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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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23. I desire a place may be produced in all the old or new Testament, where a ministerial or governing Church is taken for a company of only believers? This our brethren teach.
23. I desire a place may be produced in all the old or new Testament, where a ministeriall or governing Church is taken for a company of only believers? This our brethren teach.
24. If all authoritative Assemblies, for renewing a covenant ⟨p. 280⟩with God, restoring of the worship of God, be 1. A part of the pedagogy of the law of Moses, and removed by Christ? 2. If these Assemblies in the Churches of Christ now be a species of Judaism? This we deny.
24. If all authoritative Assemblies, for renewing a covenant ⟨p. 280⟩with God, restoring of the worship of God, be 1. A part of the paedagogy of the law of Moses, and removed by Christ? 2. If these Assemblies in the Churches of Christ now be a species of Judaisme? This we deny.
25. If believers exercising the most eminent acts of ordaining pastors, public censuring, depriving and excommunicating pastors, public convincing gain-sayers, be not formally hence made by our brethren, over-seers, watch-men for the souls of Pastors and guides, and so Pastors of Pastors? We answer affirmatively, they are by the former grounds.
25. If believers exercising the most eminent acts of ordaining pastors, publick censuring, depriving and excommunicating pastors, publick convincing gain-sayers, be not formally hence made by our brethren, over-seers, watch-men for the soules of Pastors and guides, and so Pastors of Pastors? We answer affirmatively, they are by the former grounds.