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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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CHAPTER II. Quest. 2.
Whether or no some do warrantably prove from Scriptures, that the power of the keys is given to all the faithful?
Whether or no some do warrantably prove from Scriptures, that the power of the keyes is given to all the faithfull?
IT is needful that we discuss the Arguments of these who ascribe this power to the faithful. 1And 1. Parker reasoneth thus, proving the keys to be given to Peter, not as he sustained the person of an Apostle, but as he sustained the person of all the faithful, Mat. 16. Peter sustaineth his person here, whose he representeth in other places: but in other places he representeth the person of believers. Ergo, The Keys are given to him •ere, as he representeth the person of believers. And so the keys are given to all believers, Mat. 16. in Peters person, who representeth all believers, giving in their names this confession, Thou are Jesus the son of the living God.
IT is needfull that we discusse the Arguments of these who ascribe this power to the faithfull. 1And 1. Parker reasoneth thus, proving the keyes to be given to Peter, not as hee sustained the person of an Apostle, but as he sustained the person of all the faithfull, Mat. 16