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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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2. A power popular of the Keys that belongeth to all, and a power authoritative that belongeth to the Guides only.
2. A power popular of the Keyes that belongeth to all, and a power authoritative that belongeth to the Guides only.
3. The power of the Keys is in Christ, as in the formal subject and fountain. 2. In the Church of believers, as in the final object, seeing all this power is for the Church. 3. In the Guides, as in the exemplar cause representing the Church, as we say the image is in the glass,1 and learning in the book, and this Petrus de Alliaco, and Gerson hath the like.
3. The power of the Keyes is in Christ, as in the formall subject and fountaine. 2. In the Church of believers, as in the finall object, seeing all this power is for the Church. 3. In the Guides, as in the exemplar cause representing the Church, as we say the image is in the glasse,1 and learning in the booke, and this Petrus de Alliaco, and Gerson hath the like.
- 1Gerson. de potestat. Eccles. consider. 11.
4. The Keys may be thought to be given. Mat. 16. to Peter, as Prince and King of the Apostles, as Papists say, or, 2. As Peter representeth the Church of believers, as some say, or, 3 As bearing the person of Church guides, as we shall demonstrate, God willing.