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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. Any may here see right down Anabaptism, because the Church cannot enjoy pastoral preaching, and the Sacraments without Pastors appointed of Christ for that effect, Mat. 28. 18, 19. John 20. 21, 22, 23. Mar. 16. 15. therefore Pastors are Lords of the peoples faith, so they may have Baptism and the Supper of the Lord, because they are Christs Spouse and body, without Pastors.
Answ. Any may here see right downe Anabaptisme, because the Church cannot enjoy pastorall preaching, and the Sacraments without Pastors appointed of Christ for that effect, Mat. 28. 18, 19. John 20. 21, 22, 23. Mar. 16. 15. therefore Pastors are Lords of the peoples faith, so they may have Baptisme and the Supper of the Lord, because they are Christs Spouse and body, without Pastors.
2. By this goodly Argument, private believers preaching and baptizing are Lords of the faith of other private believers, who are their hearers, because notwithstanding that private believers be the body and Spouse of Christ of themselves; yet can they not, by M. Smiths reasoning, enjoy the holy things of God, without the ministry of private Christians preaching and administrating to them the Sacraments.
2. By this goodly Argument, private beleevers preaching and baptizing are Lords of the faith of other private beleevers, who are their hearers, because notwithstanding that private beleevers be the body and Spouse of Christ of themselves; yet can they not, by M. Smiths reasoning, enioy the holy things of God, without the ministery of private Christians preaching and administrating to them the Sacraments.