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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 ...
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Whereas Synods with good warrant, following this Synod, have made Acts against Arians, Nestorius, and other heretics ecclesiastically condemning fundamental errors. And here I enter to prove the lawfulness of Synods, and to dispute against the independency of a visible presbyterial Church, For that which in Scotland we call, following Gods word, 1 Tim: 4. 14. the presbytery.
Wheras Synods with good warrant, following this Synod, have made Acts against Arrians, Nestorius, and other heretiques ecclesiastically condemning fundamentall errours. And heere I enter to proove the lawfullness• of Synods, and to dispute against the independency of a visible presbyteriall Church, For that which in Scotland wee call, following Gods word, 1 Tim: 4. 14. the presbytery.
But before we proceed, one question would be cleared, What ground is there to tie a congregation by an ecclesiastical tie of obedience to a presbytery, and a presbytery to a provincial Assembly, and a provincial Assembly to a National Assembly: for seeing these are not in Gods Word, they would seem devices of men, and of no divine institution; one may say, whether have they warrant in a positive Law of God, or in the law of nature?
But before we proceed, one question would be cleared, What ground is there to tye a congregation by an ecclesiasticall tye of obedience to a presbytery, and a presbytery to a provinciall Assembly, and a provinciall Assembly to a Nationall Assembly: for seeing these are not in Gods Word, they would seeme devices of men, and of noe divine institution; one may say, whether have they warrant in a positive Law of God, or in the law of nature?
I answer, they have warrant of both: for it is Gods positive law, that the Elders and Over-seers be over the Church in the Lord, Heb: 13. 17.