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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. The preaching of the Word and seals thereof ordinarily settled in a visible society is the essential note and mark of a true Church:1 It is weak and vain that Ainsworth, Robinson, Can and Master Smith say, The preaching of the Word is no essential mark of the true Church, and why? Because forsooth, our Masters learned from Barrow to say; It is preached to the Reprobate to whom it is the •avour of death unto death, and it was preached to the scoffing Athenians by Paul Act. 17. and yet the Athenians were not a true Church. But we distinguish three things here.
5. Conclusion. The preaching of the Word and seals therof ordinarily setled in a visible society is the essentiall note and marke of a true Church:1 It is weak and vaine that Ainsworth, Robinson, Canne and Master Smith say, The preaching of the Word is no essentiall marke of the true Church, and why? Because forsooth, our Masters learned from Barrow to say; It is preached to the Reprobate to whom it is the •avour of death unto death, and it was preached to the scoffing Athenians by Paul Act. 17. and yet the Athenians were not a true Church. But we distinguish three things here.
- 1Ainsworth counterpoison, p. 10, 11 Robinson.Ainsworth counterpoyson, p. 10, 11 Robinson.
There is 1. The single and occasional preaching of the Word.
There is 1. The single and occasionall preaching of the Word.