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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. Argument. 1If the Church of Ephesus be a true Church, holding the candlestick of Christ and Christs presence walking in it, that suffered for Christs name, and fainted not, Rev. 2. and yet had fallen from her first-love. If Pergamus held the doctrine of Balaam, and the Nicolaitans, and murdered the Saints, had Satan's throne amongst them, ver. 13. 14. If Thyatira suffered the woman Jezebel to seduce the servants of Christ. If Sardis had a name to live, and was dead, and her works were not perfect before God; If Laodicea turned cold, indifferent and lukewarm in the matters of God, and was ready to be spewed out at Christs mouth. Then may a church remain a true Church with a lawful, visible Ministry, having power of the word, seals and Church discipline, as all these had, and cannot be separated from, except we would leave the candlestick, and Christ walking in the midst of the golden candlesticks.
5. Argument. 1If the Church of Ephesus be a true Church, holding the candlesticke of Christ and Christs presence walking in it, that su•fered for Christs name, and fainted not, Rev. 2. and yet had fallen from her first-love. If Pergamus held the doctrine of Balaam, and the Nicolaitans, and murthered the Saints, had Sathans throne amongst them, ver. 13. 14. If Thyatira suffered the woman Jezabel to seduce the servants of Christ. If Sardis had a name to live, and was dead, and her workes were not perfect before God; If Laodicea turned cold, indifferent and lukewarme in the matters of God, and was ready to be spewed out at Christs mouth. Then may a church remaine a true Church with a lawfull, visible Ministry, having power of the word, seales and Church discipline, as all these had, and cannot be separated from, except we would leave the candlesticke, and Christ walking in the midst of the golden candlesticks.
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