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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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This argument will prove circumcision could lawfully be given to none, but the children of parents within the covenant, that is, professedly known to be faithful, ⟨p. 174⟩holy, and separated from the profane world in the judgement of c•arity: this hath no warrant of the word. For 1. The children of the mo•t wicked were circumcised, Josh. 5. 2. We desire to know whom God forbade to be circumcised that were carnally descended of Abraham? Or show us example or precept thereof in the Word? 3. What God required in the parents, whose Infants the Church might lawfully and without sin circumcise, so they were borne Jews: O saith Mr. Best, they behooved to be members of the Church whose infants might lawfully be circumcised. I answer, that is, ignotum per ignotius, Show me one person being a borne Jew, whose child the Lord forbade to circumcise? 2. What is it to be a member of the Jewish Church? Is it to be a visible Saint and taught of God? I true, that was required indeed to make men acceptable before God; but to make one a visible member of the Jewish Church visible, nothing was required, but to be a borne Jew, and profess Gods truth, and keep them from external ceremonial pollutions, I mean to be a member of the visible Church, to keep external and Church-communion with the rest of Gods people.
This argument will prove circumcision could lawfully be given to none, but the children of parents within the covenant, that is, professedly knowne to be faithfull, ⟨p. 174⟩holy, and se•arated from the prophane world in the judgement of c•arity: this hath no warrant of the word. For 1. The children of the mo•t wicked were circumcised, Iosh. 5. 2. We desire to know whom God forbad to be circumcised that were carnally descended of Abraham? Or shew us ex•mple or precept therof in the Word? 3. What God required in the parents, whose Infants the Church might lawfully and without sin circumcise, so they were borne Iewes: O saith Mr. Best, they behooved to be members of the Church whose infants might lawfully be circumcised. I answer, that is, ignotum per ignotius, Shew me one person being a borne Iew, whose child the Lord forbad to circumcise? 2. What is it to be a member of the Iewish Church? Is it to bee a visible Saint and taught of God? I true, that was required indeed to make men acceptable before God; but to make one a visible member of the Iewish Church visible, nothing was required, but to be a borne Iew, and professe Gods truth, and keepe them from externall ceremoniall pollutions, I mean to be a member of the visible Church, to keep externall and Church-communion with the rest of Gods people.