well lustred and dyed Hypocrite are to be differenced in the Church 7. Dist. Let it be considered, if the preaching of the word be not in divers considerations. 1. A mean of constituting and making a visible Church. 2. A true note of a visible Church. 3. A mean of saving the believing Church, now visibly professing the Faith. 8. Dist. Let it be considered if the Magistrate and King may not compel men to the confessing and professing of the faith, actu imperato, by an external forcing power, and yet neither Magistrate nor Pastor can compel to heart-believing, actu elicito, by an inward moving of the heart. 9. Let it be considered if a visible Church may not be a true Church by reason of some few sound believers ⟨p. 94⟩and sincere seekers of God, and that same whole body an infected lump and whorish in respect of some visible professors, who are hypocrites and proud despisers of the Lord. 10.

1. Distinct. There be some Saints by externall calling, ⟨p. 93⟩but not chosen, some Saints by internall and effectuall calling, called and chosen of God. 2. Distinct. There be some members of a visible Church, who, de jure, by right and obligation should be such, there be other members of a visible Church, de facto; and in practise, who are such and such members. 3. Distinct. There is a morall obligation, and so all the members of a visible Church are obliged to bee Saints by effectuall calling, there is a physicall obligation, and so that persons may be members of a visible Church as visible, it is not essentially required that they be effectually called. 4. Dist. If a true Church and a visible Church, as visible may not for a time be opposed by way of contradiction, as a believing Church, and a non-believing Church, I remit to be considered, and shall God willing bee cleared. 5. Dist. It is one thing to be wicked and scandalous indeed and really; and another thing to be scandalous juridicè, and in the Court of the Church and notarily. 6. Dist. A knowne and openly scandalous person and a well lustred and dyed Hypocrite are to be differenced in the Church 7. Dist. Let it be considered, if the preaching of the word be not in divers considerations. 1. A mean of constituting and making a visible Church. 2. A true note of a visible Church. 3. A meane of saving the believing Church, now visibly professing the Faith. 8. Dist. Let it be considered if the Magistrate and King may not compell men to the confessing and professing of the faith, actu imperato, by an externall forcing power, and yet neither Magistrate nor Pastour can compell to heart-believing, actu elicito, by an inward moving of the heart. 9. Let it be considered if a visible Church may not be a true Church by reason of some few sound believers