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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. Also Asia was of the Roman Empire, and contained Phrygia, Mysia, Caria, Lydia, Troas and Thessalonica, and every one of these must be proved to be single congregations, and suppose they were, they have many pastors in them, as Ephesus had, they had power of discipline in all points that concerned themselves, but in things common to all, they had it not, but in dependence, and what? howbeit Synods could not so conveniently be had under the persecuting Domitian, no absurdity will follow, discipline may be exercised without provincial Synods.
2. Also Asia was of the Roman Empire, and contained Phrygia, Mysia, Caria, Lydi•, Troas and Thessalonica, and every one of these must be proved to be single congregations, and suppose they were, they have many pastors in them, as Ephesus had, they had power of discipline in all points that concerned themselves, but in things common to all, they had it not, but in dependence, and what? howbeit Synods could not so conveniently be had under the persecuting Domitian, no absurdity will follow, discipline may be exercised without provinciall Synods.
3. It is a weak ground, Every candlestick stood by is self, and and held forth it's own light: For the light of the Candlestick is a preaching Pastor shining in light of holy Doctrine: We dispute not about independency of preaching Ministers in the act of preaching; but about independency of Churches in the acts of Church-discipline; And so this is a weak ground (I say) for independent Churches; yea neither is the Pastor in the act of Pastoral shining in sound Doctrine independent; for our brethren teach that private persons by the power of the keys ordain him, call him to office, censure and depose, and excommunicate him, if nee• require, and this is no small dependency.
3. It is a weake ground, Every candlesticke stood by is selfe, and and held forth it's owne light: For the light of the Candlesticke is a preaching Pastor shining in light of holy Doctrine: Wee dispute not about independency of preaching Ministers in the act of preaching; but about independency of Churches in the acts of Church-discipline; And so this is a weake ground (I say) for independent Churches; yea neither is the Pastor in the act of Pastorall shining in sound Doctrine independent; for our brethren teach that private persons by the power of the keyes ordaine him, call him to office, censure and depose, and excommunicate him, if nee require, and this is no small dependency.