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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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Answ. This is most weak, Illud tantum possumus ⟨p. 269⟩quod de jure possumus. And by this reason the believers may excommunicate the whole ministry also, which is no less absurd.
Answ. This is most weake, Illud tantum possumus ⟨p. 269⟩quod de iure possumus. And by this reason the beleevers may excommunicate the whole ministery also, which is no lesse absurd.
8. Smith addeth, 1If the Elders and Deacons dye, the succession faileth, and a ministerial power of Christ •eing once lost can never be recovered again, and so there shall be no Ministers in the world.
8. Smith addeth, 1If the Eld•rs and Deacons dye, the succession faileth, and a mnisteriall power of Christ •eing once lost can never be recovered againe, and so there shall be no Ministers in the world.
- 18. Object.
Answ. Suppose in this or that Church all the Ministers should dye, yet it followeth not that a Ministry can utterly fail in the Church: It is contrary to