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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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2. Arg. If Ministers (as M. Paget argueth) may labour to convert unbelieving strangers, and to add them to their flock, that they may enlarge Christs kingdom, then they may exercise Pastoral acts over, and above others then these of their own charge; but the former is true, Ergo, so is the latter. The assumption is clear, because Prov. ⟨p. 262⟩93. Wisdom sendeth out her maids to call in these that are without; and 1 Cor. 14. 24. the Prophets as Prophets were pastorally to convince; and so to convert Infidels, who were not of their charge. M. Best answereth, These acts are not acts of a Minister as a Minister, a man and a wife, a father and a child, a Pastor and a flock are relatives, as I am a Father, I exercise not proper acts as a Father, but towards my own children, what good I do to others cannot be said to be the acts of a Father, but rather of a friend, a neighbour, a Christian, &c.
2. Arg. If Ministers (as M. Paget argueth) may labour to convert unbeleeving strangers, and to adde them to their flocke, that they may enlarge Christs kingdome, then they may exercise Pastorall acts over, and above others then these of their owne charge; but the former is true, Ergo, so is the latter. The assumption is cleare, because Prov. ⟨p. 262⟩93. Wisdome sendeth out her maids to call in these that are without; and 1 Cor. 14. 24. the Prophets as Prophets were pastorally to convince; and so to convert In•idels, who were not of their charge. M. Best answereth, These acts are not acts of a Minister as a Minister, a man and a wife, a father and a childe, a Pastor and a flocke are relatives, as I am a Father, I exercise not proper acts as a Father, but towards my owne children, what good I doe to others cannot be said to be the acts of a Father, but rather of a friend, a neighbour, a Christian, &c.