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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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They object from Col. 2. 4.1 That the Church of Coloss had order, and so discipline within themselves, Ergo, Coloss was an independent Church. And that same they allege of the Church of Thessalonica, which had the power of Excommunication within themselves, 1 Thess. 3. 6.
They object from Col. 2. 4.1 That the Church of Colosse had order, and so discipline within themselves, Ergo, Colosse was an independent Church. And that same they alleadge of the Church of Thessalonica, which had the power of Excommunication within themselves, 1 Thess. 3. 6.
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Answ. Seeing Epaphras, Col. 1. 7. and Archippus, Col. 4. 17. and others were their pastors at Coloss, it is no marvel that they had discipline within themselves, but what then? therefore they had discipline independently, the Congregation not standing under subjection to the Presbytery, it followeth no ways.
Answ. Seeing Epaphras, Col. 1. 7. and Archippus,