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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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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.
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 kingdome of Priests, a Church of Saints, the houshold and Kingdome 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 Sheepe of Christ, a sheepe-fold watched by discipline, a garden well inclosed, here entreth no Cananite, every vessell is holy.
- 1Object. 3.Obiect. 3.
- 2Guide to Zion. pos. 32. pag 16. Separatist 3. petitio. 3. posit arg. 2, Barrow. disco. •al. Church pag 22Guide to Zion. pos. 32. pag 16. Separatist 3. petitio. 3. posit arg. 2, Barrow. d•sco. •al. Church pag 22