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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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Answ. Howbeit Augustine, Chrysostom, Cyrillus, Theophylact, Theodoret, Cyprian, Ambrose, and most of the learned Fathers agree, that it was an ecumenic Assembly, yet we will not contend, many Churches of Jews and Gentiles were here by their Commissioners, which is sufficient for our point. 2. The Apostles who were universal Pastors of the whole world, were here.
Answ. Howbeit Augustine, Chrysostome, Cyrillus, Theophylact, Theodoret, Cyprian, Ambrose, and most of the learned Fathers agree, that it was an o•cumenicke Assembly, yet we will not contend, many Churches of Jewes and Gentiles were here by their Comm•ssioners, which is sufficient for our point. 2. The Apostles who were universall Pastors of the whole world, were here.
2. They object, There is no word of a Synod or Assembly in the Text.1