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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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2. That a man by external profession adjoin himself to the true visible Church, is not a work of saving faith, as our Masters dream, for Simon Magus and Ananias and Sapphira a turned members of the visible Church upon as small motives, as the command of a King, upon the motive of gain and honour, and were never a whit nearer Christ for all this.
2. That a man by externall profession adjoyn himself to the true visible Church, is not a work of saving faith, as our Masters dreame, for Simon Magus and Ananias and Saphira a turned members of the visible Church upon as small motives, as the command of a King, upon the motive of gaine and honour, and were never a whit nearer Christ for all this.
3. The Magistrate cannot compel men to believe,1 nor can the Minister by preaching, or the power of the keys do it,2 except Gods Spirit do it, but as Junius •aith, he may compel men to profess belief, but not to believe, he may compel to the external means, not to the end. 2. The Magistrate (as Voetius saith) may compel ⟨p. 112⟩by removing impediments, as idols and false teachers and authoritatively. 2. compel to the means. Now it shall be easy to answer their Objections, who wou•d prove that Saints are the only matter of a rightly and lawfully constitute visible church.3
3. The Magistrate cannot compell men to believe,1 nor can the Minister by preaching, or the power of the keys doe it,2