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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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If Christ hath left the Churches of a whole Nation in no worse case then the National Church of the Jews were in, for their public giving of thanks, for the turning away of Gods wrath, when the Land is defiled with blood and other National transgressions, for the bringing back the Ark of God, for the renewing a National Covenant and Oath with God in case of universal Apostasy from God and true Religion. Then hath Christ ordained to Churches in the New Testament National Assemblies, which authoritatively only can reach these ends and effects.
If Christ hath left the Churches of a whole Nation in no worse case then the Nationall Church of the Jewes were in, for their publike giving of thanks, for the turning away of Gods wrath, when the Land is defiled with bloud and other Nationall transgressions, for the bringing backe the Arke of God, for the renewing a Nationall Covenant and Oath with God in case of universall Apostasie from God and true Religion. Then hath Christ ordained to Churches in the New Testament Nationall Assemblies, which authoritatively onely can reach these ends and effects.
But Christ hath left the Churches of a whole Nation in no worse case then the National Church of the Jews was in, for reaching the foresaid ends and effects, Ergo, &c.
But Christ hath left the Churches of a whole Nation in no worse case then the Nationall Church of the Jewes was in, for reaching the foresaid ends and effects, Ergo, &c.
I have to prove 1. That the Jews had their solemn Assemblies for these ends. 2. That these Assemblies were moral, and so concern us. 3. That these ends cannot be attained without National Assemblies, which being ⟨p. 229⟩