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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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1. There is an inherent holiness, and there is a federal holiness, whereby some are holy by covenant, that is, have right to the means of salvation, which right Turks and Pagans have not. 2. People or persons are two ways within the covenant. 1. Truly, and by faith in Christ, and according to the election of grace. 2. In profession, because the word of the covenant is preached to them, as members of the visible Church. 3. There is a holiness of the covenant, and a holiness of covenanters, and there is a holiness of the Nation, flock and people, and a holiness of the single person. 4. There is a holiness of election in Gods mind, and a holiness real, and of the persons elected. 5. There is a federal or covenant-holines, de jure, by right, such as goeth before Baptism in the Infants borne in the visible Church, and a holines de facto, a formal covenant-holiness after they are baptized.
1. There is an inherent holines, and there is a federall holines, whereby some are holy by covenant, that is, have right to the meanes of salvation, which right Turks and Pagans have not. 2. People or persons are two wayes within the covenant. 1. Truly, and by faith in Christ, and according to the election of grace. 2. In profession, because the word of the covenant is preached to them, as members of the visible Church. 3. There is a holines of the covenant, and a holines of covenanters, and there is a holines of the Nation, flocke and people, and a holines of the single person. 4. There is a holines of election in Gods mind, and a holines reall, and of the persons elected. 5. There is a federall or covenant-holines, de jure, by right, such as goeth before Baptisme in the Infants borne in the visible Church, and a holines de facto, a formall covenant-holines after they are baptized.
Hence our first Conclusion, All the Infants borne within the visible Church, what ever be the wickedness of their nearest Parents are to be received within the Church by Baptism.
Hence our first Conclusion, All the Infants borne within the visible Church, what ever be the wickednesse of their nearest Parents are to be received within the Church by Baptisme.