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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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2. To preach publicly as ordinary messengers. (I say) ordinary, because of our expectants of the ministry, who preach by the call of the Church, for a time, as the Sons of the Prophets, while they be ordained Pastors. To preach (I say) publicly, is a formal act of Pastors who are sent, Rom. 10. but these Prophets are not sent, Ergo, they ought not to preach. They answer but as Anabaptists and Socinians do, who say to be gifted of God is to be sent; but I answer, Paul Rom 10. 14, 15. thinketh not so, because he understandeth such a sending, as is required in ordinary Pastors, who begetteth faith in their hearers, v. 14. and whose feet are beautiful upon the mountains, by bringing glad tidings of peace, v. 15. Now these were such as both were gifted, and had authority to preach. 2. Christ, Mat. 10. clearly differenceth gifting of Pastors, v. 1. from authoritative sending, ⟨p. 249⟩v. 5. v. 16. And also John 20, 21, 22, 23. 3. Because God challengeth such as run, and the Lord sendeth them not, Jer. 23. 21. 4. Because no man taketh that honour on him, except he be called of God, as was Aaron, Heb. 5. Suppose he be gifted as our Saviour was. 6. Public Preachers have power authoritative to bind and loose, and accordingly God bindeth and looseth in heaven; but private believers have not this power but only Pastors, Mat. 18. 18. Mat. 16. 19. John 20. 23. 7. Such Preachers they dream to be in the old Testament; but the •ld Testament speaketh of none but men in office, as Priests, Levites, Prophets, &c.
2. To preach publikely as ordinary messengers. (I say) ordinary, because of our expectants of the ministery, who preach by the call of the Church, for a time, as the Sonnes of the Prophets, while they be ordained Pastors. To preach (I say) publikely, is a formall act of Pastors who are sent,