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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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1. Conclusion. 1We utterly condemn the doctrine of Separatists, who teach that private Christians gifted with knowledge,2 suppose they be out of office, are to preach the Gospel,3 and to prophesy publicly for the edifying of the Church.
1. Conclusion. 1We utterly condemne the doctrine of Separatists, who teach that private Christians gifted with knowledge,2 suppose they be out of office, are to preach the Gospell,3 and to prophesie publikely for the edefying of the Church.
- 1Separate 3 pet. 4. posit p. 5Separat 3 pet. 4. posit p. 5
- 2[…] against […].〈…〉 against 〈…〉.
- 3A•nsworth communion of Saints.
1. Because by consent of all sound Divines, all antiquity and confession of party, and Pauls testimony, Eph. 4. 11. there are none given of Christ, when he ascended on high, for the public edifying of the Church, and gathering of the Saints to Christs second coming, save only Pastors, and Doctors and Elders. But the private gifted men are to edify by public prophesying, and they be none of Christs officers, and they are unlawful teachers.