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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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8. They object, 1The Popish superiority of one Church over another should be lawful, if a Church be in bondage under a Church, better be under a great Lord Pope, and a little Lord Prelate, as under many National Lords in a National Church-Assembly.
8. They object, 1The Popish superiority of one Church over another should be lawfull, if a Church be in bondage under a Church, better be under a great Lord Pope, and a little Lord Prelate, as under many Nationall Lords in a Nationall Church-Assembly.
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Answ. 1. We make no other subjection here then our brethren make; for they make ten to be subject to ve hundred in an independent Congregation: As the part is in subjection to the Laws of the whole, so make we many Churches in Cities, Townes and Provinces subject in the Lord to all their own Pastors and Elders convened in a National Assembly: Papists make their Synods to lay bonds upon the consciences of men.