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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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Our third argument is from many absurdities.1 That doctrine is not sound, from whence flow many absurdities contrary to Gods Word; but from the doctrine of independent Congregations without subordination to Synods, flow many absurdities contrary to ⟨p. 192⟩Gods Word, Ergò, that doctrine is not sound. The Major is out of controversy, and is clear; for the Scriptures reason from absurdities, 1 Cor. 15. 14, 15. John 8. 55. I prove the assumption; as,
Our third argument is from many absurdities.1 That doctrine is not sound, from whence flow many absurdities contrary to Gods Word; but from the doctrine of independent Congregations without subordination to Synods, flow many absurdities contrary to ⟨p. 192⟩Gods Word, Ergò, that doctrine is not sound. The Major is out of controversie, and is cleare; for the Scriptures reason from absurdities, 1 Cor. 15. 14, 15. Iohn 8. 55. I prove the assumption; as,
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1. The Prophets shall not be authoritatively judged by Prophets and Pastors, but by the multitude, contrary to that, 1 Cor▪ 14. 29. Let the Prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge.