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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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4. Argument. 1If the Apostle term the Galatians the Church of Christ, brethren; Gal. 1. 2. receivers of the Spirit by the hearing of faith, chap. 3. 2. the children of God by faith in Christ, ver. 26. spiritual, chap. 6. 1. and so esteemeth them a right constitute Church not to be separated from, howbeit they were in part removed from Christ to another Gospel, Gal. 1. 8. bewitched, foolish, joining circumcision and the works of the Law with faith, and so fallen from Christ, Christ profiting them nothing, fallen from grace, running in vain, under the Law again, and not under Christ, Gal. 5. 4, 5, 6, 18. beginning in the Spirit, ending in the flesh, Gal. 3▪ 3. if so (I say) then is it not lawful to separate from a Church, for the sins of the worshippers. But the former is true, Ergo, so is the latter. The proposition is clear, because Pauls stiles which he giveth them make them the body and spouse of Christ, and so it is not lawful to separate from them. Also Paul writeth to them as to the Church of Christ, which is an acknowledged Church-communion.
4. Argument. 1If the Apostle tearme the Gallatians the Church of Christ, brethren; Gal. 1. 2. receivers of the Spirit by the hearing of faith, chap. 3. 2. the children of God by faith in Christ, ver. 26. spirituall, chap. 6. 1. and so esteemeth them a right constitute Church not to be separated from, howbeit they were in part removed from Christ to another Gospell, Gal. 1. 8. bewitched, foolish, joyning circumcision and the workes of the Law with faith, and so fallen from Christ, Christ profiting them nothing, fallen from grace, running in vaine, under the Law againe, and not under Christ,