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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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10. Argument. 1That which is so heinous a sin, as to profane Gods name, and ordinances, to marry Christ and Belial, to mix God and Idols that are Devils, should have been forbidden in the old and new Testament; but separation from the true worship of God for the sins of the worshippers is never forbidden, and communion is ever commanded in the old, or new Testament, therefore separation cannot be lawful, and communion cannot be such a sin.
10. Argument. 1That which is so hainous a sinne, as to prophane Gods name, and ordinances, to marry Christ and Belial, to mixe God and Idols that are Divells, should have been forbidden in the old and new Testament; but separation from the true worship of God for the sinnes of the worshippers is never forbidden, and communion is ever commanded in the old, or new Testament, therfore separation cannot be lawfull, and communion cannot be such a sin.
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6. Conclusion. 1A worship may be false in the matter two ways, either when we are to practice it, or give our assent to it, as to receive the Sacraments after an unlawful manner, to assent to corrupt doctrine, that is never lawful, and here we may separate from the worship, when we separate not from the Church. Or then the worship is false in the matter, but our presence doth not make it unlawful to us; as professors may hear a preacher who preacheth the body of divinity soundly, howbeit he mix errors with it, because what every one heareth they are to try ere they believe, as the Spirit of God teacheth, 1 Thes. 5. 21. Try all things, hold fast what