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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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2. I believe these are within, that are professors of the true faith, suppose they be not members of the Church of Corinth, or of any settled Church, it is enough if they be within the covenant, and these are without only, who are Infidels and Pagans, not professing the true and sound faith, as the Apostle meaneth, 1 Cor. 5. 12. Baptism is a privilege of the Church, not a privilege of such a particular independent Church, and the distinction betwixt Christian-communion and Church-communion in this point is needless and fruitless; for none are to be refused of baptism, whose parents profess the faith and Christian-communion: Howbeit, they by Gods providence may be cast into a country where they are not, and cannot be (without due examination) members of a settled Church, as one may hear the word and join in public prayer with any true Church he cometh unto, and so having Christian-communion with a true Church, he hath by that same also Church communion. For baptism is not like Burgess• freedom in a city, a man may be a free Citizen in one Town or City, and not be a free citizen to have right to the privileges of all other Cities, but he who is Christs free-man in one Church, hath Christian freedom and right to communion thereby in all Churches, and may ⟨p. 176⟩have Church-communion in all true Churches; but he that is a free Burgess in one City, is not free in all.
2. I believe these are within, that are professours of the true faith, suppose they be not members of the Church of Corinth, or of any setled Church, it is enough if they be within the covenant, and these are without only, who are Infidels and Pagans, not professing the true and sound faith, as the Apostle meaneth, 1 Cor. 5. 12. Baptisme is a priviledge of the Church, not a priviledge of such a particular independent Church, and the distinction betwixt Christian-communion and Church-communion in this point is needlesse and fruitlesse; for none are to be refused of baptisme, whose parents professe the faith and Christian-communion: Howbeit, they by Gods providence may be cast into a country where they are not, and cannot be (without due examination) members of a setled Church, as one may heare the word and joyn in publick prayer with any true Church he cometh unto, and so having Christian-communion with a true Church, he hath by that same also Church communion. For baptisme is not like Burgess freedome in a city, a man may be a free Citizen in one Towne or City, and not be a free citizen to have right to the priviledges of all other Cities, but he who is Christs free-man in one Church, hath Christian freedome and right to communion therby in all Churches, and may