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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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3. That Separation here commanded is from the worship of God corrupted in the matter, where need force the Corinthians behoved to be joined to Idols, v: 16▪ For what agreement (saith he) hath the Temple of God with Idols? Now he meaneth, that the faithful who were Temples of the holy Spirit should not sit and eat at the Idols Table, which is called, 1 Cor: 10. 20, 21. The Devils Table and cup. But what Logic is this? Separate from Idols, ergo, separate from a Church, where the true worship of God is, and is professed and taught; this is to be yoked with Christs body, Spouse, truth, but to fly the errors that are in the body, which we also teach.
3. That Separation here commanded is from the worship of God corrupted in the matter, where need force the Corinthians behoved to be joyned to Idols, v: 16▪ For what agreement (saith he) hath the Temple of God with Idols? Now he meaneth, that the faithfull who were Temples of the holy Spirit should not sit and eat at the Idols Table, which is called, 1 Cor: 10. 20, 21. The Divels Table and cup. But what Logicke is this? Separate from Idols, ergo, separate from a Church, where the true worship of God is, and is professed and taught; this is to be yoaked with Christs body, Spouse, truth, but to fly the errours that are in the body, which we also teach.
2. They object, 1Rev: 18. 4. Go out of her my people that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that y• receive not of her plagues. Ergo, we must separate from the Church where there is any thing of Romes worship.
2. They object, 1Rev: 18. 4. Goe out of her my people that yee be not partakers of her sinnes, and that y• receive not of her plagues. Ergo, we must seperate from the Church where there is any thing of Romes worship.