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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 is most false that external performances of duties were sufficient to make men members of the visible Church of the old Testament.1 1. Because man-slayers▪ adulterers, &c. were to be cut off and excommunicated from the congregation of the Lord, and their prayers were not accepted of God, even by Moses his law, Num: 35. 33, 34. Es: 1. 10, 11, 14, 15. Es. 66. 3, 4, 5. 2 It is false that all the worship under the new Testament is so spiritual that outward performances of external profession in the new Testament doth not also make professors Ecclesiastically holy and separated from other people not of the visible Church, for Ananias, Sapphira, Simon Magus for a time were externally holy, and differenced from Pagans without the Church by their baptism and external profession. Then Barrow must quit all places in the old Testament, for separation from a wicked Ministry, as that Prov. 15. The Sacrifice of the wicked is abomination to God, was as true in the old as in the new Testament. Ergo, the Sacrifices offered by the wicked Priest were no ordinances of God, and did pollute others, who did communicate with him.
Answ. It is most false that externall performances of duties were sufficient to make men members of the visible Church of the old Testament.1 1. Because man-slayers▪ adulterers, &c. were to be cut off and excommunicated from the congregation of the Lord, and their prayers were not accepted of God, even by Moses his law, Num: 35. 33, 34. Es: 1. 10, 11, 14, 15. Es. 66. 3, 4, 5. 2 It is false that all the worship under the new Testament is so spirituall that outward performances of externall profession in the new Testament doth not also make professours Ecclesiastically holy and separated from other people not of the visible Church, for Ananias, Saphira, Simon Magus for a time were externally holy, and differenced from Pagans without the Church by their baptisme and externall profession. Then Barrow must quit all places in the old Testament, for separation from a wicked Ministry, as that Prov. 15. The Sacrifice of the wicked is abomination to God, was as true in the old as in the new Testament. Ergo, the Sacrifices offered by the wicked Priest were no ordinances of God, and did pollute others, who did communicate with him.