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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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But of these I shall speak ⟨p. 194⟩more fully hereafter, God willing.
But of these I shall speake ⟨p. 194⟩more fully hereafter, God willing.
4. Argument. 1That Doctrine is not to be holden, which tendeth to the removing of a public Ministry▪ but the doctrine of independent Churches is such. Ergo, the doctrine of independent Churches, is not to be holden. The proposition is out of doubt, seeing Christ hath ordained a public Ministry for the gathering of his Church, Ephes: 3. 11. 1 Cor: 11. 1 Cor: 14 1 Tim: 3. 1, 2, 3. Heb: 13. 17. 1 Thess: 5. 12, 13. 1 Cor: 5. 4. Math: 16. 19. Math: 28. 18. Joh: 20. 21, 22, 23.2 I prove the assumption. By the doctrine of independency, two or three, or ten or twelve private Christians in a private Family,3 joining themselves covenant-ways to worship God is a true visible Church:4 So the English Puritanism: So a Treatise called, Light for the ignorant: So the Guide to Zion: So the Separatists holding Independent Congregations, define a visible Church, Every company, Congregation or Assembly of true believers, joining together according to the order of the Gospel, in the true worship, is a true visible Church. This being the true definition of an independent congregation from the writings of the Patrons thereof; I prove that it taketh away the necessity of public ministry. 1. because every twelve in a private Family is this way joined together, and is an independent Church. 2 this congregation being independent, it hath within it self the power of the keys, and is not subject (saith the English Puritanism) to any other Superior ecclesiastical jurisdiction,