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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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2. The eschewing and separating from the error of the Church, and the mans company, is enough to them to eschew the infection. They urge, But it is attempting of God to stay in an infected lump, suppose you be not actually infected your self, for no thanks to you, as it is a tempting of God, to keep company with a wicked man, suppose by Gods grace, ye learn not his wicked fashions, a man is guilty of self-murder, who rideth a swelling and dangerous river, and sinneth in so doing, suppose God graciously pardon his rashness, and carry him through the river safe.
2. The eschewing and separating from the error of the Church, and the mans company, is enough to them to eschew the infection. They urge, But it is atempting of God to stay in an infected lump, suppose you be not actually infected your selfe, for no thankes to you, as it is a tempting of God, to keepe company with a wicked man, suppose by Gods grace, yee learne not his wicked fashions, a man is guilty of selfe-murther, who rydeth a swelling and dangerous river, and sinneth in so doing, suppose God graciously pardon his rashnesse, and carry him through the river safe.
I Answ. 1. To stay in every place where sinners are, and to haunt the wicked mans company as his companion, is a sinful tempting of God, suppose ye be not actually ensnared: but to stay in the company or Church, carefully flying every spot and soul air, that may blow sin upon you, is no tempting of God.
I Answ. 1. To stay in every place where sinners are, and to haunt the wicked mans company as his companion, is a sinfull tempting of God, suppose ye be not actually insnared: but to stay in the company or Church, carefully flying every spot and soule ayre, that may blow sin upon you, is no tempting of God.
But secondly, they thus urge, to stay a member of a leavened Church, and keep Church-communion with that infected Church, is to tempt God, therefore God calleth you to separate from that Church.