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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. Argument. 1That government is not of God, nor from the wisdom of Christ the law-giver, that deviseth means of discipline for edifying the people by the keys, and omitteth means for edifying by the keys the Elders of every particular congregation; but the doctrine of independent Congregations is such. Ergo, this doctrine is not of God. The proposition is clear, Christs perfect government hath ways and means in his Testament, to edify all ranks and degrees of people, for the perfecting of the body of his Saints, Eph. 3. 11. 1 Cor. 5. 4, 5. Mat. 18. 15, 16. John 20. 21, 22, 23. I prove the Assumption: If a pastor and six or twelve Elders turn scandalous in their lives, and unsound and corrupt in the Faith: there is no way of gaining them by the power of the keys; for there be but three ways imaginable.
2. Argument. 1That government is not of God, nor from the wisdome of Christ the law-giver, that deviseth means of discipline for edifying the people by the keyes, and omitteth meanes for edifying by the keyes the Elders of every particular congregation; but the doctrine of independent Congregations is such. Ergo, this doctrine is not of God. The proposition is cleare, Christs perfect government hath wayes and meanes in his Testament, to edifie all rankes and degrees of people, for the perfecting of the body of his Saints, Eph. 3. 11. 1 Cor. 5. 4, 5. Mat. 18. 15, 16. Iohn 20. 21, 22, 23. I prove the Assumption: If a pastor and six or twelve Elders turne scandalous in their lives, and unsound and corrupt in the Faith: there is no way of gaining them by the power of the keyes; for there be but three wayes imaginable.