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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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4. They object, 1In the old Testament the Law consisted of outward ordinances, and if they were outwardly performed, there was no cause to separate from them. But under the new Testament, all things are become now and spiritual, where Christ hath given power to all the faithful to censure scandalous sins,2 all should separate from a corrupt Church: So Barrow. But Master Smith helpeth him, 3All things were shadows in the old Testament: David, Jehoshaphat, &c. suffered known sins in the land, yet were they the true matter of the typical Church, being typically and ceremonially clean: for to the ⟨p. 153⟩constitution of the typical Church, there was not required true holiness, but ceremonial cleanness: Holiness was required of them for their acceptation before God, but not for the constitution of their Church: so there were there typical Saints, typical Hypocrites, that might have no communion together till they were purified, and yet being indeed wicked persons they might have Church-communion together. But our constitution, ministry, communion, separation are contrary to theirs,4 true holiness is required under the new Testament. Robinson addeth, No man could absolutely separate from the Church of the Jews, for it was the only one visible Church upon the face of the Earth, tied to one Temple, Altar, Sacrifice, Priest-hood and place, they had not excommunication, as we have now, the offender was by bodily death cut off from the common-wealth, as from the Church?
4. They object, 1In the old Testament the Law consisted of outward ordinances, and if they were outwardly performed, there was no cause to separate from them. But under the new Testament, all things are become now and spirituall, where Christ hath given power to all the faithfull to censure scandalous sinnes,2