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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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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 disci•line 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.
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Answ. That which concerneth all, one and the same way and the manner, should be handled by all. That which concerneth all, divers and sundry manner of ways should be handled by all divers manner of ways: If ten men be owners of a ship, nine of them cannot sell the ship without the consent of the tenth owner: If all both Elders or Ministers, and the whole company of believers had one and the same power of the keys, we see not but all, Ministers and people should have a like hand in voicing and concluding; nor do I well see, that if the keys be given to all believers, upon our brethren's former ground, because they are the body and Spouse of Christ, how women and believing children can be excluded from joint-governing and use of the keys (except in the act of public teaching, 1 Cor. 14. 34. 35. 1 Tim. 2. 12.) with Pastors, Doctors and Elders, seeing they are the body and Spouse of Christ, no less then men: God accepteth no persons, nor sexes, male or female, in these spiritual privileges,