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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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Answ. 1. If this argument from an equal interest and right to Christ, the promise, life eternal stand good, not only one Church shall not be over another; but also Pastors and Elders cannot be over the flock in the Lord, nor have the charge of them, nor watch for their souls: The contrary whereof you shall read, 1 Cor. 12. 17, 28, 29. 1 Thes. 5. 12, 13, 14. Heb. 13. 17. Ephes. 4. 11. ⟨p. 245⟩and the reason is good, but truly better with Anabaptists, then with men fearing God; because Pastors and people, King and Subject, Doctor and Scholar, being believers,1 have all received like precious faith, and right to the tree of Life, &c. for God is no accepter of persons.
Answ. 1. If this argument from an equall interest and right to Christ, the promise, life eternall stand good, not only one Church shall not be over another; but also Pastors and Elders cannot be over the flocke in the Lord, nor have the charge of them, nor watch for their soules: The contrary whereof you shall reade, 1 Cor. 12. 17, 28, 29. 1 Thes. 5. 12, 13, 14. Heb. 13. 17. Ephes. 4. 11. ⟨p. 245⟩and the reason is good, but truly better with Anabaptists, then with men fearing God; because Pastors and people, King and Subject, Doctor and Scholler, being beleevers,1