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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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Fifthly, 1they object, If all promiscuously be baptized, Gods name is taken in vain, and the holy Sacrament greatly abused, Mal. 1. 12. Heb. 10 29.
Fifthly, 1they object, If all promiscuously be baptized, Gods name is taken in vaine, and the holy Sacrament greatly abused, Mal. 1. 12. Heb. 10 29.
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Answ. This is to accuse God, as if he had not found sufficient ways out to save his own name from blasphemy. Nor can our brethren by their Doctrine save his name from dishonour, nor the Sacrament from profanation; because multitudes of Infants borne of believing Parents are reprobates, and yet God hath commanded to baptize them, who being reprobates must be without the covenant, and so the covenant is profaned, and many Infants of wicked Parents are chosen, and within the covenant; yet are we forbidden by our brethren to give them the seals of the covenant until they come to age, which also should be given to them, and needs force by their doctrine that Christ hath commanded a certain way of dishonouring his name (which is blasphemy) •or we have not such a clear way to know Infants clean and unclean, as the Priest had to know the polluted bread, and the polluted sacrifices, Mal. 1. 7, 12