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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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Secondly, 1they object, Not only must they be in profession within the covenant; but also members of some visible Church and particular congregation, that is, that they be within the Church;2 for we have nothing to do to judge them that are without. 1 Cor. 5. 12. And this M. Best Proveth by the order required in Gods Church, putting a difference betwixt Church-communion and Christian-communion, A man may be a just, peaceable, quiet man, and so meet to be a Citizen in a City, but he hath not right to the privileges of the burgh, until he come to them by due order; so must a man not only be a Christian ere his child be baptized; but also a member of a visible Church.
Secondly, 1they object, Not onely must they be in profession within the covenant; but also members of some visible Church and particular congregation, that is, that they be within the Church;2 for we have nothing to do to judge them that are without. 1 Cor. 5. 12. And this M. Best Proveth by the order required in Gods Church, putting a difference betwixt Church-communion and Christian-communion, A man may be a just, peaceable, quiet man, and so meet to be a Citizen in a City, but he hath not right to the priviledges of the brughe, untill he come to them by due order; so must a man not onely be a Christian ere his childe be baptized; but also a member of a visible Church.
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- 2M. Best Churches •lea. p. 60, 61▪ arg. 1