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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 ...
London: printed for John Bartlet, 1642London: printed for Iohn Bartlet, 1642
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Answ. It followeth not; for it is as if one would say, the wrath of God is to come upon the whore of Rome, who hath overturned the foundation of true faith. Ergo, if Corinth will not excommunicate the incestuous man after the have warned them of their duty, come out of that Babel also, least ye be partakers of her sins. For they teach were a visible Church never so sound, pure, holy, fair in doctrine and life, yet if they refuse to cast out a scandalous person, and will spare and defend him, they are to be separated from, and those that stay in that Church and▪ keep communion with her, are partakers of her sins. Howbeit some saving truths remain in the Church of Rome, and in that we keep yet a material and real union with Rome in as far as they profess one God; three persons, two natures in Christ, ⟨p. 152⟩&c. but we have separated from Rome. 1. Because their Doctrine of professed and commanded Idolatry, and their other Heresies everteth the foundation of Faith. 2. Because they lay another foundation above the foundation Christ, the Pope, and a multitude of Idol-gods, but it followeth in no sort. Ergo, we are to separate from every true Church of Christ, that is incorrigible in one fault or other.
Answ. It followeth not; for it is as if one would say, the wrath of God is to come upon the whore of Rome, who hath overturned the foundation of true faith. Ergo, if Corinth will not excommunicate the incestuous man after ye have warned them of their duty, come out of that Babel also, least ye be partakers of her sinnes. For they teach were a visible Church never so sound, pure, holy, faire in doctrine and life, yet if they refuse to cast out a scandalous person, and will spare and defend him, they are to be separated from, and those that stay in that Church and▪ keepe communion with her, are partakers of her sins. Howbeit some saving truths remain in the Church of Rome, and in that we keepe yet a materiall and reall union with Rome in as farre as they professe one God; three persons, two natures in Christ, ⟨p. 152⟩&c. but we have separated from Rome. 1. Because their Doctrine of professed and commanded Idolatry, and their other Heresies everteth the foundation of Faith. 2. Because they lay another foundation above the foundation Christ, the Pope, and a multitude of Idol-gods, but it followeth in no sort. Ergo, we are to separate from every true Church of Christ, that is incorrigible in one fault or other.