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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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3. When an Eldership of a particular Congregation is the obstinate brethren,1 to be censured, I desire our reverend brethren to show in that case a ministerial,2 governing, and censuring Church, consisting only of private persons out of office, to whom the offending person shall complain? I appeal to the whole old and new Testament, to all antiquity, to all Divines writings the word (Church) in this notion. See also G•rson.
3. When an Eldership of a particular Congregation is the obstinate brethren,1 to be censured, I desire our reverend brethren to shew in that case a ministeriall,2 governing, and censuring Church, consisting onely of private persons out of office, to whom the offending person shall complaine? I appeale to the whole old and new Testament, to all antiquity, to all Divines writings the word (Church) in this notion. See also G•rson.
- 1Dost. Paris. de Pol. Eccl. p 13.
- 2Gerson de Potest. Eccl. consid. 4.