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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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God may, and doth separate his own from Egypt, […] in Marriage and mixture with the Canaanites. […] that are born in the visible Church and profess […] us, should not be received in the Church […] be all taught of God, all precious stones, all ⟨p. 114⟩plants of righteousness: it followeth no way, but the contrary, therefore because they are unbelievers under the power and chains of Satan, and ignorance, they are to be received in a communion with the Church, to be hearers of the word, that they may be all taught of God, and all made righteous plants.
God may, and doth separate his owne from Egypt, 〈…〉 in Marriage and mixture with the Canaanites. 〈…〉 that are born in the visible Church and professe 〈…〉 us, should not be received in the Church 〈…〉 be all taught of God, all precious stones, all ⟨p. 114⟩plants of righteousnesse: it followeth no way, but the contrary, therefore because they are unbeleevers under the power and chaines of Sathan, and ignorance, they are to be received in a communion with the Church, to be hearers of the word, that they may be all taught of God, and all made righteous plants.
3. They reason thus. 1The wicked have not Christ for their head. So the guide to Zion.2 A true visible Church (say the Separatists) is the Temple of the Lord, the body of Christ, a kingdom of Priests, a Church of Saints, the household and Kingdom of God. Yea saith Barrow, a people, chosen, redeemed Saints by calling, partakers of the most precious faith, and glorious hope, the humble, obedient, loving Sheep of Christ, a sheep-fold watched by discipline, a garden well enclosed, here entereth no Canaanite, every vessel is holy.