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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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if ten be owners of one ship, six cannot meet and dispose or sell the ship, or repair her cordage, or any decayed part, without the power of the other four, whom it concerneth; so if ten congregations be visible owners and copartners of one Gospel one worship, one external profession, and one communion with a brother, or separation from a scandalous person, we ask a reason how one congregation can meet and dispose of that common worship, government, and haunting familiarly with, or separating from a member of the Church, without subordination to all the ten congregations, whom it doth concern?
if ten be owners of one ship, six cannot meet and dispose or sell the ship, or repaire her cordadge, or any decayed part, without the power of the other foure, whom it concerneth; so if ten congregations be visible owners and copartners of one Gospell one worship, one externall profession, and one communion with a brother, or separation from a scandalous person, we aske a reason how one congregation can meet and dispose of that common worship, government, and haunting familiarly with, or separating from a member of the Church, without subordination to all the ten congregations, whom it doth concerne?
15. If the Eldership of one congregation make one visible representative Church ruling and governing the absents, we ask why the Eldership of six congregations may not judicially meet and rule six congregations also?
15. If the Eldership of one congregation make one visible representative Church ruling and governing the absents, we aske why the Eldership of six congregations may not judicially meet and rule six congregations also?
16. If the power of the keys be given to believers, as believers, because Christ is their King, Priest and Prophet, and all things are theirs, Paul, Apollo, Cephas, the world?