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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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Very reverend and holy men hold the affirmative part of this question,1 and deny all subjection of Congregations to Presbyteries and Assemblies. Their first Argument is,
VEry reverend and holy men hold the affirmative part of this question,1 and deny all subj•ction of Congregations to Presbyteries and Assemblies. Their first Argument is,
- 1M. B•st Church plea sect. 7. at. 1. and 4. page 68. Parker de Polit. l 3. c. 4.M. B•st Church plea •ect. 7. at. 1. and 4. page 68. Parker de Polit. l 3. c. 4.
If Churches planted by the Apostles, such as Corinth, have power within themselves to exercise Church-discipline, as to rebuke, excommunicate, loose and relax from excommunication: Then ought not particular Congregations now to stand under any other Ecclesiastical authority out of themselves. ⟨p. 232⟩But the former is true, 1 Cor. 5. 2, 3. So M. Best, Parker, the Separatists, Robinson, Authors of Presb. govern. examined, 1prove that all believers in Corinth had voice in excommunication.2 1. They amongst whom the fornicator was,