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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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9. Seeing we judge Papists cruel in excluding from glory unbaptized Infants, when election and reprobation hath place in Infants not borne, Rom. 9. v. 11. If we can judge Infants borne of nearest parents unbelievers, as the children of Pagans & Turks without the Covenant; and if the sins of one unbelieving Father, where many foregoing generations have been lovers of God, and keepers of his Commandments, doth exclude the Infants from the Covenant made with these believing forefathers?
9. Seeing we judge Papists cruell in excluding from glory unbaptized Infants, when election and reprobation hath place in Infants not borne, Rom. 9. v. 11. If we can judge Infants borne of nearest parents unbeleevers, as the children of Pagans & Turks without the Covenant; and if the sins of one unbeleeving Father, where many foregoing generations have been lovers of God, and keepers of his Commandements, doth exclude the Infants from the Covenant made with these beleeving forefathers?
Answ. We are to judge them in no Covenant with God by the former doctrine. Hence we require that places of Scripture where God is said to show mercy on a wicked race of people: Yea, whose nearest parents were most wicked rejectors of Gods Covenant, and that for the Covenant made with Abraham, as Joshua, 5. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. Ezech. 20. v. 8, 9, 10. v. 18, 19, 20, 21, 22. Psal. 106. 6, 7, 8, 9. and v. 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, &c. v. 44, 45, 46. may be considered.
Answ. We are to judge them in no Covenant with God by the former doctrine. Hence we require that places of Scripture where God is said to shew mercy on a wicked race of people: Yea, whose nearest parents were most wicked rejectors of Gods Covenant, and that for the Covenant made with Abraham, as Joshuah, 5. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.