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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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4. It is no less loose and weak to allege they are independent Churches, because every Church is reproved for it's own faults; reproof is a sort of censure: What, because the fornicator, 1 Cor 5. is repr• ved for a sin that is scarce named amongst the Gentiles, yea and judged worthy to be excommunicated? shall it hence follow that the fornicator is no member dependent, and in Ecclesiastical subjection to the Church of Corinth? So some of the Corinthians, 1 Cor. 15. 12. are reproved for denying the resurrection; for this was the fault of some, and not of all: But will it follow, these some were no independent parts of the Church of Corinth, but an independent Church by themselves? The faults of remiss discipline may be laid upon a whole National Church in some cases, when it cometh to the notice of the National Church, that such a particular Church faileth in this and this point of discipline; but we teach not that these seven Churches made up one National Church; yet this hindereth not, but parts of an independent and subordinate Church may be rebuked for their faults, and yet remain dependent parts.
4. It is no lesse loose and weake to alleadge they are independent Churches, because every Church is reproved for it's owne faults; reproofe is a sort of censure: What, because the fornicator, 1 Cor 5. is repr• ved for a sinne that is scarce named amongst the Gentiles, yea and iudged worthy to be excommunicated? shall it hence follow that the fornicator is no member dependent, and in Ecclesiasticall subjection to the Church of Corinth? So some of the Corinthians, 1 Cor. 15. 12. are reproved for denying the resurrection; for this was the fault of some, and not of all: But will it follow, these some were no independent parts of the Church of Corinth, but an independent Church by themselves? The faults of remisse discipline may be laid upon a whole Nationall Church in some cases, when it commeth to the notice of the Nationall Church, that such a particular Church faileth in this and this point of discipline; but we teach not that these seven Churches made up one Nationall Church; yet this hindereth not, but parts of an independent and subordinate Church may be rebuked for their faults, and yet remaine dependent parts.