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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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2. Whereas M. Best urgeth that none should be baptized, but members of the visible Church: he maketh all baptized members of the Church, how then must they be all visible Saints, clean persons and holy? For baptism maketh not the thousand part that are baptized to be visible Saints.
2. Wheras M. Best urgeth that none should be baptized, but members of the visible Church: he maketh all baptized members of the Church, how then must they be all visible Saints, clean persons and holy? For baptisme maketh not the thousand part that are baptized to be visible Saints.
3. This Generation begotten of the Lord and received into the Church to declare his righteousness, Psal. 22. is not such only as are to be baptized; for that generation, v. 30. is a seed that serveth the Lord, and v. 31. declareth his righteousness: All infants whether of faithful or unfaithful parents do alike service to God, and alike declare his righteousness, that is to say, infants of what ever kind can do no service to God. If their meaning be the infants of faithful parents circumcised shall serve God, and declare his Righteousness, when ⟨p. 177⟩they come to age: First this Text saith not they are the seed of the faithful only that shall serve God: For the seed of the faithful, such as Ammon, Absalom, and Davids seed often refuse to serve God, and declare his righteousness, and the seed and children of wicked Parents, as Hezekiah the son of wicked Ahaz, and Josiah the son of wicked Amon, do often serve God, and declare his righteousness: So they cite Scriptures, that by no force of reason do speak for them, as Rom. 4. 11. and Rom. 11. 16. say nothing; but if the root be holy with the holiness federal, and of the external profession: So are the branches; but the place speaketh nothing of true inherent holiness; for then all holy Parents should have holy and visible Saints coming out of their loins, which is against Scripture and experience.