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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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insinuate any such marriage-relation betwixt Pastor and Parish, as that he is a Pastor to none but his own Parish, for as he is to seed specially, these over which the Holy-Ghost hath made him overseer, and amongst whom he is principally by the Churches special appropriation and application of his ministry to them: So also hath the Holy-Ghost made him an over-seer to feed indefinitely, and as Gods providence shall offer occasion, as many as God hath purchased by his blood, Acts 20. 28. and as many as are the Lords heritage, 1 Pet. 5. 3. whether they be of his own congregation or no, as the words clearly import, and he is a Pastor to them as they are the Lords heritage conquered with his blood, and not because he is appointed Pastor over them, and no more.
insinuate any such marriage-relation betwixt Pastor and Parish, as that he is a Pastor to none but his owne Parish, for as he is to seed specially, these over which the Holy-Ghost hath made him overseer, and amongst whom he is principally by the Churches speciall appropriation and application of his ministery to them: So also hath the Holy-Ghost made him an over-seer to feed indefinitely, and as Gods providence shall offer occasion, as many as God hath purchased by his bloud, Acts 20. 28. and as many as are the Lords heritage, 1 Pet. 5. 3. whether they be of his owne congregation or no, as the words clearly import, and he is a Pastor to them as they are the Lords heritage conquered with his bloud, and not because he is appointed Pastor over them, and no more.
3. Arg. Believers of divers congregations are members of a visible politic body, and are to keep Church-communion together in exhorting, rebuking and comforting one another, and so may eat bread at the ⟨p. 264⟩