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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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Moreover 6.1 The zeal of Josiah commended so highly by God, should have bin sinful and wicked zeal, in commanding all the people to keep the most solemn Passover that ever had been since the days of the Judges, 2 King. 23. 21, 22. and yet Judah was universally corrupted with high places, idolatry and false Priest-hood, images, groves, &c. It is true Josiah reformed all these, it is as true he sought no more of the people for their external right worship, but profession, and could get no more, yet he commanded not separation from the Church of Judah, for these corruptions, howbeit much heart wickedness was amongst them, as is clear, v. 26. Notwithstanding God turned not from the fierceness of his great anger against Judah.
Moreover 6.1 The zeale of Josiah commended so highly by God, should have bin sinfull and wicked zeale, in commanding all the people to keepte the most solemne Passeover that ever had beene since the daies of the Judges, 2 King. 23. 21, 22. and yet Iudah was universally corrupted with high places, idolatry and false Priest-hood, images, groves, &c. It is true Iosiah reformed all these, it is as true he sought no more of the people for their externall right worship, but profession, and could get no more, yet he commanded not separation from the Church of Iudah, for these corruptions, howbeit much heart wickednesse was amongst them, as is cleare, v. 26. Notwithstanding God turned not from the fiercenesse of his great anger against Judah.
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Moreover 7.1 Asa his zeal should have bin as sinful in commanding all Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, to convene in an Assembly (which was far from separation) to a solemn service of swearing a Covenant, to seek the Lord, under the pain of death, to both men and women, and presently after such abominable Idols as ad bin in Judah and Benjamin,