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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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8. Argument. 1If the special and only reason, why Baptism should be denied to the children of nearest Parents who are unbelievers, be weak and contrary to the Scriptures, then is this opinion contrary to Scripture also; but the former is true, Ergo, so is the latter: for not only the special, but the only argument is, because these children are without the covenant, seeing their nearest Parents are without the covenant, but this is most false many ways.
8. Argument. 1If the speciall and only reason, why Baptisme should be denied to the children of nearest Parents who are unbelievers, be weake and contrary to the Scriptures, then is this opinion contrary to Scripture also; but the former is true, Ergo, so is the latter: for not only the speciall, but the only argument is, because these children are without the covenant, seeing their nearest Parents are without the covenant, but this is most false many waies.
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1. God commandeth (as I showed before) that the children of most wicked Parents, Josh. 5. should be circumcised. ⟨p. 171⟩Ergo, God esteemed them within the covenant, notwithstanding of their fathers wickedness.
1. God commandeth (as I shewed before) that the children of most wicked Parents, Josh. 5. should be circumcised. ⟨p. 171⟩Ergo, God esteemed them within the covenant, notwithstanding of their fathers wickednesse.