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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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1. That they should censure and use the rod against themselves, which is against nature, reason and unwritten in the Word of God.
2. They cannot be censured by Presbyteries and Synods; for the doctrine of independent Congregations doth abhor this.
2. They cannot be censured by Presbyteries and Synods; for the doctrin of independent Congregations doth abhorre this.
And thirdly, they cannot be censured by the multitude of believers; for 1. The Lord hath not given the rod and power of edification, such as Paul speaketh of, 1 Cor. 4. 20, 21. to the flock over the over-seers. 2. This is popular government and worse, the flock made over-seers to the Shepherds, the sons authorized to correct the fathers. 3. We desire a pattern of this government from the word of God.
And thirdly, they cannot be censured by the multitude of believers; for 1. The Lord hath not given the rod and power of edification, such as Paul speaketh of, 1 Cor. 4. 20, 21. to the flocke over the over-seers. 2. This is popular government and worse, the flock made over-seers to the Shepheards, the sons authorized to correct the fathers. 3. We desire a pattern of this government from the word of God.