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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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They object twelfthly, 1That Paul and Barnabas went up to Jerusalem, not to submit their judgement to the Apostles, for then they had not been infallible, neither for the necessity of an assembly, or because Congregations depend d•th on assemblies; but they did it 1. to conciliate authority to the Decrees. 2. To stop the mouths of false Apostles, who alleged that the Lords Apostles stood for circumcision, otherwise Paul himself might have determined the point.
They object twelfthly, 1That Paul and Barnabas went up to Jerusalem, not to submit their iudgement to the Apostles, for then they had not been infallible, neither for the necessity of an assembly, or because Congregations depend d•th on assemblies; but they did it 1. to conciliate authority to the Decrees. 2. To stop the mouthes of false Apostles, who alleadged that the Lords Apostles stood for circumcision, otherwise Paul himselfe might have determined the point.
- 1Object. 12.Obiect. 12.
Answ. 1. Paul as an ordinary Pastor, howbeit not as an Apostle, was to submit to a Synod in this case, as an Apostle he might have excommunicated the incestuous Corinthian, without the Church; but it shall not follow that Paul did write to the Corinthians to excommunicate him for no necessity of a Church-court and Synod, but only to conciliate authority to excommunication, and to stop the mouths of enemies.
Answ. 1. Paul as an ordinary Pastor, howbeit not as an Apostle, was to submit to a Synod in this case, as an Apostle he might have excommunicated the incestuous Corinthian, without the Church; but it shall not follow that Paul did write to the Corinthians to excommunicate him for no necessity of a Church-court and Synod, but onely to conciliate authority to excommunication, and to stop the mouthes of enemies.