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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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Answ. The pastoral calling is essentially from something, but it is not from the consent of the people; because a man may exercise pastoral acts of preaching toward these who are most unwilling to receive his ministry, Ergo, the pastoral calling must be essentially from the ordination of Elders, 1 Tim. 4. 14.
Answ. The pastorall calling is essentially from something, but it is not from the consent of the people; because a man may exercise pastorall acts of preaching toward these who are most unwilling to receive his ministery, Ergo, the pastorall calling must be essentially from the ordination of Elders, 1 Tim. 4. 14.
3. They object, 1Whatsoever is essential at some times and places for the making of a Minister, is essential for ever; but the peoples consent at some times and places is for the making of a Minister essential, and no other thing at that time can be essential: For example, when Christians came first out of Antichristian tyranny, when there are no lawful Pastors, and in the first conversion of the Indies, 2where there are no Pastors. So Separatists and M. Jacob.
3. They object, 1Whatsoever is essentiall at some times and places for the making of a Minister, is essentiall for ever; but the peoples consent at some times and places is for the making of a Minister essentiall, and no other thing at that time can be essentiall: For example, when Christians came first out of Antichristian tyranny, when there are no lawfull Pastors, and in the first conversion of the Indies, 2