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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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3. They object, 1Come not ye to Gilgall, neither go ye up to Bethaven, therefore people were to separate from Idolatrous Israel.
3. They object, 1Come not ye to Gilgall, neither goe yee up to Bethaven, therfore people were to separate from Idolatrous Israel.
- 1Object. 3. Ainsworth ib.Obiect. 3. Ainsworth ib.
Answ. I have proved that the true Prophets commanded Church-fellowship with Israel after their Idolatry: and judge if this be good, Go not to Bethaven, that is the house of vanity, called Bethel the house of God, where Jeroboam's calves were worshipped, ergo, separate from all the worship of God in Israel: we say, Ex negatione speciei, malè concluditur negatio generis, separate from Jeroboam's calves: therefore separate from all true worship of God in Israel, it is a bad consequence.
Answ. I have prooved that the true Prophets commanded Church-fellowship with Israel after their Idolatry: and judge if this be good, Goe not to Bethaven, that is the house of vanity, called Bethel the house of God, where Jeroboams calves were worshipped, ergo, separate from all the worship of God in Israel: we say, Ex negatione speciei, malè concluditur negatio generis, separate from Ieroboams calves: therfore separate from all true worship of God in Israel, it is a bad consequence.
4. They object,