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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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Answ I deny both these consequences, a feeding, governing and ministerial Church doth not necessarily require a Pastor over it. Timothy is a Pastor to himself, and by preaching both saveth himself and others, 1 Tim. 4. 16.
Answ I deny both these consequences, a feeding, governing and ministeriall Church doth not necessarily require a Pastor over it. Timothy is a Pastor to himselfe, and by preaching both saveth himselfe and others, 1 Tim. 4. 16.
2. Cardinals are degrees above Pastors and Prelates, ⟨p. 247⟩our Synods are made up, as Acts 15, of Pastors, Elders and Brethren, whereof we acknowledge no Pastor of Pastors but Christ Jesus, no Doctor of Doctors, no Elder of Elders, and so I see not what this consequence meaneth.
10. They object, 1That which concerneth all should be handled by all. Quod omnes tangit ab omnibus tractari debet; but matters of discipline concern the conscience and practise of all, Ergo, all and every believer should handle matters of discipline, and not some few of a whole Nation who representeth the rest.
10. They object, 1That which concerneth all should be handled by all. Quod omnes tangit ab omnibus tractari debet; but matters of disciline concerne the conscience and practise of all, Ergo, all and every beleever should handle matters of discipline, and not some few of a whole Nation who representeth the rest.