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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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2. I borrow the Argument and pay it home again. Christ setteth down a way how all scandals in his visible Church may be removed: So teach our brethren, as an offended brother cannot always have recourse to a National Assembly, and so Christs remedy shall be insufficient. If by a Church, Mat. 18. we understand a Synod, say they; but when the Grecian Church offendeth the Hebrew Church, the Hebrew Church cannot complain to the Grecian Church, for the Law forbiddeth the party to be the Judge; therefore if they understand, Mat. 18. only a Congregation, excluding all Synods, Christs remedy of removing scandals betwixt Sister, and Sister-church, shall be unsufficient; therefore the Grecian and Hebrews must have recourse, as ⟨p. 219⟩Act. 6. to a College of Apostles and Pastors, and that is a Synod.
2. I borrow the Argument and pay it home againe. Christ setteth downe a way how all scandals in his visible Church may be removed: So teach our brethren, as an offended brother cannot alwayes have recourse to a Nationall Assembly, and so Christs remedy shall be insufficient. If by a Church, Mat. 18. we understand a Synod, say they; but when the Grecian Church offendeth the Hebrew Church, the Hebrew Church cannot complaine to the Grecian Church, for the Law forbiddeth the party to be the Judge; therefore if they understand, Mat. 18. onely a Congregation, excluding all Synods, Christs remedy of removing scandals betwixt Sister, and Sister-church, shall be unsufficient; therefore the Grecian and Hebrewes must have recourse, as ⟨p. 219⟩Act. 6. to a Colledge of Apostles and Pastors, and that is a Synod.