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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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What he bringeth for public preaching in the Synagogue by Christ, Paul and others, which (saith he) ⟨p. 257⟩were not Pastors, is not to any purpose. Christ and Paul had a calling, ordinary or extraordinary it skilleth not, it was more then naked gifts; some private Christians, Act. 8. 4. preached the Gospel, but when? in time of heavy persecution when they were scattered, v. 1. v. 4. Then all gifted Christians, trades-men or what else, not separated by Christ and his Churches calling may now preach the Gospel, yea be the ordinary and only converters of souls and gatherers of the Saints; it followeth no ways.
What he bringeth for publick preaching in the Synagogue by Christ, Paul and others, which (saith hee) ⟨p. 257⟩were not Pastours, is not to any purpose. Christ and Paul had a calling, ordinary or extraordinary it skilleth not, it was more then naked gifts; some private Christains, Act. 8. 4. preached the Gospell, but when? in time of heavy persecution when they were scattered, v. 1. v. 4. Then all gifted Christians, trades-men or what else, not separated by Christ and his Churches calling may now preach the Gospell, yea be the ordinary and only converters of souls and gatherers of the Saints; it followeth no wayes.
2. Many grave Divines think these were the seventy Disciples, and not private professors. Other doubts of this kind are of no weight, therefore I go on to that which Christians may do, and yet have they no power of the keys.
2. Many grave Divines thinke these were the seventy Disciples, and not private professours. Other doubts of this kind are of no weight, therfore I goe on to that which Christians may doe, and yet have they no power of the keyes.