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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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Neither yet can the place be meant of the governing Prelate. 1. Because the Prelate is thought to be the Apostles successor and is first in the roll, but the governors here are some steps posterior to Apostles, Prophets, &c. 2. Because the Prelate giveth himself out to be a certain preaching creature, such as it may be, 1 Tim. 3. 2. Tit. 1. 9. but the governors here in this link are contra-distinguished from Prophets and Teachers, and so the Prelate should either be a sole lord governor and no teacher, or then he shall be twice, yea thrice named in one verse, 1. under the name of an Apostle, next under the name of a Prophet, and lastly, should come in as a governor, so the Prelate, as in Church and State, so also in the Bible, he should carry too much book. Now seeing here are governors in the Church, contra-distinguished from Prophets and Teachers, from a just enumeration ⟨p. 283⟩they must be ruling Elders, and it is to be observed that the Apostle saith not, Are all Arch-bishops? are all Primates? And surely the Jesuits have no l•sse room without th•ong to pin in, in this wall, under the name of helps and governments, their regular Canons and secular Priests, 1as Formalists can allege for Prelates and their long tail. What Tilenus saith against this place is fully answered by Didoclavius, for because the Apostle confoundeth or rather reckoneth together in one enumeration ordinary and extraordinary functions in the Church, will it follow he doth not here speak of ruling Elders? If that reason be good, neither is the Prelate here, nor is the Pastor or the Doctor here, and if there be who excel in the gift of governing, who yet ar• not called to preach, who can deny the necessity of this office?
Neither yet can the place be meant of the governing Prelate. 1. Because the Prelate is thought to be the Apostles successour and is first in the roule, but the governours heere are some steps posterior to Apostles, Prophets, &c. 2. Because the Prelate giveth himselfe out to be a certaine preaching creature, such as it may be,