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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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CHAP. XV.
Que. 15. Whether or no by other valid Arguments from Gods word, the lawfulness of Synods can be concluded?
Que. 15. Whether or no by other valid Arguments from Gods word, the lawfulnesse of Synods can be concluded?
Hitherto hath been six Arguments against Churches independent, and consequently proving the lawfulness of Synods. Now followeth our seventh Argument.
HItherto hath been sixe Arguments against Churches independent, and consequently proving the lawfulnesse of Synods. Now followeth our seventh Argument.
7. If there be a commandment to tell the Church when an obstinate brother offendeth a brother, then must this course also be taken when an obstinate Church shall offend a Sister-church. But the former is true, ⟨p. 218⟩Mat 18. Ergo,1 so is the latter. This is not mine, but the Argument of Parker,