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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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I answer 1. For one private person to preach to one and that occasionally is no less unlawful, then for one of intention and fore-setting time and place to preach to many.
I answer 1. For one private person to preach to one and that occasionally is no lesse unlawfull, then for one of intention and fore-setting time and place to preach to many.
2. The word maketh mutual exhorting lawful, and condemneth the mutual preaching of private Christians.
2. The word maketh mutuall exhorting lawfull, and condemneth the mutuall preaching of private Christians.
3. Private exhorting and teaching differ. 1. The Pastor rebuketh swearing as a public watch-man, with care for many, Ex officio specialis delegationis, and authoritatively by the power of the keys, the private person rebuketh swearing out of charity, with care only of these with whom he converseth withal, by no power of the Keys. A Watch-man giveth warning of the approach of the enemy, and the common Soldier may do the same, the Schoolmaster teacheth one lesson, the school-fellow teacheth that same, the one by office, the other of common Charity. 2. The Pastor interpreteth the word, the private person doeth but use, apply and accommodate the sense and interpretation of the word to his own act of believing, and the acts of admonishing, rebuking, comforting his brother.
3. Private exhorting and teaching differ. 1. The Pastor rebuketh swearing as a publick watch-man, with care for many, Ex officio specialis delegationis, and authoritatively by the power of the keyes, the private person rebuketh swearing out of charity, with care onely of these with whom hee converseth withall, by noe power of the Keyes. A Watch-man giveth warning of the approach of the enemy, and the common Souldier may doe the same, the Schoolemaster teacheth one lesson, the schoole-fellow teacheth that same, the one by office, the other of common Charity. 2. The Pastour interpreteth the word, the private person doeth but use, apply and accommodate the sense and interpretation of the word to his owne act of beleeving, and the acts of admonishing, rebuking, comforting his brother.