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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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O saith, 1Master Barrow, Ainsworth, Mr. Can. The blast of the Kings horn can make no man a member of Christs body, that must be done willingly, and by the Spirit of Christ, not by compulsion: The Magistrate (say they) can work faith in none, he ought indeed to abolish Idolatry, set up the true Worship of God, suppress errors, cause the truth to be taught, yet he cannot constrain men to join to the Church.
O saith, 1Master Barrow, Ainsworth, Mr. Canne. The blast of the Kings horne can make no man a member of Christs body, that must be done willingly, and by the Spirit of Christ, not by compulsion: The Magistrate (say they) can worke faith in none, he ought indeed to abolish Idolatry, set up the true Worship of God, suppresse errours, cause the truth to be taught, yet he cannot constrain men to joyne to the Church.
- 1M. Barrow. M. Ainsworth. M. Cann•. Object.
I answer, This is a senseless reason; for how doth the Magistrate abolish Idolatry, set up the true worship of God? It is, I hope, by external force and power: For the Magistrate as the Magistrate doth nothing but by an external coactive power. The Magistrate useth the sword, not reasons, preaching and counsel. Yea, this way he cannot abolish idolatry, nor erect the pure worship of God, for it is a work of Gods Spirit and a willing work, that a subject forsake Idols, and worship God purely at the command of a King, as it is the work of God, that he believe in Christ, and join himself to the Church of true believers.
I answer, This is a senslesse reason; for how doth the Magistrate abolish Idolatry, set up the true worship of God? It is, I hope, by externall force and power: For the Magistrate as the Magistrate doth nothing but by an externall coactive power. The Magistrate useth the sword, not reasons, preaching and counsell. Yea, this way he cannot abolish idolatry, nor erect the pure worship of God, for it is a worke of Gods Spirit and a willing worke, that a subject forsake Idols, and worship God purely at the command of a King, as it is the worke of God, that he believe in Christ, and joyn himselfe to the Church of true believers.