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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. It cannot be said, that to prophecy to them in public is not to keep a religious communion with them. For to hear on Messiah preached, these same promises, threatenings, covenant, and that ordinarily, is an evident sign of a Church-fellowship, and joint worshipping of God together.
2. It cannot be said, that to prophecy to them in publick is not to keep a religious communion with them. For to heare on Messiah preached, these same promises, threatnings, covenant, and that ordinarily, is an evident signe of a Church-fellowship, and joynt worshipping of God together.
There only reason that they give to this is. 1The common-wealth of Israel was a policy established by God, by covenant without exception, and so long as the Covenant stood unbroken on Gods part, though broken on their part, it was not lawful to separate from that Church. So Robinson.
There only reason that they give to this is. 1The common-wealth of Israel was a policy established by God, by covenant without exception, and so long as the Covenant stood unbroken on Gods part, though broken on their part, it was not lawfull to separate from that Church. So Robinson.
- 1Robinson against Bernard. p. 100.
Others say, 1Christ behooved to be borne of the true Church, therefore they never left off to be the true Church till Christ came.