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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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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⟩done, I trust the Argument shall stand strong.
I have to prove 1. That the Jewes had their solemne Assemblies for these ends. 2. That these Assemblies were morall, and so concerne us. 3. That these ends cannot be attained without Nationall Assemblies, which being ⟨p. 229⟩done, I trust the Argument shall stand strong.
For the first I may prove both in the Jewish, and after their example in the Christian Church, Deut. 29. 20. All Israel were convened to enter in Covenant with the Lord. So Joshua for the same end assembled all the Tribes of Israel, Josh. 24 1. their Heads, Judges and Officers. And Samuel, 1 Sam. 12