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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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Also these Prophets were extraordinary and temporary, as were the gifts of tongues and miracles; and therefore none out of office now are to prophesy publicly. M. Robinson saith, they cannot be extraordinary, because extraordinary Prophets are infallible, and cannot err, else the Scriptures should have been written by Prophets, who could err, but these Prophets, 1 Cor. 14. could err and were not infallible, because their doctrine was to be judged, v. 29.
Also these Prophets were extraordinary and temporary, as were the gifts of tongues and miracles; and therefore none out of office now are to prophesie publikely. M. Robinson saith, they cannot be extraordinary, because extraordinary Prophets are infallible, and cannot erre, else the Scriptures should have been written by Prophets, who could erre, but these Prophets, 1 Cor. 14. could erre and were not infallible, because their doctrine was to be judged, v. 29.
Answ. 1This is a silly reason, Pareus, Bulling, Calvin, Beza saith all spirits are to be tried by the word, and all Prophets, even Samuel and Nathan may err, and look beside the book, and may speak of their own spirit, how then were the pen-men of Scripture infallible, saith Robinson?
Answ. 1This is a silly reason, Pareus, Bulling, Calvin, Beza saith all spirits are to be tryed by the word, and all Prophets, even Samuell and Nathan may erre, and looke beside the booke, and may speake of their owne spirit, how then were the pen-men of Scripture infallible, saith Robinson?
- 1Part•• come. Bulling. ib. Calvin.