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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. There is (saith Ainsworth) proclaimed by God himself,1 enmity and war, betwixt the seed of the woman, and the seed of the Serpent;2 and there is no communion nor fellowship betwixt Christ and Belial, light and darkness. Therefore the profane and the godly cannot be mixed together in one visible society, as two contraries are not capable of one and the same form.
5. There is (saith Ainsworth) proclaimed by God himselfe,1 enmity and warre, betwixt the seede of the woman, and the seede of the Serpent;2 and there is no communion nor fellowship betwixt Christ and Beliall, light and darknesse. Therefore the prophane and the godly cannot be mixed together in one visible society, as two contraries are not capeable of one and the same forme.
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- 2Geneses 3. 1 Cor. 6.
Answ. This will prove that which is not denied, that the godly and ungodly cannot agree well together, suppose the ungodly be latent hypocrites; for they have two contrary natures, as fire and water, and have two contrary fathers, God and Satan, but that is not denied. But hence it followeth not but that hypocrites and unbelievers may be all their life in external society with the wicked, and make up one true visible Church.
Answ. This will prove that which is not denyed, that the godly and ungodly cannot agree well together, suppose the ungodly be latent hypocrites; for they have two contrary natures, as fire and water, and have two contrary fathers, God and Sathan, but that is not denyed. But hence it followeth not but that hypocrites and unbeleevers may be all their life in externall society with the wicked, and make up one true visible Church.